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Zimoma or Craft?
Craft is a polished documents app with years behind it and apps on every platform. Zimoma is newer, made for the iPhone first, and still in beta. Here’s an honest look at both.
Sunday
A long walk by the river, then finally booked the ryokan for Kyoto. Rhea says the garden room is the one.
- Book the ryokan
- Rail pass
- Ask Alex about the camera
The short answer
Which one suits you
Both are good apps. They’re good at different things, and the right one depends on how you work.
Choose Zimoma if…
- You write mostly on your iPhone and want a small, focused app.
- You’d like paper that looks like paper, with pens, highlighters, washi tape and stickers.
- You want a share level for people who may comment but not edit, and another for people who may only read.
- You want voice notes that come back written down, with the to-dos picked out.
- You like a simple price: Pro is $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year.
Choose Craft if…
- You need apps today on Mac, Windows, Android and the web, as well as iPhone and iPad.
- You want a mature app: Craft first came out in 2020.
- You publish a lot and want your own domain for published pages.
- You clip pages from the web with a browser extension.
- You’re moving from another app: Craft has importers for Apple Notes, Notion, Evernote and more.
Side by side
Feature by feature
Only things we could check on both sides. What Craft does is as Craft’s own help centre describes it.
| Feature | Zimoma | Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | ||
| iPhone and iPad | iPad is in the beta builds | |
| Mac | Being built | |
| Windows | Being built | |
| Android | Being built | |
| In a web browser | — | |
| Works offline | On the web, Windows and Android, turn on Offline Mode | |
| Writing | ||
| Links between notes, with backlinks | ||
| Whiteboards | ||
| Templates | 40 built in, or make your own | A template gallery, or make your own |
| Planning | ||
| Tasks with dates, deadlines and repeats | ||
| A daily note, made from a template | ||
| Calendar with your phone’s events | Through Apple Calendar on Mac, iPhone and iPad | |
| Organising | ||
| Collections | Table, List and Board viewsTen field types | Table, gallery and kanban viewsUp to 20 custom fields |
| Together | ||
| What people you share with can do | Can edit · Can comment · Can view | Editor · ViewerViewers can read and comment |
| Comments, mentions and notifications | ||
| Version history | How long depends on the plan | |
| Publish to the web | Password or expiry date | Password, expiry date, and your own domain on paid plans |
| AI | ||
| Answers from your own notes | Ask Zimoma, on Pro | Craft Assistant |
| Your notes | ||
| Export | Markdown, plain text, PDF or HTML | PDF, Word, Markdown, TextBundle and more |
| Import | Markdown, text, HTML and PDF files | Importers for Apple Notes, Notion, Evernote, Bear and more |
| Web clipper | — | Chrome, Safari and Firefox |
Checked October 2026, against Craft’s help centre at support.craft.do and craft.do/download. Apps change: if something here is out of date, write to support@zimoma.com and we’ll fix it.
Garden, spring
Tulips by the gate, sweet peas along the fence. Sow the herbs after the last frost.
- Order bulbs
- Fix the trellis
Alex — website meeting
- New homepage, clearer sign-up up top
- Simplify pricing to two plans
Send Alex the new homepage Add
Who’s in this space
- AlyssaOwner
- RheaCan edit
- AlexCan comment
Zimoma’s way
Small, personal and yours to style
Zimoma is built around the iPhone and the way a paper notebook feels.
Where Zimoma is different
What Zimoma brings
A comment-only level
Can comment lets someone read and comment without editing. Can view lets them only read.
Widgets you can tick
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show today’s to-dos, and you tick them off right there.
One simple price
Free to write. Pro is $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year, and new subscribers to the yearly plan get a free week.
Switching
Bring your documents from Craft
Zimoma reads Markdown, which Craft exports.
- Export from CraftOpen a document, choose Share › Export As and pick Markdown. Save the files to a folder.
- Import into ZimomaGo to Settings › Import from Apple Notes › Import exported files. Despite the name, it takes any Markdown.
- Choose how they arriveKeep folder names, turn checklists into to-dos and skip duplicates.
Questions
Before you switch
Isn’t Zimoma a lot like Craft?
In places, yes. Both have documents made of blocks, tasks, daily notes, collections, whiteboards, sharing and publishing. Craft has been around since 2020 and runs on more platforms. Zimoma is newer, made for the iPhone first, and leans into paper, themes and quick capture.
Can I use Zimoma on my Mac, on Windows or in a browser?
Not yet. Zimoma is in beta on iPhone, and iPad is in the beta builds too. Apps for Mac, Windows and Android are being built, and there is no web app. If you need those today, Craft has them.
Can I bring my Craft documents over?
Yes, as Markdown. Export from Craft with Share › Export As › Markdown, then import the files in Zimoma with Settings › Import from Apple Notes › Import exported files, which takes any Markdown.
How much does Zimoma cost?
Free costs nothing and includes 20 AI actions a month and 250 MB of room. Pro is $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year, bought inside the app.
Who can see a published note?
Anyone with the link. Published notes are read-only, hidden from search engines by default, and can have a password or an expiry date. Stop sharing takes one down at once.
The waitlist
Note it now.
Zimoma is in beta on iPhone and on its way to the App Store. Leave your email and we’ll write when there’s a place for you.