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Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

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24K ratings
1228 reviews
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 18, 2021
  • October 11, 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 24K 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

1.5.1

October 11, 2026

- Fixed a critical issue that caused the app to crash when exporting from an open notebook on iOS 18. - New: An experimental feature that converts lasso selections, including handwriting, to text. Requires iOS 27 or later. - New: An Add Page button in the document Overview tab lets you insert pages more quickly.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$6.99

Noteful Pro, Lifetime

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User reviews

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Almost perfect but the new update has been really disappointing.

This app has everything I've wanted, but the new update adopting liquid glass and new animations has made the app and many animations more sluggish to use. There's also been more bugs from this latest update. Please just revert back to the old version it was perfect, less is more
RedOne896RedOne896

Best note-taking app!

I use this app for college note taking and it’s super slick!! I tried all the other more popular apps but this one was the easiest to understand and was the cheapest for unlimited notebooks ($5 total). I highly recommend this app!
hanlnickhanlnick

App crashes

App crashes when attempting export any notes
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Crashes

Overall this is a great app for students and for organization. However, as recent when I try to export or share my document, the app crashes completely. Working on this soon as possible would be great
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I LOVE NOTEFUL

NOTEFUL GENUINELY SAVED MY LIFE I LOVE NOTEFUL #ONETIMEPURCHASE #SOGOOD DOWNLOAD FOR REAL NOTE TAKING 💯
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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

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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.