Comparison

Ashnote vs Planple

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

Head to head
About

Ashnote

Features
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ASHnote is a local-first markdown notes and journaling app for personal use. All notes are saved directly on your device as plain text files. No account is required, and no data is sent to any server unless you choose to set up iCloud or Git sync. Key features - Markdown editor with slash commands and a formatting toolbar - Folder structure with custom emoji icons - Calendar and journal views for daily note organization - Mood and weather icons for journaling - Tags and favorites for quick filtering - Pin important notes to the top - Full-text search - Optional iCloud sync to keep notes across Apple devices - Optional Git sync to back up notes to a Git repository - Fully offline capable Privacy-first You can use ASHnote without logging in. Unless you explicitly enable iCloud or Git sync, no data is transmitted to our servers. ASHnote offers all core note-taking features for free, with an optional auto-renewable premium subscription that unlocks additional features. ASHnote Premium (Auto-Renewable Subscription) - Monthly: US$2.99/month - Yearly: US$24.99/year Premium subscription includes: - Version history - Sticky notes - Multiple vaults - Export and sharing (PDF, HTML, ZIP) - AI assistant Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled 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. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://note.sunteq.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://note.sunteq.net/privacy

About

Planple

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Goals don't die in three days because you lack willpower. "Get fit" is a goal - not a task for today. Planple brings that goal all the way down to 7:00 this morning. Break it down - year to month to week to today All four levels live on one screen. Send a goal from the row above down to the next level, and it becomes that period's task. "24 books" becomes "2 this month", becomes "200 pages this week", becomes "read for 30 minutes" today. That's where doing actually starts. Put it on the clock The 24-hour timeline sits right below today's tasks. Write what you decided straight onto the hour you want - no app-hopping. The day starts moving the moment "run 30 min" becomes "07:00-07:30 Run". One alarm is never enough A single alarm just gets dismissed, so you can attach as many as you want to one event - an hour before, ten minutes before, right at the start. They fire even with the app fully closed, and the schedule survives a reboot. Travel or daylight saving won't shift them off. When plans slip Plans slip. Push one event back and the rest of the day moves with it, alarms included - 10 minutes, 30, an hour, or type your own. Pushed the wrong one? Undo it right away. You're postponing the day, not throwing it away. Work, life, side projects - one chip apart Tap a project chip and only that context remains. No taxonomy to set up first. Split them when you need to. See whether your plans actually happened (Planple Pro) Making a plan is easy; knowing whether you kept it isn't. The Insights tab shows it in numbers. This week's progress is free for everyone. With Pro you also get the last 12 weeks, the weekdays you're strongest on and the ones that slip, when you tend to finish things, and how often you postpone. It counts back from the day you installed, so it's filled in the moment you buy. So you don't lose your data Save everything to one file and restore from it later - free, because we don't put a wall between you and your own data. With Pro, Planple saves to iCloud once a day, so your data survives a reinstall. Some plans you make with someone (Planple Pro) Invite someone to a project by link and share its events and to-dos. Every item shows its author, and each person edits only their own. There's no sign-up. Having the link isn't enough - the owner has to approve you. Starting a share needs Pro; joining by invite is free. On iPhone and on iPad The layout follows the screen. Today's to-dos sit beside the timeline, and a day's schedule sits beside the month calendar. Today, without opening the app Three Home and Lock Screen widgets: Today, Next event, To-dos. All free. Features - Year, month, week and day goals - broken down, top to bottom - 24-hour timeline - the whole day on one screen - Multiple alarms per event - ring even when the app is closed - Project chips - switch context with one tap - Multi-day events - a line on the calendar, a band on the timeline - Push the rest of the day - alarms included, with undo - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Today, Next event, To-dos - Month, week and year calendar - zoom out, then focus - Repeating events - daily, weekly, monthly, and past midnight - Daily review - reflect and build a streak - Korean and English - switch instantly in settings - Look-back insights - this week free; 12-week trends and patterns (Pro) - Backups - export and restore to a file (free), automatic iCloud backup (Pro) - Shared projects - invite by link, owner approval, author labels (Pro) - iPad - two-pane layouts on wide screens - Dark mode - follows your device Built to trust No account, no ads, no tracking. Your events and alarms live on your device. Unless you turn sharing on yourself, not a single request leaves it. Turn sharing on and only that project's items go up - other projects, your daily reviews and settings are unknown to the server. Alarms are personal, so even on shared items they stay on each device. Plan simply. Do what you planned. That's Planple.

Screenshots

Ashnote4 screens
Planple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Planple at every 2 days against Ashnote's every 4 days. Ashnote's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ashnote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Planple sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ashnote ships an update every 4 days, Planple every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Ashnote versus Planple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAshnotePlanple
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSanghoon AhnDAEHAE SHIN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ashnote

Subscriptions2
  • ASHnote Premium$2.991 Month
  • ASHnote Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Planple

One-time1
  • Planple Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Ashnote free?
Ashnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planple free?
Planple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ashnote or Planple have ads?
Neither Ashnote nor Planple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ashnote or Planple?
Ashnote ships an update every 4 days, and Planple every 2 days. Most recently, Ashnote was updated on October 17, 2026 and Planple on October 4, 2026.

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