Comparison

Opus One vs FoxNotes

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

Head to head
About

Opus One

This app helps you manage tasks and notes with a paperlike interface. Organize your day with daily task lists, schedules, and notes, and use a master task section to capture all your to-dos. Features include drag-and-drop reordering, event integration, and customizable notes.

Highlights
  • Master Task section
  • Daily Task lists with status, priority, and notes
  • Daily Schedule and Event integration
  • Daily Notes with customizable text formatting
  • Drag and drop task reordering
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Sketch drawing canvas
Features
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Opus One is a real day planner, not another to-do app. Each day gets its own page — tasks with A/B/C priorities, your schedule, and notes — on a planner that looks and feels like paper. Plan on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and it all stays in sync. YOUR DAY ON ONE PAGE • Daily Tasks with A/B/C priorities, status, notes, and alarms. • A schedule that shows your Calendar events alongside your tasks. • Drag a task onto the schedule — with task durations, the end time fills in automatically. • Daily Notes with photos, PDFs, checklists, and audio. • Today's weather and a daily quote, right on the page. PLAN BEYOND TODAY • Master Tasks: everything on your mind in one list, no due date required. • Goals with timelines, photos, and progress you can see. • Roles: review the areas of your life each week so nothing important gets crowded out. • Mission, Values, and Vision pages to keep the big picture one tap away. • Meeting Planner for agendas, decisions, and next steps. NOTES AND JOURNALS • Rich notes with fonts, colors, tags, and your own custom sections. • Sketch and handwrite with Apple Pencil. • Journals with 25 covers to choose from, plus a guided Gratitude Journal. IT GOES WHERE YOU GO • Home Screen widgets for today's tasks, your mission, your values, and daily quotes. • Live Activities keep today's tasks on your Lock Screen. • Add a task from Control Center, or ask Siri. • Apple Watch app to see your day and check off tasks from your wrist. • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. MAKE IT YOURS • Planner themes, including seasonal ones. • Task-complete sounds and rewards for finishing what you planned. • Color-coded categories and repeating rules with advanced options. OPUS ONE PRO The core planner is free. Opus One Pro adds cloud sync across all your devices, weather, attachments (images, PDFs, audio), Apple Pencil sketching, categories, repeating rules, Goals, Siri, and themes. One subscription covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac on the same iCloud account. Available yearly or monthly. Subscription details: Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://piso13.com/privacy-policy-2/ Terms of Service: https://piso13.com/terms-of-service/

About

FoxNotes

Features
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Journal & Digital Planner App help you to write, and draw to take notes with more than +100 templates. The App is considered a very effective method for individuals to take notes on tasks that need to be done and ensure that they are completed on time. 4:29 #Journal & Digital Planner offers auto-renewing subscription options: •$2.99 per week •$19.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Intro.Maker • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.asiancomputingapps.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.asiancomputingapps.com

Screenshots

Opus One4 screens
FoxNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FoxNotes at weekly against Opus One's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Opus One sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FoxNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Opus One ships an update every 3 weeks, FoxNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Opus One versus FoxNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpus OneFoxNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (954 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings954 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPISO 13, Inc.Do Anh

Bugs and requests

Opus One

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues between devices
  • App crashes and data loss
  • Keyboard not working on iPad
  • Distorted font in calendar view

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add weekly and monthly views
  • Improve Apple Pencil support
  • Add project management features
  • Integrate with more calendar/task apps
  • Provide better training and tutorials
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  • Allow customization of UI and themes

FoxNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Opus One

Subscriptions2
  • Opus One Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Opus One Professional7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

FoxNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Journal Planner Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Journal Planner Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Journal Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Opus One free?
Opus One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FoxNotes free?
FoxNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Opus One or FoxNotes have ads?
Neither Opus One nor FoxNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Opus One or FoxNotes?
Opus One ships an update every 3 weeks, and FoxNotes weekly. Most recently, Opus One was updated on September 24, 2026 and FoxNotes on September 19, 2026.

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