Comparison

MyScript Notes vs Genogram Creator

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

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About

MyScript Notes

Transform handwritten notes into editable text with advanced AI. Brainstorm on an infinite canvas, annotate PDFs, and create structured documents. Supports 66 languages and works across devices.

Highlights
  • AI handwriting recognition
  • Infinite canvas for brainstorming
  • PDF annotation
  • Handwriting to typed text conversion
  • Math equation recognition
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Create stunning notes and professional documents effortlessly by hand, brainstorm ideas on an infinite canvas, and annotate PDFs seamlessly. Powered by the world's leading AI handwriting recognition technology, MyScript Notes offers a dynamic platform where handwriting, text, drawings, diagrams, and images seamlessly coexist on an expandable canvas. Enhance your note-taking experience with intuitive pen gestures, effortlessly converting handwriting and shapes into typed text and precise forms. MyScript Notes understands every word you write in your choice of 66 languages, and works on mobile platforms — so you can access and search your notes from any compatible device. Enjoy 4 powerful experiences in one app: • Create unlimited notebooks and fixed-size pages for your daily notes. • Take freeform notes on boards — the world's most advanced endless canvas. • Handwrite responsive documents, adding math calculations and diagrams. • Import existing files as PDFs, ready to annotate. Start with a 7-day free trial to get the full experience — then choose to upgrade to keep all features, or continue with a free limited version. ———————— DIGITAL HANDWRITING • Write¹, type or dictate in the same page, sentence or even word. • Accurately convert handwriting and math to typed text, and drawn diagrams to perfect shapes. Diagrams stay editable when pasted into PowerPoint! • Write emoji and symbols with your pen. • Highlight ideas live with a glowing laser pointer — no marks left behind. • Draw straight lines with the ruler — drag, rotate and snap it into place to draw at any angle. EDIT WITH YOUR PEN • Use intuitive gestures to edit and format content without breaking your flow. • Use the marker to highlight or color, the lasso to select, and the eraser to delete entire strokes or precisely defined content. WRITE, TYPE AND DRAW FREELY ON A BOARD • Enjoy an infinite canvas, ideal for brainstorming, mind mapping and freeform note-taking. • Pan around and zoom in or out for a fresh perspective. • Use the lasso to select, move, copy, delete or resize content — and to convert handwriting to typed text. SWITCH TO A DOCUMENT FOR A RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE • Create and edit structured notes — your handwriting will automatically reflow as needed. • Make edits, adjust layout, rotate your device or split your screen without worrying about readability. ENRICH YOUR NOTES • Personalize content using a range of pen types and page backgrounds. • Add photos, sketches and smart objects like math and diagrams. • Handwrite math equations and matrices across several lines, solve simple calculations and copy math as LaTeX or image. ———————— MyScript Notes respects your privacy and never stores content on our servers without your explicit consent. For help or feature requests, create a ticket at https://myscri.pt/support Check out MyScript Notes' webpage for more information about cross-platform: https://www.myscript.com/notes ———————— ¹You can use any compatible active or passive pen, including Apple Pencil, to write in MyScript Notes. Check minimum and recommended requirements for MyScript Notes: https://myscri.pt/notes-devices

About

Genogram Creator

Create detailed family trees with emotional and medical histories. This tool maps complex family structures and relationships across generations, ideal for therapists and genealogists.

