Comparison

Pencil Note vs Laser engraving

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Note

Create and organize digital sticky notes on a virtual bulletin board. Supports Apple Pencil for realistic writing and drawing with pressure sensitivity. Offers various paper types and pen colors for personalized notes.

Highlights
  • Digital bulletin board for notes
  • Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity
  • Four paper types and two pen colors
  • Finger eraser functionality
  • Organize and move notes freely
  • Split screen support
Features
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Gather your thoughts in a flash using Pencil Note! With support for the new Apple Pencil, you can create sticky notes and save them on a digital bulletin board. Choose from 4 different paper types: pink or yellow sticky notes, graphing, or cardstock paper and two pen colours: red or blue to create notes on the go. Keep track of important dates, lists and other matters in this handy app. Apple Pencil support allows you to jot down notes like you would in reality. Pressure sensitivity gives you the option to not only write, but draw. Applying more pressure with the pen creates thicker lines. Now, once enabled in the Options screen, you can also erase your mistakes using a swipe of your finger! Use Pencil Note to write or draw out ideas and always have them on hand! Features: - Create and keep track of notes using this handy digital bulletin board. - Move around notes to help you organize your thoughts to commit them to memory. - Use red or blue ink and choose from 4 paper types to make differentiation easy. - Make a mistake? Simply trash the note and create a new one or enable the finger eraser in the Options screen to make quick work of your errors with a swipe of your fingertip! - Draw or write! The Apple Pencil support allows you to further enhance your notes, but you can also draw designs with your fingertips. - Simple controls! Tap on a paper to create a new page and tap away from a note when done to minimize and then move it around the bulletin board. - Split screen is supported to let you take notes as you use other apps. - All rotations are now supported for more ease of use. - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy! - Keep an eye on all of your notes with a quick glance! Organize your day and your thoughts in a snap! **The music used in the App Preview videos are for demonstration purposes only and are not available within the app. The music has been provided by Sound-ideas.com.

About

Laser engraving

This app allows you to easily engrave designs using a portable WiFi laser engraver. Connect wirelessly to send content from your device to the engraver for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Portable WiFi laser engraver control
  • Wireless content transfer
  • Easy engraving process
  • App-based design sending
Features
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The portable wifi laser engraver!Using wifi content to app doing engrave easily.

Screenshots

Laser engraving4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Laser engraving at Free against Pencil Note's $0.99. Laser engraving also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 5). Pencil Note's advantage is rating (2.4 vs 1.8) and review sentiment (25% vs 9%). On 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

Laser engraving is free to download; Pencil Note costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Note holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laser engraving has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pencil Note's written reviews are positive against 9% of Laser engraving's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, Laser engraving fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pencil Note versus Laser engraving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil NoteLaser engraving
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better1.8 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better8.8% of reviews
Number of ratings526 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagitech CorporationDongguan Xinjia Laser Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Pencil Note

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Laser engraving

All ratings26 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative87.7%

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Note

No in-app purchases

None

Laser engraving

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pencil Note free?
Pencil Note costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laser engraving free?
Laser engraving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Note or Laser engraving?
Pencil Note is rated higher. Pencil Note averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Laser engraving averages 1.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Pencil Note or Laser engraving have ads?
Neither Pencil Note nor Laser engraving shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Note or Laser engraving?
Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, and Laser engraving fortnightly. Most recently, Pencil Note was updated on October 11, 2026 and Laser engraving on October 21, 2026.

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