Comparison

Pencil Note vs Do Homework

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 - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy!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

Do Homework

Edit PDFs and images directly, saving changes to new files without altering originals. Merge documents, work with cloud storage, and use a scratchpad for notes. Share files and chat with friends.

Highlights
  • Edit PDFs and images directly
  • Save edits to new files
  • Merge PDFs and images
  • Work with Google Drive
  • Cloud file sharing
  • Scratchpad for notes
  • Draw lines and circles
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Do homework on PDF and images directly 1. Save to separate file, without changing original, continuously editable. 2. Merge to new PDF or images. 3. Work on Google Drive directly. 4. Http transfer files to local. 5. Scratch papper. 6. Local folder structure. 7. Draw line and circle. 8. Cloud share files. 9. Chat with friends.

Screenshots

Do Homework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Do Homework at Free against Pencil Note's $0.99. Do Homework also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Pencil Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Do Homework is free to download; Pencil Note costs $0.99 up front. Do Homework sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pencil Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Pencil Note against 2.3 for Do Homework. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Pencil Note's written reviews are positive against 50% of Do Homework's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, Do Homework fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pencil Note versus Do Homework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil NoteDo Homework
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagitech CorporationHeavenbrook Software Inc.

Customer experience

Pencil Note

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

Do Homework

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Do Homework

One-time1
  • Do homework upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Pencil Note free?
Pencil Note costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Do Homework free?
Do Homework is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Note or Do Homework?
Pencil Note is rated higher. Pencil Note averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Do Homework averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Pencil Note or Do Homework have ads?
Neither Pencil Note nor Do Homework shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Note or Do Homework?
Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, and Do Homework fortnightly. Most recently, Pencil Note was updated on June 1, 2026 and Do Homework on June 4, 2026.

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