Highlights
  • Map family structure across generations
  • Record emotional relationship types
  • Track medical and mental health history
  • Visualize cultural heritage and religion
  • Professional-grade visual canvas
  • Import GEDCOM and JSON files
  • Export to PDF, PNG, and SVG
Features
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Genogram Creator is a professional genogram tool for iPhone, iPad and Mac — a visual canvas for mapping a family across generations, with all the structural detail clinicians need and an editorial design that's pleasant to look at. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Genogram Creator offers a 7-day free trial, then requires an auto-renewing annual subscription: • Standard — $49.99/year: up to 20 genograms, full editor, all symbols, PDF/PNG/SVG export • Unlimited — $99.99/year: everything in Standard plus unlimited genograms, JSON/GEDCOM import, and premium templates Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Subscriptions. A genogram is a family tree with feelings. Beyond names and dates, it captures emotional patterns, medical history, cultural heritage, religion, social class, and the relationships that hold (or strain) a family together. It's the standard tool used by family therapists, social workers, genealogists, and researchers — and now it fits in your hand. WHAT YOU CAN MAP • Family structure across generations — marriages, divorces, partnerships, parent-child, adoption, surrogacy, donor conception • 40 emotional relationship types — close, distant, conflict, cutoff, fused, hostile, caretaker, and more • Twins (fraternal and identical), step-families, blended families, multi-partner relationships • Medical conditions, mental health history, cause of death • Cultural heritage with 80+ pattern fills and country flags • Religion, social class, education level, sexual orientation • Custom notes, secrets, family groups, and free-floating annotations DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS • Visual canvas with 60fps rendering and smooth pinch-to-zoom • 80+ person properties per node • Auto-arrange layout engine — drop in nodes and the canvas tidies itself • Two-finger pan, one-finger drag-to-pan, lasso select • 20-level undo/redo • Family group support — visualize entire households at once • Layered view modes — toggle religion, heritage, social class, medical, location independently IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHARE • Import GEDCOM and JSON files (Unlimited plan) • PNG, PDF, and SVG export for reports • Files.app integration — your genograms live alongside your other documents • Works 100% offline — no account, no cloud, no analytics 48 TEMPLATES (Unlimited plan) • Family structures — three-generation, blended, single parent, same-sex with adoption, adoptive, foster care, grandparents raising grandchildren, chosen family, co-parenting • Clinical patterns — anxiety, depression, substance use, PTSD, bipolar, ADHD, enmeshment, cutoff, parentification, triangulation, grief, military deployment, elder care, genetic counseling • Cultural and community systems across six traditions • Historical families — Freud, Darwin-Wedgwood, Queen Victoria, Kennedy, Brontë, Lincoln, Curie, Henry VIII, Bach, Hemingway, Woolf, Tubman PRIVACY-FIRST All your data stays on your device (or in your own iCloud Drive if you enable it). No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No cloud transmission. Your family is yours. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Genogram Creator is free to try for 7 days, then requires an auto-renewing subscription (Standard $49.99/year or Unlimited $99.99/year — see SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED above). Subscriptions auto-renew annually unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions. Terms: https://genogramcreator.com/terms. Privacy: https://genogramcreator.com/privacy.

Screenshots

MyScript Notes4 screens
Genogram Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MyScript Notes at free with in-app purchases against Genogram Creator's subscription. MyScript Notes also leads on ratings volume (39K vs 2). Genogram Creator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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. MyScript Notes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Genogram Creator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Genogram Creator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyScript Notes has 39K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyScript Notes ships an update every 10 days, Genogram Creator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyScript Notes versus Genogram Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyScript NotesGenogram Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings39K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMyScriptC6 Labs LLC

Customer experience

MyScript Notes

All ratings38,634 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2,192 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative21.4%

Genogram Creator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MyScript Notes

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when importing large documents
  • Handwriting recognition fails for certain symbols and abbreviations
  • Formatting issues when converting handwritten notes to text
  • Sync issues leading to data loss across devices
  • Inability to move or rearrange pages within notebooks

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for keyboard input and text editing
  • Improve syncing and backup functionality
  • Introduce more customization options for paper styles and fonts
  • Enhance diagram and equation handling capabilities
  • Implement better collaboration and sharing features
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  • Add support for dark mode and night-friendly themes

Genogram Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

MyScript Notes

Subscriptions2
  • MyScript Notes – Full Access$1.991 Month
  • MyScript Notes – Full Access$7.991 Year
One-time7
  • PDF Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Connect Pack$4.99
  • Essentials Pack$4.99
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  • Full version$9.99
  • Nebo Pro$9.99
  • Full version$14.99
  • MyScript Notes – Full Access$29.99
2 purchases

Genogram Creator

Subscriptions2
  • Standard Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is MyScript Notes free?
MyScript Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genogram Creator free?
Genogram Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyScript Notes or Genogram Creator?
Genogram Creator is rated higher. MyScript Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Genogram Creator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyScript Notes or Genogram Creator have ads?
Neither MyScript Notes nor Genogram Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyScript Notes or Genogram Creator?
MyScript Notes ships an update every 10 days, and Genogram Creator every 2 weeks. Most recently, MyScript Notes was updated on October 13, 2026 and Genogram Creator on October 3, 2026.

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