# Notes Writer Pro: Beyond PDFs — Notepad, Word, Pencil & Scan

> Comprehensive writing, note-taking, and PDF annotation app with extensive organization and sharing features. (iPhone/iPad app by Kairoos Solutions SL.)

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- Developer: [Kairoos Solutions SL](https://appshunter.io/developer/978066434)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 3,193 App Store ratings · 784 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 375 MB
- Languages: Russian, Hindi, Vietnamese, American English, Arabic, Dutch, European Spanish, Italian, Korean, German (Germany) and 5 more
- Released: 2018-08-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes-writer-pro-beyond-pdfs/id1422480068/reviews.md

## What is Notes Writer Pro?

You have lecture notes to take, a story to tell, article to publish, whether it’s today’s journal entry, tomorrow’s thesis, highlight important things in ebooks and PDFs, fill out a PDF form or get the most from your business meetings. Notes Writer is an excellent assistant in study and business, also being effective for writing down your ideas and thoughts and sharing them!

Students, teachers, writers, doctors, journalists, scholars and business professionals use Notes Writer daily to store notes, annotations, memos, signed PDFs, papers, highlighted PDF text-books, lectures and more.

With Notes Writer Pro you can:

+ WRITE. EDIT. FORMAT
· Write Everywhere: Use Notes Writer as an stand-alone writing app even if you don’t have a computer or you are offline in the wilds
· Create rich text format (RTF) and advanced Markdown (MD) documents
· Define margins, headers/footers, paper sizes, MLA and APA style format
· Live counters: characters, words, sentences, lines, Avg. Word length, Words per sentence & reading time
· Text to Speech for proofreading
· Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing
· Typewriter: Distraction-Free mode, letting you focus on what you’re writing
· Over 30 languages typing support including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic & Hebrew 
· Extra keys: tab, forward delete, cursor up/down/left/right, etc. 

+ ANNOTATE PDFs. FILL FORMS. SIGN DOCUMENTS.
· PDF Annotations: highlight, strikeout, underline, notes, voice notes, pencil, stamp, sign... 
· Fill out forms. Supports PDF AcroForms standard
· Sign with your own signature documents, contracts, forms
· Digital Signature Validation 

+ ORGANIZE. STRUCTURE. FIND.
· Organize your work in unlimited notebooks, folders and subfolders
· Create notebooks and projects in your own tree-like structure: Sections, Classes, Lectures, Grades, Drafts, Folders, Chapters, Research, etc.
· Design the cover of your notebooks
· Full-text search your library of documents and projects

+ SCAN NOTES. RESEARCH. PDF LIBRARY
· Split view: Open two PDFs or handwritten notes simultaneously on screen. Compare or use them as book and paper
· Full PDF reader and manager included for reference files, text books, ebooks, articles, resources, papers, etc.
· Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. as PDF
· Open PowerPoint, Word and Excel files

+ SHARE NOTES. EXPORT PDF, HTML…
· Open attachments directly from the Mail app
· Sync via iCloud, Dropbox, Box, WebDAV and Google Drive
· Convert to multiple formats RTF, Markdown, PDF, ePub, HTML, RTFD, TXT, etc. 
· Zip folders/notebooks and email them

+ AUTOMATIC BACKUPS. BE SAFE. PROTECT YOUR WORK
· Protect your work with an app security passcode
· Protect any folder or project with a passcode
· Automatic Backups of your notes and notebooks

Notes Writer is more than an innovative, fast and reliable note-taking, PDF annotator and writing app designed for anyone who take notes or writes. This is a smart notepad and writing workspace for your iPad and iPhone.

Privacy Policy
http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html
EULA
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Rich text and Markdown writing
- PDF annotation and form filling
- Unlimited notebook organization
- Document scanning
- Cloud sync and multiple export formats
- Distraction-free writing mode

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $9.99.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notes Writer Pro AI Assistant | $2.99 | per month |


## Chart rankings

- #82 in Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

## What do users think of Notes Writer Pro?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent note-taking app
- 📁 Great folder organization
- 🎨 Customizable notebook covers
- 🔍 Useful PDF annotation tools
- 🤖 Impressive AI capabilities

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Sync and file transfer issues
- 🕰️ Slow performance and lag
- 🔒 Poor customer support
- 💰 Misleading upgrade pricing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Notes randomly disappearing
- Formatting issues with text and images
- Unreliable audio recording and playback
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to transfer files between free and pro versions

**Most requested features**

- Handwriting recognition
- Improved eraser and shape tools
- Customizable keyboard and toolbar
- Better integration with cloud storage
- Ability to rotate and resize images

## Recent user reviews (10 of 784)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes-writer-pro-beyond-pdfs/id1422480068/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Gets the Job   Done

*2026-07-28, version 26.5.0*

It takes notes easily on the cloud or no.  The writing of thie review however is bad.  I can ot see what is being written.

### 4/5 — Crashes Automatically

*2026-07-24*

NW Pro crashes(closes) itself  automatically

### 1/5 — Dejo de funcionar

*2026-07-14, version 26.5.0*

He pagado por esta app, y funcionó bien por unos meses, pero ahora ha dejado de funcionar por completo, he probado de todo y simplemente no ha vuelto a funcionar, entro y se queda congelado, no responde

### 1/5 — From Great App to Complete Garbage

*2026-05-27, version 26.4.1*

Before, NotesWriter used to be a great app for marking up drawings and adding notes. It was simple, reliable, and actually useful. Now it’s a piece of garbage. The app has become frustrating to use. Really disappointing to see such a good app go downhill like this.

