Comparison

AnyGraph vs Zettelkasten

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

Head to head
About

AnyGraph

Visually map people, organizations, and concepts as a dynamic network. Create and connect nodes, define relationships, and explore hidden connections. Refine your knowledge with notes and custom types, and protect your data with biometric security.

Highlights
  • Instant node creation
  • Drag-and-drop connections
  • Customizable relation labels
  • Multiple spaces and templates
  • Shortest path exploration
  • Notes and custom types
  • Biometric data protection
Features
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AnyGraph is a knowledge graph app for anything you want to understand — concepts, people, events, books, projects, or entire fictional worlds. Model it as nodes and relations, then explore the structure visually. What you can do: • Tap the canvas to create nodes; drag to connect them • Give relations a label, direction, and strength • Use built-in and custom types, and add notes and photos to nodes • Choose circle or portrait-card nodes for each graph • Generate a graph from a topic or pasted text with AI: AnyGraph Cloud needs no account and has a free daily quota, or use your own API key • Quiz yourself on a graph or review it with spaced repetition • Mark how certain each node and relation is and record where it came from • Explore the shortest path between two nodes, or a node's neighborhood up to 6 hops in a radial view • Keep a separate space for every subject and start from built-in templates • Sync with iCloud, protect data with Face ID / Touch ID, import/export JSON, and share high-resolution snapshots Great for study notes, research, reading, world-building, project planning, and personal knowledge management. AnyGraph Cloud Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly, with much more daily AI quota, subscriber AI models, and all Pro features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://anygraph.holdon.work/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://anygraph.holdon.work/terms-of-service

About

Zettelkasten

This app creates a visual knowledge graph from your notes, allowing you to see and explore connections between ideas. It uses wiki-style linking and automatic backlinks to help you rediscover relationships and build a personal knowledge base without relying on traditional folders. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience where all your data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Visual knowledge graph
  • Automatic backlinks
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Interactive orbit graph
  • Full-text search
  • Markdown export
Features
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Stop losing ideas in a pile of disconnected notes. NoteOrbit is a linked-notes app that turns everything you write into a living knowledge graph — every note becomes a node you can see, connect, and explore. Most note apps bury your thinking in folders. NoteOrbit does the opposite: type a note, drop a [[wiki-link]] to any other note, and the connection is built for you — both ways. Open any note and you instantly see what references it. Then step back and watch your ideas orbit as a glowing constellation you can pan, zoom, and tap to follow the thread. WHAT YOU GET - Write a note, add a [[wiki-link]], and NoteOrbit autocompletes titles and wires up the connection for you - Automatic backlinks so every note shows exactly what links to it — context folders can never give you - An interactive orbit graph that lays out your notes by how they actually connect - Instant tags with #hashtags to slice your notes any way you think - Hubs and orphans finder that surfaces your most-connected ideas and the notes hanging loose - Full-text search across every note, title, and link PERFECT FOR - Students and researchers building study and reference notes that reinforce each other - Writers and thinkers growing a personal knowledge base or second brain - Zettelkasten and PKM fans who want backlinks without a heavy desktop setup - Anyone journaling ideas and projects who wants to rediscover old connections WHY NOT JUST USE FOLDERS Folders force every note into one place and hide how your ideas relate. NoteOrbit lets a note live in as many contexts as it links to, then draws the map for you — so the connection you made months ago is one tap away, not lost three folders deep. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking. Your notes never leave your phone. FULL ACCESS NoteOrbit Premium unlocks the full experience: unlimited notes and connections, the complete interactive orbit graph, hubs, tags and the orphan finder, plus Markdown export to take your notes anywhere. Choose the plan that fits: - Weekly - Yearly - Lifetime (one-time purchase) Open NoteOrbit, write your first note, and link it — watch your thinking take shape. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

AnyGraph4 screens
Zettelkasten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zettelkasten at monthly against AnyGraph's every 3 months. AnyGraph's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. AnyGraph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Zettelkasten sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for AnyGraph against 3.0 for Zettelkasten. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyGraph ships an update every 3 months, Zettelkasten monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AnyGraph versus Zettelkasten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyGraphZettelkasten
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Hyperits Network Technology Co., Ltd.Phuc Pham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AnyGraph

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cloud Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$4.99
2 purchases

Zettelkasten

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is AnyGraph free?
AnyGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zettelkasten free?
Zettelkasten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnyGraph or Zettelkasten?
AnyGraph and Zettelkasten are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AnyGraph or Zettelkasten have ads?
Neither AnyGraph nor Zettelkasten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnyGraph or Zettelkasten?
AnyGraph ships an update every 3 months, and Zettelkasten monthly. Most recently, AnyGraph was updated on November 5, 2026 and Zettelkasten on October 31, 2026.

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