Maker's Note vs MakerNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maker's Note
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Do you remember the day you made your first sale? The materials you experimented with. The late nights spent crafting. The kind words from your customers. — Are you keeping track of it all? Maker's Note is the all-in-one app that records your entire craft journey — from gallery and materials to orders, costing, sales analysis, and tax reports. As your small daily records add up, you'll look back one day and feel proud of how far you've come. ------------------ ◆ Build your own product gallery ------------------ Record each creation with photos. Switch to gallery view and see your personal portfolio come to life. Log materials, labor time, and expenses to auto-calculate costs. Discover insights like "I was barely making a profit on this piece" — and adjust your pricing with confidence. Use "Template Duplicate" to create color or size variations in one tap — no need to start from scratch. ------------------ ◆ Material inventory & shopping list ------------------ From simple price-per-unit tracking to full FIFO inventory management — choose the style that fits you. Low-stock materials are automatically added to your shopping list. See the last purchase price and store at a glance, with one-tap directions to your supplier. Record damaged or leftover materials as "disposal" — automatically reflected in inventory and expenses. ------------------ ◆ Production log — look back on every day you created ------------------ One tap to log each production. A dated history of what you made, when, and how many. Materials are auto-consumed from inventory; product stock increases automatically. Log failed productions as "spoilage," or undo a record to restore materials. ------------------ ◆ Order management — keep every promise ------------------ Track custom orders from received → in progress → complete → shipped → done, with one-tap status updates. Get notified as deadlines approach, with automatic iOS calendar integration. Customer info, order history, totals, and reviews are all tracked automatically. ------------------ ◆ Event POS — your phone becomes a register ------------------ At craft fairs and markets, your iPhone/iPad becomes a full POS register. Tap products to add to cart; change is calculated automatically. The Profit Guide shows your margin and hourly rate in real time — negotiate discounts without worrying about selling below cost. ------------------ ◆ Achievement board — see your growth in numbers ------------------ Monthly, yearly, and cumulative sales graphs. Top 10 product rankings. Earn Bronze to Platinum medals as you hit sales milestones — celebrating your creative journey. ------------------ ◆ Region collection — collect the places your work has reached ------------------ Automatically collect the states, provinces, and countries your products have been shipped to. Watch the map fill in, piece by piece. Special celebrations for your first shipment, first international order, and collection completion. Supports 69 countries. ------------------ ◆ Map — see your world at a glance ------------------ Pin event venues, suppliers, and consignment shops on the map. Customer reviews are displayed right on the map. ------------------ ◆ Reports — tax season, handled ------------------ Export 5 reports (sales, expenses, inventory, P&L, customer transactions) as CSV or PDF with one tap. Compatible with popular accounting software CSV formats. If you keep your daily records, tax prep takes care of itself. ----- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRQLBWxPqUWFXYXLn2AgY23zdORK5tRzj3SiUb1MVcWIfksqlRJYOQT1QdLCRzuMILG_RIxFpojRXvc/pub
MakerNote
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Know exactly how much profit you're making on every piece you create. MakerNote is a simple, powerful cost management app for handmade artists and crafters. Manage material costs, product costs, and profit — all from your phone. 【What you can do with MakerNote】 ▷ Material Management Register materials with name, unit price, stock quantity, photos, and tags. Search instantly by name or tag. Add photos from your library or take them with your camera on the spot. ▷ Automatic Cost Calculation Select the materials used when registering a product — cost is calculated automatically. When a material's price changes, every linked product's cost updates in real time. Add labor cost (hourly rate × production time) and other costs such as packaging or shipping. ▷ Sales Tracking & Profit Management Enter your selling price and see profit instantly. Tap "Sold!" on a product to record a sale with last time's price and platform already filled in. Each product's detail view shows sales history (count, total profit, last sold date), a suggested price based on the multiplier you set, and prices for 30% and 50% profit margins. ▷ Duplicate Products Register color or size variations by duplicating a product along with its materials. ▷ Shopping Memo Materials at or below the stock level you set (5 by default) are listed automatically — your ready-made restocking list. Low-stock materials also show up on the Home screen. ▷ CSV / ZIP / PDF Export & Import (Free) Export sales as CSV for spreadsheets. Back up materials, products, sales, and photos as a ZIP and restore from the same file — handy when you switch to a new iPhone. Export material lists and product costs as PDF. ▷ Profit Dashboard See monthly profit for the last 12 months and annual totals. See your top 5 products by profit, plus a breakdown of sales by platform. ▷ Finished Inventory Management Track how many finished pieces you have on hand. Recording a sale automatically decrements the stock by one. 【Who this is for】 · Handmade sellers who want to know their true profit per item · Crafters currently managing costs in a spreadsheet who want something simpler · Artists who price by feel and aren't sure if they're actually making money · Makers who want clean records of material costs for tax purposes 【Your data stays with you】 All data is stored on your iPhone/iPad only. Nothing is sent to external servers. No account required. No risk of data loss if the service shuts down. 【Pricing】 · Free: up to 30 materials and 10 products, with every feature included — cost calculation, sales tracking, dashboard, finished inventory, shopping memo, and CSV / ZIP / PDF export & import. · Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited materials and products This is a one-time purchase — not a subscription. Pay once and use it forever with no additional charges. ------------------ Developer: Kore Apps Contact: support@kore-apps.com ------------------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MakerNote at 15.0 against Maker's Note's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Maker's Note sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MakerNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Maker's Note ships an update every 2 days, MakerNote every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Maker's Note | MakerNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nichful | kazuki korenori |
In-app purchases
Maker's Note
- Premium (Individual) 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Premium (Family) 1 Month$1.991 Month
- Premium (Individual) 6 Month$2.996 Months
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- Premium (Individual) 12 Month$4.991 Year
- Premium (Family) 6 Month$5.996 Months
- Premium (Family) 12 Month$9.991 Year
MakerNote
- MakerNote Pro$5.99









