# Pad Notes AI — Handwriting & Notes Chat > Handwriting & Notes Chat (iPhone/iPad app by Hung Tien Pham.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pad-notes-ai/id6779363432 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hung Tien Pham](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896766758) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 16 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 5 more - Released: 2026-06-16 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pad-notes-ai/id6779363432/reviews.md ## What is Pad Notes AI? Take notes the way you think — write by hand, record your voice, or type. Pad Notes AI brings together handwriting, audio, and artificial intelligence in one seamless notebook experience built for iPad and Apple Pencil. ——— HANDWRITING & DRAWING ——— Write naturally with Apple Pencil on a variety of paper styles. Pad Notes AI recognizes your handwriting automatically, making every note fully searchable without any extra effort. ——— VOICE RECORDING & TRANSCRIPTION ——— Record lectures, meetings, or ideas on the go. Your recordings are transcribed in real time, and you can tap any word in the transcript to jump straight to that moment in the audio. ——— AI ASSISTANT ——— Ask the built-in AI to summarize your notes, explain a concept, or answer questions about what you've written — all without leaving the page. ——— ORGANIZED YOUR WAY ——— Keep multiple notebooks open in tabs, browse pages as thumbnails, and find anything instantly with full-text search across handwriting, typed notes, and transcriptions. ——— EXPORT EVERYTHING ——— Share your work as a polished PDF, export audio recordings as M4A files, or save all transcriptions as a formatted text document — ready to share in seconds. ——— iCLOUD SYNC ——— Your notes stay up to date across all your devices automatically. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Lifetime Access | $9.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.1.3 — 2026-07-17 Welcome to Pad Notes AI version 1.1.3! In this release, we've introduced powerful organization tools, enhanced Apple Pencil ink consistency, improved live AI streaming, and optimized performance across iPad and Mac (Catalyst). Key Updates: ALL-NEW FOLDER MANAGEMENT Easily organize your notebooks with a dedicated folder sidebar leveraging iPad-first NavigationSplitView. Drag-and-drop notebooks directly onto folder chips for instant filing. Filter your Home Library notebooks by folder effortlessly. UNINTERRUPTED LIVE SPEECH TRANSCRIPTION Enhanced audio recording and Speech-to-Text translation with intelligent continuous chunking. The app now bypasses the system's 60-second limit, allowing you to capture long lectures, meetings, and notes without interruption. STREAMING AI ASSISTANT (NOTES AI PANEL) Implemented real-time streaming responses for the AI assistant — see answers appear word-by-word instantly. Added a "Stop Generating" button to let you abort AI outputs at any point. Enhanced chat history presentation and overall AI panel user interface. CONSISTENT APPLE PENCIL INK RENDERING Fixed canvas rendering inconsistency. Enforced light-mode traits on the PencilKit canvas and PKToolPicker, ensuring ink colors remain vibrant and legible on light paper templates, even when system-wide Dark Mode is active. Standardized toolbar icon tinting for a clean, uniform look. ROBUST MACOS CATALYST SUPPORT Optimized desktop experience under macOS Catalyst, adjusting toolbar behaviors, configuring window scenes, and fixing keyboard/shortcut issues. Resolved sheet dismissal bugs where the "Done" button would occasionally fail to close settings on macOS. UI/UX & ACCESSIBILITY POLISH Streamlined interface layouts and standardized system colors to improve contrast, accessibility, and readability. Implemented an adaptive overflow menu in the Editor toolbar to keep functions reachable on split screens. Added scroll-to-current-page functionality in the Page Browser for faster navigation. Thank you for choosing Pad Notes AI! If you enjoy the app, please take a moment to leave a review on the App Store. ### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-06 Folder management Keep your notebooks organized with the new folder system. Drag and drop notebooks into folders right from your library, and browse quickly using the dedicated folder sidebar. Refreshed library A redesigned library with a responsive sidebar and a fresh new theme that looks great on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Smoother AI assistant AI responses now stream in real time, so you see the content as it is being generated. Added a Stop Generating button and conversation history in the Notes AI panel. Cleaner page editor A new adaptive toolbar with a smart overflow menu, tidier on smaller screens. Browse pages with segmented view options and auto-scroll to the current page. Better Mac support Improved macOS support with more reliable notebook management, toolbars, and windows. More Added translations for more languages, fixed toolbar issues, and improved overall stability. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-01 This update polishes the new elements and pages experience: • Front/behind layering now applies the moment you tap it • Add cover-styled topic pages anywhere — movable and numbered like normal pages • Turn pages with a one- or three-finger swipe • Sidebar previews now match your pages, including front/behind elements • Stability and sync improvements ### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-25 Add anything to your pages Insert shapes, text boxes, and photos as elements you can freely move, resize, and rotate. Style them with colors, stroke width, and fonts. Layer elements with your handwriting Place any element in front of or behind your pen strokes — perfect for highlights, labels, and backgrounds that sit under your notes. Insert images from your album Drop a photo onto a page as a resizable element, or start a new page straight from a picture. Cover & topic pages, your way Decorate covers with shapes, text, and images. Add cover-styled "topic" pages anywhere in your notebook — they move, reorder, and number just like normal pages. Delete or duplicate covers freely. Per-recording tools Copy a transcript, export a single transcript, or export an individual recording right from its ⋯ menu. One-finger page turns Flip pages with a quick one-finger swipe on iPhone and iPad. Settings that follow you Language, theme, default page style, and more now sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. Refinements & fixes A roomier drawing canvas on iPhone, sharper text-box PDF export, more reliable translation, and sidebar previews that now match your pages — including front/behind element layering. ### 1.0.9 — 2026-06-25 Shapes, text & images on your pages Insert rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, text boxes — and now photos — onto any page. Drag to draw, then move, resize, rotate, and restyle with colors, stroke width, and fonts. Add images from your album Drop in a photo as a resizable element, or start a brand-new page from a picture. More freedom with cover pages Decorate your cover with shapes, text, and images. You can now delete or duplicate the cover just like any other page — and add a fresh one with "New Cover Page". Per-recording tools Copy a transcript, export a single transcript, or export an individual recording right from its ⋯ menu. One-finger page turns Flip pages with a quick one-finger swipe, on both iPhone and iPad. Your settings, everywhere Language, theme, default page style and more now follow you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. Refinements & fixes A roomier drawing canvas on iPhone, sharper text-box PDF export (no more clipped letters), more reliable translation, and library previews that now reflect your shape and image edits. ## More apps by Hung Tien Pham - [LunarV - Lịch Âm Việt Nam](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lunarv-lich-am-viet-nam/id6770913893) - [Lunar Block - Teris 3D](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lunar-block-teris-3d/id6773545437) - [Pad Code AI - Code Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pad-code-ai-code-editor/id6774398897) - [My NAS Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-nas-manager/id6780180564) All apps by Hung Tien Pham: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896766758 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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