Comparison

SnapNote Sync vs Matters Planner

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

Head to head
About

SnapNote Sync

Features
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Quickly create a note along with images, support handwriting recognition for different languages, text recognition of existing images or using camera to capture texts. Upload multiple images and merge photos, save photos to album. Support read aloud what is note down. Assign tags to notes, search and sort notes, so you can quickly find the note you are looking for. Customize your notes and tags with icons of your choice. You can create multiple pages in a note to better organize your information. All notes, tags and images sychronized to your private iCloud space automatically, so your notes are shared among your devices automatically. It is fast, secure and always available on your devices. Subscription Information SnapNote offers auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock premium features: โ€ข Monthly Subscription โ€ข Yearly Subscription Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://donghangzhang.wixsite.com/cicada/privacy-snapnote

About

Matters Planner

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Matters is a calm daily planner built around one idea: focus on what truly matters. Most to-do apps bury you in everything at once. Matters lets you pool everything in organized lists, then pull only what matters today โ€” finish it, and let it cycle back. Calm, focused, and beautifully minimal. MAC APP INCLUDED Matters comes with a full Mac app, synced through your own iCloud โ€” no extra purchase. Work in multi-column lists side by side, plan weeks and months ahead in the planning views, capture a task from any app with a global hotkey, mindmap with pro/con feature, and drive it all from the keyboard. ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE Create lists for the areas that matter โ€” Nutrition, Movement, Skills, Projects, anything. Each list is a focused home for related tasks, so your mind stays clear and your work stays organized. Group lists into folders to see whole areas at a glance. PLAN YOUR DAY, NOT JUST YOUR TASKS - Today shows exactly what you've committed to - Time blocks let you build your day hour by hour and protect time for deep work - Drag a task onto your timeline to do it at the right moment - A built-in focus timer keeps you on track, one session at a time - Set a target for the week ahead and plan into it YOUR CALENDAR, RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR TASKS Bring your existing calendar events into the same view as your work, so you can see the meeting at 2pm before you promise the afternoon to something else. Your events stay in your own calendars โ€” Matters only reads them. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK - Track habits on the schedule you actually keep: every day, every few days, or specific weekdays - Count repetitions toward a daily target, not just done or not done - Streaks that understand your rest days instead of punishing them - A clear history so you can see the pattern, not just today TASKS THAT HOLD THE WHOLE STORY - Sub-task checklists, image attachments, and notes on any task - Deadlines with multi-day tracking - Recurring tasks: daily, weekly, monthly, and custom intervals - Rolling tasks that cycle back instead of disappearing, perfect for routines - Reminders that arrive when you asked for them SEE WORK YOUR WAY - Every list is also a Kanban board: drag work across columns - A per-list Brief keeps meetings, decisions, references, and notes in one operating page - Sort, section, and reorder each list the way that suits it ON EVERY SCREEN Built for iPhone and iPad, with widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen: today's agenda, your time blocks, and your habit streaks at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays yours โ€” it lives on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers. No sign-up, no tracking, no third-party data sharing. Beautifully minimal, light or dark to match your system, with a set of themes when you want a different feel. Built to get out of your way. Start free for 14 days. Then keep everything with a Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime plan. โ€”โ€”โ€” SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING Matters is free for 14 days. To keep using it after the trial, choose a plan: โ€ข Monthly โ€” an auto-renewing subscription billed each month โ€ข Annual โ€” an auto-renewing subscription billed each year โ€ข Lifetime โ€” a one-time purchase (not a subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription automatically renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mattersplanner.com/privacy

Screenshots

SnapNote Sync4 screens
Matters Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Matters Planner at every 2 days against SnapNote Sync's every 2 months. SnapNote Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SnapNote Sync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Matters Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapNote Sync ships an update every 2 months, Matters Planner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
SnapNote Sync versus Matters Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapNote SyncMatters Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonghang ZhangModum Ventures AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SnapNote Sync

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Matters Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is SnapNote Sync free?
SnapNote Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matters Planner free?
Matters Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SnapNote Sync or Matters Planner have ads?
Neither SnapNote Sync nor Matters Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnapNote Sync or Matters Planner?
SnapNote Sync ships an update every 2 months, and Matters Planner every 2 days. Most recently, SnapNote Sync was updated on October 28, 2026 and Matters Planner on November 9, 2026.

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