Nimbus Note vs Hypernotes by Zenkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nimbus Note
This app helps you gather and organize all your information in one place. Create text notes, scan documents, and manage to-do lists. Synchronize your data across devices for easy access and editing.
- Create formatted text notes
- Attach various file types
- Scan and digitize documents with OCR
- Organize with workspaces, folders, and tags
- Collaborate on notes with others
- Create to-do lists with reminders
- Cross-device synchronization
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Powerful notes app and organizer that helps you gather and organize your information — all in one place. There’s no need to spend time searching for your notes anymore. Create text notes, scan documents and make to-do lists. Synchronize it all with Nimbus Note for future viewing and editing on other devices. Conveniently manage your notes - Create notes in the editor with formatting support — bold, strike, underline, etc. - Add pictures, audio, video, documents, and other types of files. - Scan and digitise any paper documents and pictures using the camera device. The text recognition feature will let you work with scanned files as well as regular notes. Organize your notes - Workspaces - separate personal information from the work-related kind. Create separate databases of notes (with own folders and tags) for different purposes within a single account; - Create folders and subfolders; - Add context to notes using tags; - Use special color labels to make most relevant notes and folders stand out from the list; - Add most important notes to Favorites; Group collaboration on notes - Invite other people to collaborate on notes; - Assign editing rights to each participant (admin, can edit, or reading only); Get complete control over your workflow and daily errands - Add to-do lists to your notes; - Set time reminders for your tasks; Your notes available anywhere, anytime - All of your notes are available on any of your devices — anytime, anywhere; - Create a note on your iPhone, add to that note on your Mac, and finish it later in a browser; - Offline access to your notes. Document scanner in your phone - Scan documents, pictures, handwritten notes; - Auto-define document borders; - Special filters allow making the document black and white or enhance the colors; Security - Nimbus Note is optionally protected with an additional passcode; Powerful search - Nimbus Note can search through not only text but also images; - Search for text in docs/xls/html/ppt and pdf files; - The unique search snippets will let you see the required text fragment without opening the note itself; - You can find entire words as well as word fragments (for example, the search will find "conscious" in "consciousness"); Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Also Available Nimbus Pro: - 1 GB of new uploads each month; - Large attached files; - Premium support; - More information in every note; - Searching for text in images; - More workspaces; - Advanced encryption; - OCR - getting text from images; - Search in images and documents; $3.99 monthly, $39.99 annually Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy - https://nimbus.everhelper.me/privacy.php Terms and Conditions - https://nimbus.everhelper.me/terms-and-conditions.php
Hypernotes by Zenkit
This app helps teams build a shared knowledge base for wikis, documentation, and research. It features bi-directional linking, outlining, and automated suggestions to connect related information, fostering collaboration and reducing duplicate content.
- Bi-directional linking
- Outlining for topics
- Automated note suggestions
- Embed text blocks
- Knowledge graphs
- Team collaboration
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Hypernotes is intuitive knowledge management for teams. Create a collective ‘second brain’ for your company, and collaborate on anything from wikis and documentation, to research and writing projects. Start projects and add tasks, or even connect with built-in task management apps. Build a network of knowledge in Hypernotes: · Bi-directional linking between related notes, · Outlining of large topics into smaller sub-topics, · Automated suggestions to link related but as yet unconnected notes, · Embedding of text blocks to reduce duplicate content, · Knowledge graphs for better discovery, · Extensive collaboration on the task, note, and notebook level. · Built-in dedicated productivity tools through Zenkit Suite, · GDPR conformity and EU-based servers, · Enterprise grade admin and user management, · Activity tracking on task, note, and notebook levels. What happens when you use Hypernotes? - fewer interruptions to your natural writing process - less time spent searching due to the hierarchical & linked structure of documents - less duplicate content because relevant pages are automatically linked - less miscommunication due to a wrong or inadequate text structure + a better read/write ratio of your texts: People read more of what you write. + a better understanding of your texts + a better representation of your thoughts + a more natural flow in your writing process + more creativity and more "living" documents + more collaboration on resources like documentation and wikis
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nimbus Note at 4.5 against Hypernotes by Zenkit's 3.7. Nimbus Note also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (403 vs 34). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nimbus Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Hypernotes by Zenkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nimbus Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nimbus Note has 403 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Nimbus Note's written reviews are positive against 66% of Hypernotes by Zenkit's.
Nimbus Note ships an update fortnightly, Hypernotes by Zenkit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nimbus Note | Hypernotes by Zenkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (403 ratings) — better | 3.7 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.1% of reviews — better | 65.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 403 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nimbus Web Inc | axonic |
Customer experience
Nimbus Note
Hypernotes by Zenkit
Bugs and requests
Nimbus Note
Reported bugs
5 issues- Sync issues, different device counts
- Notes disappearing or getting corrupted
- Crashes when editing notes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes on opening the app
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to scribble/write using pen
- Offline access
- Fujitsu scanner integration
- Ability to change default font colors
- Search in current folder
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- Search folders instead of notes
- Sort option per folder
- Pin note
- Search preset or smart folders
- Centralized note with block alias from other notes
Hypernotes by Zenkit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nimbus Note
- Nimbus Pro$7.991 Month
- Nimbus Pro$71.991 Year
Hypernotes by Zenkit
- Hypernotes Plus$7.991 Month
- Hypernotes Plus$59.991 Year









