Comparison

Qingji vs MovoNote

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

Head to head
About

Qingji

Features
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An ordinary day can still be worth keeping. Your favorite coffee. A conversation that made you smile. A little feeling you don't want to forget. Save it in Qingji, one note at a time. You don't need a perfect diary entry to begin. LEAVE YOURSELF A LITTLE NOTE Pin thoughts, feelings and small plans to your board. Tap the voice button to turn speech into text, or hold it to record a voice note you can play back later. Keep up to 10 photos together in one photo note and swipe through them whenever you like. MAKE A PAGE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU Add tape to a photo, a cat beside a sentence, or a few lines of your own. Move and rotate words, photos, stickers and doodles on the canvas. Go full screen for more room to create. Journal editing is included with membership. LET BUDDY HELP WITH THE LAYOUT Members can choose the day's notes and photos, share a mood, and pick a style. Try a simple or complex layout, then keep editing every element yourself. Make another version or undo to return to the previous page. You can leave the editor while a layout is being generated and check its status in your journal list. FIND YOUR KIND OF CUTE Cats, flowers, food, travel treasures, paper scraps, tickets and tape. Explore animated stickers and English text designs, and collect the little details that make a page yours. All materials are included with membership. LOOK BACK AND SHARE Find notes and journals by date. With the same account, sync between iPhone and iPad when connected. Choose a frame, export your finished page as an image, and send a little piece of your day to someone you love. Some days are bright. Some are a little messy. They're all yours to keep. MEMBERSHIP AND STORAGE Monthly membership includes journal editing, automatic layouts, all materials, 1 GB of cloud storage, unlimited sharing, watermark removal and member-only sharing frames. An extra 1 GB of storage is available as a separate monthly subscription. Without membership, each journal can be shared once; canceled shares don't count. GETTING STARTED Your first visit requires an internet connection and sign-in with Apple, Google or email. The preview before sign-in is a demo and doesn't save real entries. Creating journals and using in-app subscriptions, renewals or offer codes requires Sign in with Apple. Journal editing and automatic layouts require an active membership. Accounts signed in with Google or email have 10 MB of cloud storage. SAVING AND PROCESSING Entries save to your device first and sync when connected. Keep the original device's data until syncing finishes. Speech-to-text doesn't save the original audio. Voice notes you choose to save are backed up and count toward cloud storage. Automatic layouts process selected text and compressed photos in the cloud; complex layouts also use a page preview. See the privacy policy for details. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MovoNote

A straightforward note-taking application that prioritizes local storage for offline access. It allows users to organize notes with folders, search for specific content, and sync across multiple devices for seamless continuity.

Highlights
  • Local-first note storage
  • Offline access for reading and editing
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Folder organization
  • Search functionality
  • Favorite and pinned notes
Features
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MovoNote is a simple, local-first note-taking app for ideas, work notes, study notes, memos, and everyday writing. Your notes are stored locally first, so you can continue reading and editing them even when you are offline. Connect your supported devices to keep your notes available across your phone and computer. Write anytime Capture ideas, work notes, study material, reminders, and everyday thoughts whenever you need them. Organize with folders Keep work, study, personal notes, and projects separated with folders so your growing collection stays easy to manage. Find notes quickly Search your saved notes and keep important content easy to reach with favorites and pinned notes. Work offline MovoNote is built around local storage. You can continue creating, reading, and editing notes without a constant internet connection. Sync across devices Connect your supported devices and sync your notes between your phone and computer. Write on one device and continue on another. Simple device connection Use a QR code or pairing code to connect supported devices and set up synchronization between them. MovoNote keeps note-taking simple: Write when an idea appears.
Find it when you need it.
Continue on another device.

Screenshots

Qingji4 screens
MovoNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MovoNote at none against Qingji's 2. MovoNote also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Qingji sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MovoNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qingji ships an update weekly, MovoNote every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Qingji versus MovoNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQingjiMovoNote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuanyu Weilai (shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd.长沙年余信息科技有限公司

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Qingji

Subscriptions2
  • 1 GB Monthly Storage Upgrade$0.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Membership1 Month trial$2.991 Month
None

MovoNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qingji free?
Qingji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MovoNote free?
MovoNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Qingji or MovoNote have ads?
Neither Qingji nor MovoNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qingji or MovoNote?
Qingji ships an update weekly, and MovoNote every 6 days. Most recently, Qingji was updated on October 31, 2026 and MovoNote on October 31, 2026.

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