Notebook vs HPlanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
HPlanner
This digital planner offers an analog feel for organizing your life. Easily sketch out long-term goals, monthly plans, and daily tasks. Track routines, gain insights from statistics, and enjoy features like iCloud sync and customizable themes.
- Analog-inspired digital planner
- Yearly, monthly, and daily planning
- Routine setting and tracking
- Statistics for time management insights
- iCloud sync
- Customizable themes
- Search functionality
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HPlanner is a planner that connects your long-term goals to today's actions. Long-term, yearly, monthly, and daily planning flow seamlessly together, helping you turn distant goals into meaningful daily progress. Experience the warmth of a paper planner with the flexibility of digital planning, and manage everything from small routines to life's biggest goals in one place. [ From Long-Term Goals to Today's Tasks ] Move freely between long-term, yearly, monthly, and daily planning whenever you need. Turn ambitious goals into small, achievable actions every day. [ Build Routines Your Way ] Create and modify routines for each day of the week whenever you like. Instead of adapting to rigid rules, organize your routines around your own lifestyle. [ See Your Progress, Build Better Habits ] Track your routine statistics to discover your habits and daily patterns, helping you manage your time more effectively and stay focused on your goals. [ Find Your Past Records Anytime ] Quickly search your previous plans and notes, so your ideas and memories are always within reach. [ Make It Truly Yours ] Choose from a wide range of color themes and create a planner that reflects your personal style. [ One Planner. One Flow.] Bring your long-term plans, routines, and everything in between together in one planner. Stay focused on your plans without switching between multiple apps. ( Digital Convenience ) * iCloud Sync * Widgets * Notifications * Search * Import & Export Data Small daily entries gradually shape your life. HPlanner is more than a planner for today's schedule—it is a planner that helps you plan your future and turn your goals into reality. Every small record today brings you one step closer to tomorrow's goals. ------------------------------ If you encounter any issues, please contact us at customer@dailerapps.com * A free trial is available. Cancel anytime before the subscription starts. Subscription changes and refunds are available through the App Store. Visit DailerApps Instagram to view reels that demonstrate how to use the app. ------------------------------ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notebook at 24K against HPlanner's 1. Notebook also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). HPlanner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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. Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and HPlanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HPlanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Notebook ships an update every 6 days, HPlanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notebook | HPlanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoho Corporation | DailerApps |
Customer experience
Notebook
HPlanner
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
HPlanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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 Plus$39.991 Year
- Notebook AI$49.991 Year
HPlanner
- 1 Week7 Days trial$1.497 Days
- 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 3 Months$3.993 Months
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- 6 Months$5.996 Months
- 1 Year7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Purchase$14.99









