Comparison

Project Notebook + vs Loops

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

Head to head
About

Project Notebook +

Features
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Every project deserves to be remembered. Whether you're a designer, engineer, educator, maker, photographer, or event organiser โ€” you always have projects in motion. But too often, ideas end up scattered across sticky notes, chat threads, voice memos, and emails. By the time you look back, the context is lost and the process is impossible to recreate. Project Notebook was built to change that. It's a structured digital notebook designed for people who make things โ€” giving every step, every material, and every decision a clear and permanent home, from the first spark of an idea to the final deliverable. Who Is It For? Project Notebook is the perfect companion for anyone working on any type of project, including: โ€ข Creative projects โ€” branding, illustration, photography, video production โ€ข Engineering & technical work โ€” hardware development, circuit design, software features โ€ข Education & curriculum design โ€” STEAM lessons, workshops, teaching materials โ€ข Event planning & execution โ€” exhibitions, performances, community events โ€ข Hobbies & handcraft โ€” 3D printing, woodworking, sewing, cooking experiments โ€ข Work tasks & business projects โ€” proposals, reports, client deliverables Core Features โ€ข Step-by-Step Documentation Break your project into clear, ordered steps. Attach photos, videos, and handwritten notes (with Apple Pencil support) to each step, so the entire process is captured in full detail. โ€ข Bill of Materials (BOM) Record every material, component, or resource you need โ€” with name, quantity, specification, and notes โ€” so procurement and preparation are always organised. โ€ข Project Status Tracking Tag each project as Idea, In Progress, Paused, or Completed. Filter and sort your project list to stay on top of what matters most. โ€ข Reflection & Review After completing a project, capture what worked, what was challenging, and what you'd do differently next time. Turn every experience into a lesson for the future. โ€ข Export as a Web Page Export any project as a fully self-contained HTML page, bundled with all attachments into a single ZIP file โ€” ready to share with teammates, clients, or archive for future reference. How to Use 1. Create a project โ€” Enter a title, description, choose a category (Project / Idea / Note) and set a status. 2. Add your materials โ€” List every material or resource with quantity and specifications. 3. Document each step โ€” Add steps with text descriptions, photos, videos, or Apple Pencil handwriting. 4. Write your reflection โ€” Record what you learned, what was hard, and how to improve next time. 5. Export and share โ€” Export the full project as a ZIP web archive to share or back up.

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Loops

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I think a lot. You probably do too. Loops is a notebook to help you think. It won't answer, remind you, or connect things. It holds your reasoning until you come back. Writing something feels like learning it. The friction is the point. THE COLD OPEN Come back to a Loop you've left alone for a week or more and the composer is withheld. You get the day count, the last thing you wrote, and your open prediction with three answers: it held, it didn't, still open. Only then do you get to write. CARRY ONE WITH YOU Put a question in your pocket and it moves to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island for as long as you're chewing on it. When the answer turns up on a walk or in the shower, tap it and you're writing before the thought is gone. THINGS DIE Every Loop shows how cold it is and fades as it goes. Untouched for sixty days and it archives itself. If it mattered, open it again. YOUR REASONING CAN LEAVE Copy any loop out as Markdown โ€” the question, why it mattered, the whole trail, every prediction and how it turned out. Straight into any notes app, or as a file. WHAT IT DELIBERATELY WON'T DO No AI. No suggested connections. No daily review. No streaks. No notifications. No account, no sync, no analytics. Totally FREE.

Screenshots

Project Notebook +4 screens
Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

Project Notebook + and Loops are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Project Notebook + versus Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject Notebook +Loops
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYan Kin LEUNGJames Jackson

In-app purchases

None

Project Notebook +

No in-app purchases

None

Loops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Project Notebook + free?
Project Notebook + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loops free?
Loops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Project Notebook + or Loops have ads?
Neither Project Notebook + nor Loops shows ads.

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