Comparison

VideoNotebook vs Pixel Shape

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pixel Shape

Features
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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

Screenshots

VideoNotebook4 screens
Pixel Shape4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
VideoNotebook versus Pixel Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoNotebookPixel Shape
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB118 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThomas DermarisFluocode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VideoNotebook

One-time1
  • VideoNotebook full packet$0.99
2 purchases

Pixel Shape

One-time2
  • Long text and Fonts$4.99
  • Shape Editor$4.99

Questions

Is VideoNotebook free?
VideoNotebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Shape free?
Pixel Shape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VideoNotebook or Pixel Shape have ads?
Pixel Shape shows ads; VideoNotebook does not.
Which is updated more often, VideoNotebook or Pixel Shape?
VideoNotebook ships an update every 4 months, and Pixel Shape every 2 weeks. Most recently, VideoNotebook was updated on October 3, 2026 and Pixel Shape on September 30, 2026.

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