Comparison

Notebook vs Table & Spreadsheet Maker

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. TASKS, TO-DOS AND JOURNALING A dedicated To-Do tab sits alongside your notes: break work into subtasks, assign tasks to the right people, set due dates and priorities, and get reminders at the right time. Checklist cards keep shorter lists beside the note they belong to. 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 500MB 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

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

Organize lists, manage data, and build custom tables with this flexible spreadsheet-style app. Create checklists, track inventory, manage tasks, and more with customizable columns and powerful sorting and filtering options.

Highlights
  • Customizable tables
  • Checklists and trackers
  • Multiple column types
  • Sorting and filtering
  • Color-coded rows
  • CSV and PDF export
Features
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SimpleTable is a simple and flexible spreadsheet-style table app for organizing lists, managing data, and creating custom tables. Perfect for checklists, inventory management, customer lists, task tracking, budgeting, schedules, and more. Create your own tables with customizable columns that fit your workflow. Supports multiple column types including text, numbers, dates, checkboxes, selections, and calculated columns. Sort, filter, color-code, and pin columns to keep large datasets easy to read and organized. Optimized for both iPhone and iPad, with a clean and fast interface designed for comfortable daily use. Main Features • Create fully customizable tables • Build lists, checklists, trackers, and management sheets • Text, number, date, checkbox, selection, and calculation columns • Color-coded rows for better organization • Pinned columns for easier viewing • Sorting and filtering support • CSV export support • PDF export support • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Simple, powerful, and easy to use. Perfect for anyone looking for a flexible table and list management app.

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
Table & Spreadsheet Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notebook at 4.7 against Table & Spreadsheet Maker's 4.2. Notebook also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 10). Table & Spreadsheet Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Table & Spreadsheet Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 24K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Notebook's written reviews are positive against 78% of Table & Spreadsheet Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update every 6 days, Table & Spreadsheet Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notebook versus Table & Spreadsheet Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookTable & Spreadsheet Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationNaoyuki Rikiji

Customer experience

Notebook

All ratings23,855 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,797 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative17.6%

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

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

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

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 Plus1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Notebook AI$49.991 Year
None

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Table & Spreadsheet Maker free?
Table & Spreadsheet Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notebook or Table & Spreadsheet Maker?
Notebook is rated higher. Notebook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Table & Spreadsheet Maker averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Notebook or Table & Spreadsheet Maker have ads?
Neither Notebook nor Table & Spreadsheet Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or Table & Spreadsheet Maker?
Notebook ships an update every 6 days, and Table & Spreadsheet Maker weekly. Most recently, Notebook was updated on November 7, 2026 and Table & Spreadsheet Maker on November 5, 2026.

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