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GodNotes vs LEFT / RIGHT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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GodNotes

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「書く」という体験をより豊かに。 紙のノートのような自然な書き心地と、デジタルならではのパワフルな整理機能。 GodNotesは、学生の学習からビジネスパーソンのアイデア出しまで、あらゆる知的生産活動をサポートするために生まれました。 シンプルで美しいデザインが、あなたの集中力を極限まで高めます。 【GodNotesの機能一覧】日々の学習やビジネスのアイデア、大切な会議の記録まで あらゆるシーンに対応し、あなたの創造性と効率を最大限に引き出します。 【GodNotesの機能】 ■妥協のない書き心地 滑らかな書き心地:遅延を感じさせない、まるで紙のような書き心地を実現しました。 カスタマイズ自在なペン:72色のプリセットカラーに加え、カスタムカラーも作成可能。太さや透明度も細かく調整できます。 ■学習を加速させるツール 暗記用テープ:覚えたい箇所をテープで隠して、タップで正解を確認。試験勉強や資格対策に役立ちます。 PDFインポート & 直接編集:教科書や資料のPDFを読み込み、ハイライトやメモを直接書き込めます。 音声メモ機能:講義や会議の音声を録音しながらノートを作成。後から聞き返して、重要なポイントを確実に振り返れます。 ■自由度の高い編集機能 画像挿入:写真や画像をノートに貼り付け、サイズ変更や回転も自由に行えます。 高機能テキストボックス:横書きだけでなく、縦書きにも対応。フォント、色、行間、文字間隔までこだわった美しい文字入れが可能です。 投げ縄ツール:書いた文字やオブジェクトをまとめて移動・変形・コピーできます。 ■スマートな整理・管理 階層フォルダ管理:フォルダの中にフォルダを作成できるため、増え続けるノートも体系的に整理できます。 お気に入り & ゴミ箱:よく使うノートは「お気に入り」へ。削除したノートも「ゴミ箱」から30日間は復元可能です。 選べる8種類のテンプレート:白紙、罫線、方眼、ドット、マンスリー手帳、コーネル式、2分割、五線譜を用意。すべてダークモードに対応しています。 ■安心のクラウド同期 iCloud同期:iPhone、iPad間でノートを自動同期。どのデバイスからでも、続きから作業を再開できます。 ■洗練されたデザイン ダークモード完全対応:目に優しいダークモードで、夜間の学習や作業も快適に行えます。 デバイス最適化:iPadでは広々とした画面を活かし、iPhoneでは片手で使いやすい操作性を提供します。

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LEFT / RIGHT

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IPHONE DUO SUPPORT · SIDE BY SIDE On iPad and supported foldables, pages adapt to available space, avoiding the fold. Large text or the keyboard can switch to one page. Add, time, edit and complete plans, five per narrow calendar page with no total limit. Diaries save automatically. Calendar on the left. Diary on the right. Open your day. Plans and writing together. No sign-in or ads. SIMPLE OR ADVANCED Simple focuses on calendar and diary. Advanced groups tools in speech balloons: Record, Decorate & collect, Look back (a soft cloud), and Keep & print. Both share entries and keep hidden decorations saved. PHOTO STAMPS AND A STICKER ALBUM Make photo stamps with a date and optional note. Browse by month; tap for the full photo. The Eclat sample can be removed. On wide screens, browse your collection on the left and preview one stamp on the right; narrow screens stack them. Share that stamp alone, without diary entries, plans or saved notes. Captions and hashtags are optional; dates start off. Included at no extra charge. Shared images say “Decorative stamp · Not valid postage”. For mail, buy real postage at a post office or authorised retailer and attach the required amount. This is not a postal service; letter-paper and envelope creation are not included. MEMORY POCKETS, HAIKU AND LOOKING BACK Layer up to 12 photos in a translucent pocket; tap to see them clearly. On-device copies have a maximum 2048 px long edge; originals stay intact. Optional opening, adding and closing sounds. Write your own haiku, short poems from Japan: vertical brush lettering in Japanese, horizontal otherwise. Line breaks stay; no syllable rules or scoring. Make monthly or yearly collage PDFs with stamps, pockets and poems. Type new-year words with a brief introduction to Japan’s kakizome tradition; no handwriting input. These features are included. ACTIVITY MEMORIES Write results, character growth and story progress, or check and import a compatible file. The sending app must support the format. This keeps a snapshot, without measuring exercise or advancing a game. KEEP YOUR WRITING Entries and photos stay on your device, not with the developer. Sharing sends only what you approve to your chosen destination. Writing and reading work offline; there is no automatic device sync. Text backup and restore cover diary, plans, travel writing, haiku, new-year words, pocket notes and activity text. Photos, stamp images, covers, purchases and settings are excluded. Restore preserves current photos and unrelated entries. Print plans and diary by day or month on A4 or Japanese B5, with a left binding margin. Long entries continue on another page. Plain backgrounds save ink. Standard diary printouts omit photo stamps and covers; use a photo collage PDF to print memories with images. MAKE IT YOURS Rich leather-style covers accept art from compatible Museum Gacha versions in three frame sizes, with title, artist and source. Optional diary stamps mark rest, walks or quiet days without removing your writing. Stamp sound starts off. Eleven themes: Original Paper and Temple Quiet included; nine separate one-time purchases. Finishing the day’s last plan plays a short theme sound, including a temple bell. Sounds can be turned off and respect silent mode. OPTIONAL TRAVEL JOURNAL A separate one-time purchase: destinations and plans beside one daily photo and notes, with multiple trips. Lodging or café notes add playful HP effects; religious sites add MP effects. These are not health measurements or religious promises. Finish with an optional fanfare and reopen a completed trip to add more. Preview and Restore Purchases available. No subscriptions; local prices apply. Interface: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Korean and Indonesian. Follow device language or choose in appearance settings. Your writing is not translated. More apps: search "Chihuahua Games" Official site: https://chihuahua-games.chihuahuagames.workers.dev/

Screenshots

GodNotes4 screens
LEFT / RIGHT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GodNotes at Free against LEFT / RIGHT's $0.49. GodNotes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). LEFT / RIGHT's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GodNotes is free to download; LEFT / RIGHT costs $0.49 up front. LEFT / RIGHT sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GodNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
GodNotes versus LEFT / RIGHT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGodNotesLEFT / RIGHT
PriceFree — better$0.49
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIBUKI YOSHIDARIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

None

GodNotes

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

LEFT / RIGHT

One-time10
  • Digital Green$0.49
  • Heisei Retro$0.49
  • Moonlit Carnival$0.49
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  • Neon Atami$0.49
  • Stardust Aquarium$0.49
  • Nightmare Candy$0.49
  • Cyber Rococo$0.49
  • Industrial$0.49
  • Electric Street$0.49
  • Travel Journal$1.99

Questions

Is GodNotes free?
GodNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LEFT / RIGHT free?
LEFT / RIGHT costs $0.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do GodNotes or LEFT / RIGHT have ads?
Neither GodNotes nor LEFT / RIGHT shows ads.

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