Mintofu vs Notes Ghi Chú
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mintofu
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One app for every idea — from a quick note to a marked-up PDF to a sprawling mind map. Mintofu brings your notes, tasks, PDFs, mind maps, and calendar together in one beautifully designed app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture a thought, mark up a PDF, manage your to-dos, plan your day, map out a project, and stay focused with a built-in timer — all in one calm, private place, with no clutter and no account required. Start free today and bring your whole world into one app. WHY MINTOFU Your thinking doesn't stay in neat boxes — but most apps do. You end up juggling a notes app, a to-do app, a PDF reader, a mind-mapping tool, and a calendar, copying between them and losing context at every hop. Mintofu was built the other way around. Everything lives in one place, and every piece of content can become any other. Your tools finally move at the speed of your thinking. PRIVATE AI, BUILT IN Apple Intelligence works right inside your notes, tasks, mind maps, and calendar — draft and brainstorm, proofread, rewrite, and summarize, or translate in a tap — and it powers the conversions between them. Everything runs on your device, so your ideas never leave your hardware. FREE FEATURES - Notebooks to organize your notes, ideas and plans by project or topic - Rich-text notes with live Markdown, custom fonts, highlights, drawing, and attachments - One-tap translation for any note or selection - Audio Notes — record voice memos, keep typing while you record, and transcribe them to text - PDF Documents — read and mark up PDFs in any notebook: highlight, write with Apple Pencil, or fill in forms; scans become searchable - Full calendar — month, week, day, and timeline views, plus a productivity heatmap - Public holidays for your region, shown across every calendar view - Live sync with your device calendars; export events as .ics - Tasks with priorities, due dates, subtasks, tags, time tracking, and reminders - Natural-language dates like "next Friday at 3pm" - Smart Lists, Eisenhower Matrix, Focus Queue, and burndown charts to stay on track - Built-in Focus timer and achievement badges - Mind maps on an infinite canvas — import Markdown, convert to notes or tasks in a tap - Kanban boards and dashboards (Overview, Kanban, and Post Board) - Widgets for Quick Capture, Notes, Mind Maps, Calendar, Tasks, and Dashboards - Version History — Mintofu keeps earlier versions of your notes, mind maps, tasks, and events, private on your device - Private, on-device AI throughout, via Apple Intelligence - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — fully offline-first - Export to PDF, Markdown, and PNG, or share anywhere - Available in 40 languages, with right-to-left support, VoiceOver, and keyboard shortcuts MINTOFU+ Everything above is free. Upgrade only if you want more: - Unlimited notebooks, mind maps, and audio notes - Unlimited AI generations and translations - Public holidays for multiple regions - Compare and restore any earlier version - Unlimited PDF documents - Monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime PERFECT FOR - Students capturing lectures and planning study sessions - Professionals juggling projects, meetings, and deadlines - Writers and researchers organizing notes, ideas, and drafts - Visual thinkers who brainstorm and plan with mind maps - Anyone building a daily-planning and focus routine that sticks - Privacy-conscious people who want no account and no tracking - Apple users who want one beautiful app across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Bring every idea, task, and plan into one place. Privacy Policy: https://www.mintofu.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.mintofu.ai/terms
Notes Ghi Chú
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Notes Ghi Chú — ứng dụng ghi chú cá nhân gọn nhẹ, để bạn ghi lại mọi thứ theo đúng cách của mình. Không chỉ là ghi chú thường: bạn có thể tự thiết kế "mẫu" (biểu mẫu) cho những việc lặp đi lặp lại, chèn bảng ngay trong nội dung, và quản lý ghi chú theo ngày bằng lịch. TÍNH NĂNG CHÍNH Ghi chú tự do với định dạng phong phú: in đậm, nghiêng, gạch chân, màu chữ, tiêu đề, danh sách chấm, danh sách số tự nhảy, và checklist. Chèn bảng trực tiếp trong ghi chú — thêm/bớt hàng và cột dễ dàng. Tự thiết kế mẫu biểu với nhiều loại trường (văn bản, số, ngày, lựa chọn, checkbox…) và bảng con nhiều hàng. Tạo nhanh mẫu bằng bảng: chỉ cần nhập số cột, tiêu đề và số hàng. Lịch theo tháng: xem ngày có ghi chú bằng chấm màu, bấm vào ngày để thêm ghi chú nhanh. Sắp xếp bằng nhóm, tìm kiếm và lọc tức thì. Ghim ghi chú quan trọng; thùng rác để khôi phục khi lỡ xóa. Xuất ghi chú (Markdown) và dữ liệu mẫu (CSV). RIÊNG TƯ & LINH HOẠT Hoạt động hoàn toàn khi offline — dữ liệu lưu ngay trên máy bạn. Đăng nhập là tùy chọn: chỉ khi bạn muốn đồng bộ nhiều thiết bị. Khi đồng bộ, mỗi tài khoản chỉ thấy dữ liệu của chính mình. Tải về và bắt đầu ghi lại ý tưởng, kế hoạch, và công việc theo cách của riêng bạn.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes Ghi Chú at none against Mintofu's 3. Notes Ghi Chú also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Mintofu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Notes Ghi Chú asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mintofu ships an update weekly, Notes Ghi Chú daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mintofu | Notes Ghi Chú |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mintofu AI Inc. | Phan Quang Thuan |
In-app purchases
Mintofu
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
Notes Ghi Chú
No in-app purchases









