Easy Notes Lite vs Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Notes Lite
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Easy Notes with Categories This is a simple notepad APP. Manipulation is simple, easy to understand. SIMPLE IS THE BEST!! Tap sound is cool. ------------------------------ Subscription ------------------------------ Premium features are available. - No ads - Sorting notes Usage period Premium(1 Month) - Monthly 300 yen / month Premium(1 Year) - Annual 3,300 yen / year Purchase / Cancellation - If you purchase, you can use all the premium features. - Premium functions are automatically updated. You can cancel the subscription from 'Settings' -> 'Username' -> 'Subscription' within 24 hours before the end of the registration period. Restore - Premium functions purchased before can be restored as many times as you like within the usage period. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy - http://www.k-up.net/terms-of-use.html - http://www.k-up.net/policy.html ------------------------------ Feature === New!! Ver1.4.4 === + Supported OS is iOS9 or later. + Adjusted the deviation of the theme color label on the setting screen. + Improved the internal processing of the entire app. Improved stability. + Improved the internal processing of the advertisement display processing. Improved stability. The operation has become lighter by eliminating unnecessary access in displaying advertisements. + Added support to continue playing the music that was playing after playing the advertisement video. === New!! Ver1.4.3 === + Optimized subscription purchase process. + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.4.2 === + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.4.1 === + Adjusted the label coordinates of the theme color on the setting screen. + Improved the stability of the internal processing. + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) === New!! Ver1.4.0 === + Premium(Subscription) - Sorting Notes. (No.1 most popular) - No Ads. (No.2 most popular) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.3.0 === + New Icon + Release Notes View support Changes and new features are easier to understand by displaying the Release Notes View immediately after the update. + Premium - Movable notes to another category. (In-app purchase) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.2.1 === + Improved Ad view. === New!! Ver1.2 === + Improved the stability of the internal processing. + Improved theme color settings view. Stylish, rounded and numbered theme color section bar. === New!! Ver1.1.1 === + Improved a inputting view. + Fixed bug. === New!! Ver1.1 === + Improved settings view. Disp app icon, Review, Recommended Apps. === Easy Notes Lite Ver1.0 === + Add, edit, delete and sort a category. + Support setting theme color(216 colors). + Support setting Font(200types) and Fontsize(4-72pts). + Confortable sound effects on tapping.
Notebook
Capture your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with a versatile digital notebook. Create rich notes with text, files, audio, and video. Organize content visually, collaborate in real-time, and access everything across your devices.
- Rich note creation with text, files, audio, and video
- Checklist creation for task management
- Bookmark collection and offline reading
- Kanban-style note organization
- Real-time collaboration and sharing
- AI-powered journaling suggestions
- Cross-device and cloud synchronization
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Zoho Notebook is a free, ad-free note-taking app for students, teams and researchers: capture, find and reuse what you write down — typed notes, Apple Pencil handwriting, voice recordings with AI transcription, checklists, files and document scans in one note. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and other devices. WHAT PEOPLE USE NOTEBOOK FOR 1. MEETING AND LECTURE NOTES Record with audio or video cards; Notebook AI turns it into searchable text with timestamps, so you jump straight to the decision instead of replaying it. Structured minutes with title, participants, decisions and action points sit in the note beside your highlights. Record screen and self at once; longer videos get chapters. 2. STUDY AND RESEARCH Record lectures and search the transcript weeks later. Scan textbooks and business cards, handwrite and sketch with Apple Pencil, use OCR to find text inside photos and handwritten notes, so nothing you captured becomes unfindable. A long note becomes an AI mind map before an exam. 3. DAILY TO-DOS AND JOURNALING Dedicated checklist cards keep tasks beside your notes, and recurring reminders keep them on schedule. Journaling prompts come from your own activity, easier to keep than a blank page. 4. FILES, SCANS, AND SAVED READING Add PDFs, Word docs and spreadsheets with file cards. Articles, videos, recipes and how-tos become Smart Cards, formatted automatically, readable offline and ad-free. Group it all into nested collections. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK Is it free? Yes, with 2GB of free storage and no ads. Notebook Pro adds more storage, longer notes, larger attachments, Email-In to save emails as notes, premium covers, and custom recurring reminders. Can I move my notes from Evernote, Google Keep, or OneNote? Yes, with dedicated migration tools; it arrives organized. Is my data private? Notes are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell your data and never show ads. Lock notes or notebooks with a password, Touch ID or Face ID; previews stay hidden until unlocked. Does it work offline? Yes. Create, edit and read offline, then pick up on another device once it syncs to the cloud. What can Notebook AI do? Transcribe audio and video, build mind maps, summarize and simplify, fix grammar, set tone (casual, professional, friendly, direct, or confident), translate into any language, draft notes, checklists, tables, code or a template from a prompt, and suggest tags. Notebook AI is a separate add-on. Does it use on-device AI and Siri? Yes. An on-device Knowledge Graph links ideas across notebooks and answers questions from your own notes. Siri creates and updates notes by voice with the app closed, and On-Screen Awareness summarizes what's on screen without switching apps. Can I share with non-users? Yes. @mention people to collaborate in real time, or publish a public note or video by link. MORE INSIDE - Search by title, content, tag, collaborator, or notebook; filter by any card type, contact, or link; search within one note; sort by date or relevance, with auto-suggestions and recent searches, offline and across languages - iPhone: text-search audio notes, share via iMessage, dictate with Siri, recent notes from the Notification Bar, SharePlay in calls - iPad: drag and drop, split view, slide over, multiple windows, Stage Manager - Apple Watch: record audio, scribble notes, check off lists, add photo notes, record in one tap from a watch face complication - VoiceOver and a dark interface - Roll back to any of a note's last 10 versions Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled and are charged to your Apple Account. Prices vary by location. Manage in your account settings. Privacy - https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html Terms - https://www.zoho.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notebook at none against Easy Notes Lite's shown. Notebook also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Easy Notes Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Easy Notes Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Easy Notes Lite ships an update fortnightly, Notebook every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Notes Lite | Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hirofumi yamada | Zoho Corporation |
Bugs and requests
Easy Notes Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notebook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes disappearing or getting corrupted
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent behavior when editing notes
- Syncing problems across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sorting and reordering options for notes
- Enhanced search capabilities
- Ability to export notes in various formats
- More customization options for notebook covers
- Integration with other productivity apps
In-app purchases
Easy Notes Lite
- Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Premium (1 Year)$30.991 Year
- Move notes to another category$0.99
Notebook
- Notebook Pro$2.491 Month
- Notebook Pro Plus$3.991 Month
- Notebook AI$4.991 Month
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- Notebook Personal$14.991 Year
- Notebook Pro2 variants$24.991 Year
- Notebook Pro Plus1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Notebook AI$49.991 Year









