Comparison

Resonote vs CardsMind+

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

Head to head
About

Resonote

Features
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Some words are worth keeping. Resonote is a calm, focused place to collect the words that move you—and return to them when the time is right. Save memorable lines from books, articles, conversations, films, and everyday life, together with their author, source, tags, and your own reflections. Capture words in context Save quotes, excerpts, dialogue, and anything else that makes you pause. Type directly, paste from your clipboard, or select text from a photo, then add an author, source, and tags to preserve the context around it. Return to what moved you Daily Review brings back a few quotes that have had time to settle. Add new reflections as your perspective changes, then revisit the timeline to see how your thoughts have evolved. Organize and rediscover Browse by tag, author, or source. Search quote text, authors, sources, and reflections, return to recent searches, and sort your collection by date added or last updated. Pin one quote you want to keep especially close. Keep meaningful words close Add light or dark widgets to your Home Screen. Show a random quote, one you choose, or your pinned quote, and decide how often random selections refresh. Read and share your way Follow your system appearance or choose a light or dark theme, and decide whether quote cards show authors, sources, tags, and reflections. When sharing, choose a reflection and a light or dark card, or copy the quote in a clean, ready-to-share format. Pro users can also remove the Resonote watermark. Your words, your data Your data is stored on your device by default. Import or export your collection at any time, and manually create or restore backups in iCloud Drive. Pro users also get daily automatic iCloud backups. Start free with up to 20 quotes. Resonote Pro unlocks unlimited quotes, Home Screen widgets, automatic iCloud backups, and watermark-free sharing. Keep what resonates. Return whenever you need it. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or make a one-time purchase for lifetime access. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://resonote-privacy-policy.notion.site/Resonote-Privacy-Policy-36a9ee4003ee80c4a839ff033eed2368 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CardsMind+

Features
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Turn PDFs, videos & web pages into mind maps - and actually remember them. CardMind+ combines mind mapping, document learning, and flashcard review into one seamless workflow: capture knowledge, make it yours, and lock it into long-term memory. IMPORT EVERYTHING YOU LEARN FROM - PDF, PPT, Word & EPUB: all your study materials, in one place - Web pages: save articles and turn online reading into structured mind maps - Videos: import lectures and tutorials, grab frames & clips while you watch, and compare them with your map side by side - TouchNotes: open your TouchNotes documents in one tap, from annotations to structured thinking EXTRACT. DON'T TRANSCRIBE. - One-tap extraction: pull text, charts, and video clips straight into knowledge cards (text selection, rectangle capture, and video capture supported) - Multimodal cards: mix text, images, and whiteboard handwriting on any card, capturing ideas the way they appear in your head EVERY IDEA STAYS CONNECTED TO ITS SOURCE - Tap any mind map node to jump back to the exact paragraph in the original document - or the exact frame in the video - A clean bookshelf organizes your mind maps, documents, and flashcards in a tree structure: find anything in seconds FROM UNDERSTANDING TO REMEMBERING - Turn mind map cards into flashcards with one tap - no re-typing - Review on a schedule based on the forgetting curve, so short-term memory becomes long-term knowledge Built for students, researchers, and lifelong learners. Download CardMind+ and build your second brain today.

Screenshots

Resonote4 screens
CardsMind+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Resonote at every 4 days against CardsMind+'s fortnightly. CardsMind+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.3 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Resonote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CardsMind+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resonote ships an update every 4 days, CardsMind+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Resonote versus CardsMind+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResonoteCardsMind+
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB306 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer潇怀 朱广东新空电子科技股份有限公司

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Resonote

Subscriptions2
  • Resonote Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Resonote Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 拾句 Pro 永久版$29.99
2 purchases

CardsMind+

One-time2
  • 1年VIP$2.99
  • 永久VIP$6.99

Questions

Is Resonote free?
Resonote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardsMind+ free?
CardsMind+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Resonote or CardsMind+ have ads?
Neither Resonote nor CardsMind+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resonote or CardsMind+?
Resonote ships an update every 4 days, and CardsMind+ fortnightly. Most recently, Resonote was updated on October 7, 2026 and CardsMind+ on October 21, 2026.

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