Kenotex vs ArkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kenotex
Effortlessly transform your thoughts into actionable plans. This app uses AI to parse natural language notes into structured tasks and events, helping you organize your day, build routines, and stay focused.
- Natural language input for tasks and events
- AI-powered parsing into actionable plans
- Daily task prioritization and organization
- Integrated calendar for tasks and events
- Habit tracking and routine building
- Local-first data storage with iCloud sync
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Turn one sentence into a plan you can act on. Write "Review the homepage with the designer Thursday at 3pm, call Mom on Sunday night", then tap Parse. Kenotex lays out an event and a task, with times and categories filled in. Focus ranks your day, the calendar shows tasks and events together, and check-ins keep your habits going. CAPTURE NATURALLY • Write or speak in plain language • Add several thoughts as separate blocks • Get structured results immediately, then adjust or discard • Tap Parse when ready; typing does not trigger automatic parsing IMAGES AND SCREENSHOT CAPTURE Add photos or screenshots to Ideas and use AI to turn their contents into actions. Capture to Kenotex, the iOS Shortcut, captures a screenshot as an image and starts parsing. Typing alone does not start parsing. Relevant images are sent with text for AI parsing and Spark; turn off Send Images When Parsing in Settings > AI Service for text-only requests. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • See urgent and upcoming tasks in Focus • Organize projects and categories with Shelves • Add priorities, start dates, deadlines, reminders, and recurrence • Postpone or skip tasks without losing the bigger plan • Review completion history PUT TASKS AND EVENTS ON ONE TIMELINE See todos and calendar events together. Use Calendar and Agenda to understand today and the days ahead, with holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and lunar calendar details when available. BUILD ROUTINES THAT STICK Create check-in habits with flexible schedules, multiple check-ins per day, reminders, streaks, and progress statistics. LOCAL-FIRST, WITH OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC Your organizer data is stored locally by default. Enable iCloud to sync tasks, events, Ideas, check-ins, and settings across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Keep moving with iOS widgets, Live Activities, voice input, and Shortcuts. On Mac, use keyboard shortcuts plus Raycast, local API, and MCP integrations. KENOTEX PRO The free version includes a daily AI parsing allowance. Kenotex Pro unlocks unlimited AI parsing, Spark idea breakdown, the Paper and Graphite themes, and Focus timeline styles. FOUNDING MEMBER When available in the app, the Founding Member plan is a one-time purchase for lifetime Pro access, with no automatic renewal. Eligible paid monthly or annual subscribers may receive upgrade credit; eligibility and localized prices are shown in the app. A lifetime purchase does not cancel an existing subscription: manage its renewal in the App Store. Kenotex is for people who want to capture what they just thought of, turn it into a clear next action, and follow through without juggling separate apps. Privacy Policy: https://kenxcomp.com/kenotex/legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ArkNote
Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.
- Daily chronological timeline
- Integrated notes and to-dos
- Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
- Customizable templates
- Nested tags for organization
- System Share Extension for quick capture
- iCloud sync and JSON backup
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ArkNote at every 3 days against Kenotex's weekly. ArkNote also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Kenotex sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kenotex against 5.0 for ArkNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Kenotex ships an update weekly, ArkNote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kenotex | ArkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锴 徐 | LexyTech Ltd. |
Customer experience
Kenotex
ArkNote
In-app purchases
Kenotex
- Kenotex Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$26.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$29.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$32.99
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- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$35.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$38.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$41.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$44.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$47.99
- Founder Upgrade · Lifetime Pro$50.99
ArkNote
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- PRO$14.99







