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Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

Highlight. Write. Learn.

23K ratings
1085 reviews
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 18, 2021
  • July 12, 2026

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Developer

Noteful Technologies Ltd
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About

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 users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Noteful. Based on 23K reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 7 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Smooth writing experience
  • 👍Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡Layers feature
  • 👍Affordable one-time purchase
  • 🚀Efficient and lightweight
  • 👍Great organization with tags and folders
  • 👍Customizable UI

Negative things

  • 🐛Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔍No handwriting recognition or search
  • 🔍Limited text editing options
  • 🔍Lack of advanced features like math conversion
  • 🔍Exporting PDFs loses some formatting
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What's New in Noteful

1.4.38

July 12, 2026

- Fixed an issue where the Draw with Touch option did not work as expected. - Improved compatibility with upcoming OS updates. Fixed an issue where the Layer and Arrange actions did not work from the menu.

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In-App Purchases

$5.99

Noteful Pro, Lifetime

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User reviews

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By far the best.

This app is perfectly priced, very bloat free, stable with a good backup, and has a variety of features which are actually useful for organizing my work and my notes. I wish the UI were a little less intrusive when inside of a PDF, but my god is that ever preferable to losing notes, lag, crashing, etc from the other apps.
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niborino33niborino33

So goood

U can write and record something there are many options like stickers shape page colour highliter so I rate I 5+ install it now,,,,,
Alvina#Alvina#

Good

I really like this app. It’s really effective and useful for me. If you are searching for a good note taking app just to take notes, Noteful is the one!
mia_hmuemia_hmue

highlighter width issue

highest width of highlighter(10) covering portion of line in some pdf but working perfectly in others.tried redownloading the pdfs and the app.no luck.
Dr.MIT_00Dr.MIT_00

Need help

Noteful is not working properly today and cannot translate the language. Would you be able to help me with the translation, please?
JJ-CuiJJ-Cui
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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

Feature

Custom templates and sticker support

Feature

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

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Customizable pen pressure and smoothing

Feature

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.