Comparison

NotePrints vs Buildend

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

Head to head
About

NotePrints

This app allows you to view, annotate, and create PDF documents with powerful markup tools. It handles large files and offers extensive zoom capabilities, along with drawing and text editing features. You can also manage files, extract pages, and share your work across devices.

Highlights
  • View and markup PDF files
  • Support for large format and multi-page PDFs
  • 300x zoom capability
  • Vector graphics drawing engine
  • Create new PDFs from camera or photos
  • Add shapes, rich text, and hand drawings
  • Cut, copy, and paste between documents
  • File management and page manipulation
Features
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Welcome NotePrints - Virtual paper done right! Leave your NotePrints all over your documents including large CAD drawings NotePrints can do: + View and add markups to PDF files NotePrints is naturally one of the fastest PDF viewers One touch activates powerful markup features + Work with large files and large format sheets NotePrints was built from the ground up for large format PDF files (36” x 48” and larger page sizes) and files with 1000's of pages + 300x Zoom Zoom way in to create and view small details Deepest zoom in the industry + Vector graphics drawing engine Graphics are always crisp retina quality at all zoom levels + Create PDFs Create new PDFs from camera or Photos or by choosing from blank or patterned virtual paper + Add shapes, photos and rich text Add straight lines, rectangles, ellipses and perfect squares and circles Add photos from camera or Photos Create rich text with many fonts, colors and formatting options + Draw by Hand Basic efficient vector drawing engine with many colors, line widths and line types to choose from + Cut, Copy, Paste Cut, Copy and Paste between pages and documents + Open locked PDFs View password protected PDF files + Desktop file management Create, move, copy, delete and rename files, folders and sub-folders + Add, Delete, Extract pages Add pages at any point in PDF Delete any pages from PDF Extract any pages to new PDF file + Transfer files Use iTunes sharing or DropBox to copy files to/from NotePrints Share and open PDF files with other apps with "Open in ..." support Open PDF email attachments directly into NotePrints Email files directly from NotePrints + Package Package all your edits and original PDF file into a proprietary NotePrints .npd file and transfer to your computer for backup or to another iPad or iPhone to continue editing

About

Buildend

Features
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Buildend is construction management software. Create and consolidate all your commercial construction project correspondence into a central tool. With all your communications, financial data and plans in one place, you'll be able to make quicker and more profitable decisions.

Screenshots

NotePrints4 screens
Buildend3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buildend at Free against NotePrints's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Buildend is free to download; NotePrints costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotePrints ships an update every 9 days, Buildend every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NotePrints versus Buildend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotePrintsBuildend
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott SaiaBuildend Inc.

In-app purchases

None

NotePrints

No in-app purchases

None

Buildend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotePrints free?
NotePrints costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buildend free?
Buildend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NotePrints or Buildend have ads?
Neither NotePrints nor Buildend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotePrints or Buildend?
NotePrints ships an update every 9 days, and Buildend every 5 days. Most recently, NotePrints was updated on September 24, 2026 and Buildend on October 3, 2026.

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