Comparison

Notes vs LemonBook

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

Head to head
About

Notes

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【Note organization(Note Organization)】is a privacy-first document and productivity application designed to help you capture, organize, and manage your notes securely on your device. Local OCR Technology The built-in OCR feature recognizes text from images, making it easy to digitize printed documents and handwritten notes without sending data to external servers. Voice-to-Text Functionality Convert spoken words into written text directly within the app, allowing for quick note-taking during meetings, interviews, or when typing is inconvenient. Secure Local Storage All your notes and documents are stored locally on your device, ensuring your sensitive information remains private and accessible only to you. Organization Tools Create folders, add tags, and use search functions to keep your notes organized and easy to find when you need them. Offline Capability Since everything runs locally, you can access and create notes even without an internet connection, making it reliable for use anywhere. 【Note organization(Note Organization)】gives you complete control over your notes with a privacy-focused approach that keeps your data on your device. Premium Account Pricing and Terms $ 4.99/week* $ 39.99/year* *Prices shown are in U.S. dollars; actual charges may be converted to your local currency. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be provided. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Turning off auto-renewal may be done by going to your account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ryangyelw.xyz/bijizhengli/privacy.html

About

LemonBook

Record income and expenses with minimal effort. Capture transactions quickly, with optional details like merchant, category, and notes. Organize your finances later with powerful search and reporting tools.

Highlights
  • Quick entry with minimal fields
  • Optional details for transactions
  • Siri integration for voice capture
  • Search by merchant, category, and notes
  • Month-by-month ledger view
  • Private by design with iCloud sync
Features
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Most money apps want eleven fields before they'll let you save anything. LemonBook wants one. Tap Money Out or Money In, type the amount, done. Merchant, category, date, note, receipt — all optional, all addable later. The point is that you actually record things, not that you record them perfectly. SIMPLE BY DEFAULT - Two taps from opening the app to a saved entry - One detail is enough — an amount alone, or just a name, or just a photo - Money in is mint, money out is coral. You can read a month at a glance. - Come back and fill in the rest whenever you feel like it SAY IT NOW, FILE IT LATER "Hey Siri, capture an expense in LemonBook." Siri asks how much. That's the whole interaction — no unlocking, no opening the app, no choosing a Book while you're holding a coffee and a receipt in the same hand. The amount lands in your Siri Inbox, which is a holding area rather than a Book. Next time you open LemonBook it's waiting on the Today tab, and you decide where it belongs. Nothing gets filed somewhere wrong because you were in a hurry. It's the same idea as the rest of the app: capture now, organize later. Voice just makes "now" faster. YOUR LEDGER, THE WAY A LEDGER SHOULD WORK - This month, last month, this year, or everything — with a running net - Search merchants, categories and notes - Month-by-month sections, so a long history stays readable - Categories with their own colors, or no categories at all - Loose ends — a quiet list of entries still missing a detail, if you want it PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries sync through your own iCloud account. LemonBook has no server, no sign-up and no login — there is no account for us to lose. Nothing you write is sent anywhere else, and no AI reads your receipts. Sync is included for everyone, free and Plus alike. LEMONBOOK PLUS — one purchase, not a subscription - Unlimited Books — keep business, personal and travel apart - Attach receipts and PDFs to any entry - Export to CSV, or a PDF packet for tax season - View several Books together, or merge two into one - Richer summaries LemonBook Free is not a trial. One Book, unlimited entries, unlimited categories, full search and filters, Siri capture, and iCloud sync — all yours, permanently. Plus is there for when your little book grows. Made by IMPLEMON.

Screenshots

LemonBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LemonBook at 2 against Notes's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and LemonBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Notes versus LemonBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesLemonBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWAILI LIMITEDIMPLEMON LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro Pack3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro Pack$39.991 Year
1 purchases

LemonBook

One-time1
  • LemonBook Plus (Lifetime)$6.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LemonBook free?
LemonBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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