Comparison

Notebook vs LuneX

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

LuneX

Features
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Most productivity apps track your habits. LuneX levels up your life. We built LuneX because we were tired of apps that made self-improvement feel like a chore. Ticking boxes. Counting streaks. Logging numbers into a void. LuneX is different. It treats your life like an RPG because that's exactly what it is. Every focus session earns XP. Every category you work on builds a stat. Study harder and your Study level rises. Train consistently and your Fitness level climbs. The progress is real because the effort is real. -------------------------------- LUNO IS YOUR COMPANION, NOT A CHATBOT. Luno is the AI at the heart of LuneX. Not a generic assistant. Not a dashboard widget. A companion who knows your goals, tracks your progress, and checks in when it matters. Luno maps out your goals during onboarding. Analyses your sessions. Notices your patterns. And speaks to you like a friend who actually pays attention. --------------------------- YOUR STREAK IS A MOON. Forget fire emojis. In LuneX, your streak grows into a moon. Miss a day and a token saves you. Hit 30 days and your moon turns blue. Hit 90 days and the Galaxy World unlocks - earned, not bought. ------------------------------------ BONDS. THE FEATURE THAT MAKES PEOPLE SMILE. Real productivity isn't just about work. It's about the people you show up for. LuneX lets you track your real-life relationships, not with checkboxes, but with memories. Log a coffee with a friend. Celebrate an achievement together. Watch your bond level grow over months of genuine connection. Years from now, you'll scroll through a timeline of every meaningful moment with the people who matter most. That's not a feature. That's something you'll actually care about. ----------------------------- WORLDS, NOT THEMES. LuneX transforms completely based on the world you choose. The Ocean. The Forest. The Rainy City. The Galaxy (earn it with a 90-day streak). Each world has its own animated background, its own audio, its own feel. This isn't a colour scheme. It's an environment. --------------------------------------- FOCUS SESSIONS THAT ACTUALLY FEEL GOOD. Start a session and the timer comes alive. Rain falls. Forest sounds drift in. Luno floats in the corner with a word of encouragement. When you finish, a wave crashes across the screen and Luno dances. We spent a long time making that moment feel satisfying. Because you earned it. ------------------- FREE TO START. PREMIUM WHEN YOU'RE READY. Everything core is free - sessions, XP, moon streak, bonds, friends, leaderboards. LuneX Premium adds unlimited Luno AI, streak freeze tokens, all Worlds, advanced insights, journal with AI prompts, sleep analysis, and more. £7.99 a month. Cancel anytime. --------------------------------- Built by a small team who wanted a productivity app they'd actually use. We hope you feel the same way. - Jake & the JN Horizon team Welcome to LuneX Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
LuneX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notebook at weekly against LuneX's every 2 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. Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and LuneX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update weekly, LuneX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notebook versus LuneX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookLuneX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZoho CorporationJake Harrell

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

LuneX

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
3 purchases

LuneX

Subscriptions3
  • LuneX Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • LuneX Premium$7.991 Month
  • LuneX Premium Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LuneX free?
LuneX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notebook or LuneX have ads?
Neither Notebook nor LuneX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or LuneX?
Notebook ships an update weekly, and LuneX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Notebook was updated on October 23, 2026 and LuneX on October 13, 2026.

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