### 4/5 — iPad側の環境？

*2026-05-21*

手書きの精度もよく、日本語も検索できるため、便利に使っております！
アップデート後に使いづらくなった以下の2点を元にもどせませんか？

・何年か前のバージョンであった、ページ送り用のスクロールバーを復活させてほしい。

・ファイルアプリからPDFを開いた時、空の新規ウィンドウを作成するようになった。（PDF自体は最初のウィンドウに開かれています。不要なウィンドウだらけになって邪魔）

以下は要望です。
・表示の「左から右へ」などの設定を固定にしたい。

### 4/5 — 急に大幅改善

*2026-05-14*

前バージョンのこのアプリはひどいバグがあったりしてお世辞にも有料アプリのクオリティにしては不満が残るものだった
しかし今回のアップデートでバグ修正にUIの改善を通してかなり使い勝手の良いアプリになった
今のバージョンなら十分満足できる出来だと思う

### 5/5 — Great for construction

*2026-05-11*

Big fan! I’ve been using this app for a few years for construction drawings.  Making mark-ups, doing as-builts and filling out forms like time cards, hazard assessments and expense reports.   There used to be a feature where when you selected something, there was an option to select more items to group them together. I found that tool VERY useful for overlaying things from one print to another, though it didn’t last long.  Would it be possible to get it again?

A scaling tool would be great, if possible!

### 1/5 — Worst stupid update

*2026-05-11*

Why r things all changed and messed up and you cant even choose which pen to use when it’s half screened? Change it back

### 4/5 — Beautiful and useful!🤎

*2026-05-04*

Your app is wonderful and truly useful. It has been with me since my undergraduate studies and continues to support me now during my master’s journey. Thank you so much for adding the Arabic language, and I really appreciate your responsiveness! 🤎

I would be very happy to see improvements in the following areas:

Improving the pen tool to make it more flexible and smoother to use.
Adding a modern sticker library and removing outdated ones.
Enabling audio file import and export, and improving the voice recording feature by syncing it with written notes.
Adding a long-press feature to help straighten lines when selecting text.
Further enhancing the app’s user interface.
Allowing file sharing with others through an online link.
Making it possible to open multiple files (for example, 10 files) at once with a single action. This feature is extremely important for researchers, who often work with many files simultaneously. Being able to select and open multiple files at once would greatly improve workflow and productivity.
Improving the lasso (freeform) selection tool.
Adding the Hijri date alongside the Gregorian date and the day, with an option to enable it in settings.
In the annotations section, it would be helpful to include an image of the page, rather than only showing the page reference, font color, and date.

**Developer response:** Hello! Thank you! We will add Arabic soon.
Best regards,
Notes Writer Team

### 1/5 — Una puta mañana a la mierda. NO DESCARGAR

*2026-03-29, version 18.7.0*

Una maña he estado para redactar un trabajo. Se me cierra la aplicación y desaparece TODO lo que he hecho. Es una basura y mierda de Apple. NO DESCARGUÉIS SEMEJANTE MOJÓN QUE NO ES CAPAZ DE GUARDAR AL MOMENTO.

## Frequently asked questions about Notes Writer Pro

### What can I do with Notes Writer Pro?

Notes Writer Pro allows you to write and edit documents in rich text and Markdown, annotate PDFs, fill out forms, and sign documents. You can also organize your work into unlimited notebooks and folders, scan documents using your device's camera, and export your work in various formats.

### How does the app help with writing?

The app offers a distraction-free 'Typewriter' mode to help you focus on writing. It also provides live counters for words, characters, and reading time, supports dictation, and includes text-to-speech for proofreading. Over 30 languages are supported for typing.

### Is there a cost to use Notes Writer Pro?

The application is available for free with in-app purchases. This means you can download and use the basic features without charge, with optional purchases available for advanced functionalities or content.

### What devices is Notes Writer Pro compatible with?

The application is designed for use on iPads and iPhones. It leverages the camera and other device-specific features for tasks like document scanning and split-view functionality.

### How can I organize and back up my notes?

You can organize your work into an unlimited number of notebooks, folders, and subfolders, creating a tree-like structure. The app also offers automatic backups and security features like passcodes to protect your work and ensure its safety.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.5.0 — 2026-06-17

* Added support for 9 new app languages, bringing the total to 20: Traditional Chinese, Polish, Thai, Hindi, Dutch, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Indonesian.
* Improved performance and fixed minor bugs.
* Improved support for PDF, plain text, RTF, and Markdown files.
* Faster AI Assistant.
* We update Notes Writer frequently to make it even better. Each update includes product improvements and bug fixes. If you enjoy using the app, please leave us a review!

### 26.4.1 — 2026-05-18

- Improved performance and fixed minor bugs.
- Better PDF, plain text, RTF and Markdown support!
- Faster AI Assistant!
- We update Notes Writer frequently to make it even better. Each update has product improvements or bug fixes. If you enjoy using the app, please leave us a review!

### 26.3.0 — 2026-05-11

- Improved performance and fixed minor bugs.
- Better PDF, plain text, RTF and Markdown support!
- Faster AI Assistant!
- We update Notes Writer frequently to make it even better. Each update has product improvements or bug fixes. If you enjoy using the app, please leave us a review!

### 26.2.0 — 2026-05-07

- Improved performance and fixed minor bugs.
- Better PDF, plain text, RTF and Markdown support!
- Faster AI Assistant!
- We update Notes Writer frequently to make it even better. Each update has product improvements or bug fixes. If you enjoy using the app, please leave us a review!

### 18.7.0 — 2025-12-20

- Better PDF, plain text, RTF and Markdown support!
- Faster AI Assistant!
- We update Notes Writer frequently to make it even better. Each update has product improvements or bug fixes. If you enjoy using the app, please leave us a review!

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