Comparison

Notebook vs pinnery

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

pinnery

Capture ideas and tasks effortlessly by recording notes and annotating key phrases. Organize your thoughts with multiple task boards and lists, and share your work with others. Stay focused and motivated with planning tools and tips.

Highlights
  • Record notes and annotate phrases
  • Create tasks from annotated phrases
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Add photos and drawings
  • Share notes live across devices
  • Multiple task boards and lists
  • Add reminders and assign responsible persons
Features
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pinnery is the new way to get things done! Simply record your notes and annotate important phrases to create tasks from them. Use pinnery for your daily ideas and tasks and take your notes while you are in a meeting or on a phone call. EASY NOTE TAKING -Use your Apple Pencil to take notes. Draw with ink, use the highlighter and insert text. -Add Photos and Drawings to your documents PDF ANNOTATION -Upload your PDF document and annotate it. SET A PIN ON IMPORTANT PHRASES -Mark important text parts or sketches and set a pin right next to it. pinnery will then create task with this contents for you. SHARE YOUR NOTES -Export your notes to PDF and send it to your friends -Invite your friends to your notebooks to grant live access -Share your notes live across multiple devices MULTIPLE TASK BOARDS AND LISTS -Create multiple task boards for different topics -Divide your task boards into multiple columns TASKS -Add reminders and responsible persons STAY IN FOCUS -Plan your next day by selecting the tasks you want to solve -Get motivation tipps pinnery is free without any hidden costs. No premium content for extra, no subscriptions, no tricks!

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
pinnery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: pinnery at 100% against Notebook's 65%. pinnery also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. pinnery asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update every 6 days, pinnery every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notebook versus pinnery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookpinnery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationRowisoft GmbH

Customer experience

Notebook

All ratings23,853 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative24.9%

pinnery

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

pinnery

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
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  • Notebook Personal$14.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro2 variants$24.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro Plus$39.991 Year
  • Notebook AI$49.991 Year
None

pinnery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pinnery free?
pinnery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notebook or pinnery have ads?
Neither Notebook nor pinnery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or pinnery?
Notebook ships an update every 6 days, and pinnery every 5 days. Most recently, Notebook was updated on September 24, 2026 and pinnery on June 4, 2026.

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