Comparison

Studious vs HotNotes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Studious

Organize your homework, exams, and courses with this intuitive planner. Get reminders for due dates and upcoming tests, and easily manage your academic schedule. Features include document scanning, calendar views, and professor contact management.

Highlights
  • Homework and exam organization
  • Due date reminders
  • Course tracking
  • Calendar view for assignments
  • Document scanning and printing
  • Professor contact management
Features
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Studious is an intuitive homework planner that helps students organize their homework and exams in pursuit of improving their organization and time management. With the help of Studious, you'll be reminded of when your assignments are due and if your exams are approaching. Studious also allows you to send emails* to professors and take notes. With the help of Studious, achieving your maximum potential will become more tangible. Features: - Scan documents and print them straight from your phone! - View your assignments and exams on a calendar. - Studious saves your homework assignments, and exams and organizes them by their due dates in order to help you better be prepared for what's up next. - Studious also has the ability to keep track of your courses. You can add, and edit courses to your liking, as well as the ability to specify the days you go to a particular class. You can also track the assignments and exams for that particular class by tapping and holding a specific course. - Studious will also remind you of when you assignments are due and when your exams are coming up close. - Save your professors contact information including office hours and email in order to quickly contact them through the app. * Email feature requires that you have your email account setup on your iPhone using Apple's email app. Third party apps haven't been tested yet, but they will be very soon. Credits: Mustaf Ahmed - Graphic Designer and Visionary Guled Ahmed - Developer and CEO Never miss an assignment again! :D

About

HotNotes

Organize your daily tasks and appointments with a stylish and intuitive note-taking app. Create to-do lists, break down tasks into smaller steps, and set reminders for important events. No sign-in is required to start planning your life.

Highlights
  • Daily to-do lists
  • Task breakdown
  • Shapes tool for drawing
  • Elegant design
  • Appointment planning
  • Daily diary creation
  • Event reminders
Features
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• Write daily to-do lists and mark tasks as completed Your basic building block is the almighty To-Do—each a small step toward a great accomplishment. You can add notes, schedule it, and break it down into smaller steps. Features - Draw perfect shapes and lines with shapes tool - enjoy an elegant and eye-pleasing design - plan appointments and set up a stylish agenda - write daily to-do lists and mark tasks as completed - take notes for every day and create a diary - reminders for important events, tasks or notes - no sign-in or registration necessary

Screenshots

Studious4 screens
HotNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Studious at 50% against HotNotes's 0%. Studious also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). HotNotes's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HotNotes holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Studious's written reviews are positive against 0% of HotNotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Studious ships an update monthly, HotNotes every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Studious versus HotNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudiousHotNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (9 ratings)3.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuled AhmedSamsuddin Ahmed Sohag

Customer experience

Studious

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

HotNotes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Studious

No in-app purchases

None

HotNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Studious free?
Studious is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HotNotes free?
HotNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Studious or HotNotes?
HotNotes is rated higher. Studious averages 2.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while HotNotes averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Studious or HotNotes have ads?
Neither Studious nor HotNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Studious or HotNotes?
Studious ships an update monthly, and HotNotes every 28 months. Most recently, Studious was updated on September 23, 2026 and HotNotes on October 4, 2026.

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