VideoNotebook vs Pixel Shape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VideoNotebook
Annotate and share videos of interest directly from your device. Save notes at specific time stamps, replay videos with comments, and organize your watch list. Search your video library by annotations, not just titles, for quick access to specific moments.
- Annotate videos at specific time stamps
- Save and share annotations via iCloud
- Search videos by comments
- Add videos to a watch later list
- Email videos with specific comments
- Share videos on social media
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Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/DzldbcPzRC8 No more keeping notes on paper! Video Notebook gives you the chance to annotate and share your videos of interest! With VideoNotebook you change the way that you watch your favourite videos on youtube. When the app launches, you are prompted to search for a video or channel. From the search list you can choose to watch a video or put it on your watch later list. As you watch your video you have the opportunity to tap a button and annotate the video at a specific time stamp. All annotations are stored locally on your phone or iPad and you have the option to share them among all your devices using iCloud. In this way you are able to keep your video notes, replay videos at specific time stamps, edit them if you wish to change the time stamp or the annotation, email the video with the specific comment that will be reproduced at the specific time stamp and, of course, share the video on social media in the above-mentioned way. The big plus of the app is that you can search your video list by comments that you have made and not by video title. So you save yourself a lot of time when you try to find a specific part of a previously watched video.
Pixel Shape
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Use words or shapes to remake a picture. Bored of zero-dimensional pixels, replace them with words or shapes that you choose or create your own shapes to remake your pictures with them. Non-Latin characters allowed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VideoNotebook at none against Pixel Shape's shown. VideoNotebook also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). Pixel Shape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. VideoNotebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Shape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VideoNotebook ships an update every 4 months, Pixel Shape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoNotebook | Pixel Shape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Dermaris | Fluocode |
In-app purchases
VideoNotebook
- VideoNotebook full packet$0.99
Pixel Shape
- Long text and Fonts$4.99
- Shape Editor$4.99
Questions
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