Comparison

Libib vs Milanote

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

Head to head
About

Libib

Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.

Highlights
  • Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
  • Barcode scanner
  • Tag, review, and rate items
  • Add notes to items
  • Publish your library online
  • Syncs with website
Features
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data

About

Milanote

Organize your creative projects with this visual workspace. Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches to capture inspiration and see the big picture. Collaborate with your team or keep ideas private, with content synced instantly across all devices.

Highlights
  • Combine notes, images, videos, and sketches
  • Organize projects visually
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Save content from any app
  • Instant syncing across devices
  • Sketching with Apple Pencil
Features
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Milanote is the tool for organizing your creative projects. Capture ideas & notes on mobile, then organize them visually on Milanote for desktop. SAVE INSPIRATION & IDEAS Easily combine notes, images, videos, sketches, and more. Capture anything that fuels your creativity. ORGANIZE PROJECTS VISUALLY Bring your ideas, tasks, and references together in one place—so you can see the big picture and the details. COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TEAM Milanote boards can be a private place to think, or a shared workspace for collaboration—you control who sees what. SAVE CONTENT FROM ANY APP Clip websites, images, and videos from your browser, photos app, or anywhere else—right into Milanote with a tap. INSTANT SYNCING ACROSS ALL DEVICES Anything you save to Milanote is instantly synced to all your devices. The Milanote iPhone & iPad apps also let you… - Create, view and edit all of your boards - Upload photos, video & files - Sketch with Apple pencil - Get notifications for comments and content updates Privacy policy: https://milanote.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://milanote.com/legal/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Libib4 screens
Milanote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libib at none against Milanote's 2. Libib also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 60%). Milanote's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Milanote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month. Libib asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Milanote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Libib's written reviews are positive against 60% of Milanote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libib ships an update fortnightly, Milanote every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Libib versus Milanote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibibMilanote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K3.9K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLibib, Inc.Milanote

Customer experience

Libib

All ratings1,168 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral11.9%
Negative14.2%

Milanote

All ratings3,927 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative22.5%

User reviews

Libib

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing personal libraries
  • 🚀 Efficient barcode scanning
  • 👍 Customizable collections
  • 👍 Generous free plan with high item limit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent barcode recognition
  • 🔍 Limited search and sorting options
  • 👎 Lack of book cover display in list view
  • 👎 Inability to add custom cover images for manual entries
  • 👎 Frustrating to navigate when making edits

Milanote

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for planning and organizing
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🎨 Great for creatives and visual thinkers
  • 💻 Seamless sync between desktop and mobile
  • 📚 Helpful for students and academics

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free version with only 100 items
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 📱 Mobile app lacks functionality of desktop version
  • 🖼️ Issues with uploading and managing images
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Libib

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
  • Deleted items not recoverable
  • Syncing issues between app and website versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
  • Option to view collections in grid/cover view
  • Functionality to mark books as read/unread
  • Integration with e-book/reading apps
  • Sharing/collaboration features for libraries

Milanote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open certain boards
  • Issues with deleting or rearranging notes
  • Image uploads not working consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iPad app with full desktop functionality
  • Improve mobile app experience and parity with desktop
  • Increase free version storage limit
  • Implement offline mode and better file management
  • Add more customization options for boards and notes

In-app purchases

None

Libib

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Milanote

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$12.491 Month
  • Professional Annual$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Libib free?
Libib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Milanote free?
Milanote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Libib or Milanote?
Milanote is rated higher. Libib averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Milanote averages 4.7 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Libib or Milanote have ads?
Neither Libib nor Milanote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libib or Milanote?
Libib ships an update fortnightly, and Milanote every 5 days. Most recently, Libib was updated on October 11, 2026 and Milanote on October 11, 2026.

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