Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

Highlight. Write. Learn.

24K ratings
1199 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 18, 2021
  • September 25, 2026

Features

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This app revolutionizes paperless note-taking on iPad, allowing for handwritten notes, document annotation, and knowledge organization. It offers a fluid writing experience, PDF markup, powerful tagging, and audio recording synced with notes.

✓Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
✓PDF and document annotation
✓Organize notes with tags
✓Layers for annotations
✓Audio recording synced with notes
✓Import PDFs and MS Office documents
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What's New in Noteful

1.5

September 25, 2026

- New: Noteful 1.5 adopts Apple’s new Liquid Glass design on iOS 26, along with small refinements to menus, controls, and everyday interactions. - Noteful now requires iOS 16.4 or later. Moving on from older iOS versions lets us focus more time on new features and improvements.

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$6.99

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User reviews

Powerful and streamlined

Absolutely my favorite note-taking app. It’s powerful and retains all desired features while being simple and without unneeded features like generative AI. It’s super flexible and allows everything I need as a graduate student.

Best notes app

Tried notability and good notes but this is better and isn't a subscription

Love this app! The missing piece: Handwriting Search

I switched to Noteful six months ago after leaving Goodnotes due to recurring sync/notebook issues, and I couldn't be happier with my decision overall. The performance, organization, and user experience have been incredible!

The only major feature missing—and the one thing keeping this app from total perfection—is handwriting search / OCR. Because I write all of my notes by hand, finding specific terms in 50+ page notebooks requires skimming through every page manually. While indexing and tags help, a global keyword search for handwritten text would save hours of frustration and complete the experience.

Noteful is already an incredible product, and adding handwriting search would easily make it the undisputed best note-taking app on the market. Hoping to see this in a future update!
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Amazing note taking app

I’ve been using this app for at least 2 years. It’s very easy and simple to use! On of my favorite note taking apps so far

Worth the switch

I’ve used all the note-taking apps out there (Notability, Goodnotes, Collanote, etc.) and this app is totally worth the switch I made from some of these “popular” apps. The only thing is that the palm rejection function needs improvement. Merging multiple files could use some work too. Still a solid app and worth the small fee you have to pay for the premium features.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Syncing issues across devices

Bug

Lasso tool not working properly with PDFs

Bug

Eraser tool not functioning as expected

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Requested Features

6 requests

Handwriting recognition and search

Feature

More text editing options (bullet lists, etc.)

Feature

Improved PDF handling and annotations

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Custom templates and sticker support

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Expanded cloud storage options (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)

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Customizable pen pressure and smoothing

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FAQ

What does Noteful do?

Noteful is a note-taking and PDF markup application designed for iPad. It allows users to create handwritten notes, annotate documents, organize information with tags, and even record audio synced with their notes, aiming to replace traditional paper clutter.

What are the key features of Noteful?

Key features include a natural handwriting experience with Apple Pencil support, the ability to import and annotate PDFs and MS Office documents, powerful tagging for organization, layers for annotations, and audio recording synchronized with notes.

How much does Noteful cost?

Noteful is free to use with certain features marked with an asterisk available through an in-app purchase called Noteful Pro. Noteful Pro can be purchased with a one-time payment to unlock these features permanently.

What devices is Noteful compatible with?

Noteful is designed for iPad and also syncs with iPhone devices. It leverages iCloud for syncing notes across all your Apple devices.

What are common use cases for Noteful?

Common use cases include annotating textbooks and lecture slides, taking class notes, building a personal knowledge system, marking up documents, and sketching ideas. It's ideal for students and professionals looking for a digital solution to manage information.