Comparison

Notebook vs Find It

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Find It

Access and manage files on your Mac from your iPhone or iPad. Search, view, and open documents, with options to share or view them in Finder. An optional premium upgrade removes search limitations.

Highlights
  • Search Mac files from iOS
  • View file information
  • Preview common file formats
  • Open files with Mac apps
  • Share files with other iOS apps
  • Unlimited search with Premium
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Find It is all you need to easily search, view, download, and share files from your Mac directly to your iPhone or iPad. Easily connect with your Mac with "Find It Server" and follow instructions to search files on your iPhone or iPad. To connect Find It with your Mac, you need to install "Find It Server". Download server application for FREE : http://bit.ly/finditserver • Spotlight on your Pocket: Search your Mac directly on iPhone or iPad • Documents' Information: View general information like Size, Created/Modified dates, tags, and file path. • Quick Look: Open and preview the most common formats. •More Options: Open files with Mac, Show in Finder or share files with other iOS apps. • Find It Premium: Upgrade to Premium Version to search without limitations. - Important Note: Both iOS and Mac apps must connect to the same and local Wi-Fi network, you cannot use this app remotely from other locations.

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
Find It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notebook at 64% against Find It's 8%. Notebook also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Find It's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Find It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 24K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Notebook's written reviews are positive against 8% of Find It's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update every 6 days, Find It every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notebook versus Find It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookFind It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better2.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationAppersian

Customer experience

Notebook

All ratings23,850 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative25.0%

Find It

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and 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

Find It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions7
  • Notebook Pro$2.491 Month
  • Notebook Pro Plus$3.991 Month
  • Notebook AI$4.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Notebook Personal$14.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro2 variants$24.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro Plus$39.991 Year
  • Notebook AI$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Find It

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Find It free?
Find It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notebook or Find It?
Notebook is rated higher. Notebook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Find It averages 2.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Notebook or Find It have ads?
Neither Notebook nor Find It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or Find It?
Notebook ships an update every 6 days, and Find It every 2 months. Most recently, Notebook was updated on October 13, 2026 and Find It on October 8, 2026.

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