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CollaNote: Notes & PDF Markup

CollaNote: Notes & PDF Markup

25+ Pens to Take Better Notes

15K ratings
3258 reviews
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free
In-App Purchases

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Released
January 7, 2021
Updated
October 22, 2026

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Developer

Zauberberg Lab Company Limited
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This app offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with advanced tools for digital planning, PDF markup, and flashcard creation. It features a wide array of pens, handwriting stabilization, and AI-powered assistance for enhanced productivity and creativity. Organize, secure, and share your notes seamlessly across devices.

✓25+ pens and brushes
✓PDF, PPT, DOC markup
✓Flashcard creation
✓Translation tool
✓Audio recording
✓AI-powered tools
✓Real-time collaboration
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What users say about CollaNote

Reviews of CollaNote are mostly positive: the Productivity app is rated 4.7/5 from 15K App Store ratings. What users like most: very good writing app, great app and easy to navigate. Top complaints: glitching, crashing, and issues with writing tools, inconsistent performance and bugs. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Very good writing app
  • 🚀Great app and easy to navigate
  • 🚀Excellent note taking app
  • 👍Amazing free note taking app
  • 👍Fantastic for teaching
  • 👍Awesome note taking app
  • 👍Impressive and free
  • 👍Excellent app for students
  • 👍Impressive notemaker
  • 👍Exactly what I was looking for
  • 👍Impressive & free
  • 👍Excellent app!
  • 👍Amazing app for taking notes
  • 👍Just as good as GoodNotes and Notability combined
  • 👍Truly incredible! Do yourself a favor and get this app!
  • 👍An incredible note taking app, definitely a competitor

Negative things

  • 🐛Glitching, crashing, and issues with writing tools
  • 🐛Inconsistent performance and bugs
  • 🐛Issues with PDF annotations and exports
  • 🐛Problems with organization and navigation
  • 🐛Frequent crashes and data loss
  • 🐛Pen and eraser issues after updates
  • 🐛Laggy performance and freezing
  • 🐛Deleted notes and files
  • 🐛Overheating and high battery drain
  • 🔒Concerns about account creation and login issues
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What's New in CollaNote

5.0.9

October 22, 2026

Introducing iPhone Duo Support! CollaNote is now optimized for iPhone Duo, with exciting new features designed to take full advantage of its unique capabilities. - Mini Map: Easily navigate your notes and quickly jump to different areas of your canvas. - Book Reading Mode: Enjoy a realistic, side-by-side two-page reading experience with physics-based page-turning animations that bring the feeling of a real paper book to life.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$13.90

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User reviews

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There are plenty features to play with. It makes writing note more fun.
CChan_16

It’s amazing !

Really good app don’t have any complaints
Bbetzyyyy9

Free & useful

First of all, the app is free and has so MANY features that other notes apps have. As a broke college student I have been so happy with all the formats, colors, and other features such as inserting images, other documents, and uploading onto canvas. I’m so thankful for this app!
Kkenma123

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great app
Uuojhugfugf

Baller app

Lowk awesome note app for free, better paid, but premium isn’t needed
CSCS college student
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Reported Bugs

6 issues

Pen and eraser issues after updates

Bug

Freezing and crashing when deleting or moving notes

Bug

Inconsistent behavior of favorite pen settings

Bug

Incompatibility with older devices

Bug

Login screen freezes

Bug

Random deletion of notes and files

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Requested Features

12 requests

Add landscape mode support

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Improve text editing and formatting

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Enhance organization with nested folders

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Implement better backup and sync options

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Add more pen/pencil customization

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Improve collaboration and sharing features

Feature

Introduce a zoom window and auto-advance function

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Add more paper style options

Feature

Implement undo/redo functionality

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Allow resizing and manipulating of selected content

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Provide a dark mode option

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Add advanced analytics and dashboard

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FAQ

What can I do with CollaNote?

CollaNote is a powerful app for note-taking, PDF markup, digital planning, and creating flashcards. You can import various document types, use over 25 different pens and brushes for a rich writing experience, and leverage AI tools for calculations, drawing, and writing assistance. It also supports real-time collaboration and audio recording within notes.

Is CollaNote free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a robust set of features. However, it does include in-app purchases, which likely unlock additional premium features, templates, or advanced functionalities beyond the core offerings.

What devices is CollaNote compatible with?

CollaNote is designed for iOS devices and supports iCloud backup and syncing across your iOS devices. It is optimized for Apple Pencil, particularly the Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil Gen 2, offering enhanced writing experiences.

Can I collaborate with others using CollaNote?

Yes, CollaNote features a real-time collaboration function that allows for unlimited participants. This enables seamless teamwork and shared note-taking experiences with creators worldwide through its Public Room feature.

How does CollaNote help with learning and organization?

The app includes a translation tool supporting over 90 languages, making it useful for language learning. You can also create flashcards with audio and images to aid memorization. For organization, it offers unlimited papers, notebooks, over 150 templates, task tracking in planners, and automatic iCloud backups.