Comparison

StretchPaper vs Prodrafts

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

Head to head
About

StretchPaper

Unleash your creativity on an expansive, virtually endless digital canvas. This app allows for detailed note-taking, intricate diagramming, and artistic expression without space constraints. Export your work in various formats, customize your tools, and enjoy a seamless drawing experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas
  • Note-taking
  • Diagramming
  • Artistic drawing
  • Export as images/PDFs
  • Vector manipulation
  • Custom pen definitions
Features
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Take notes and draw on an infinite* canvas! Stretchpaper is a new way to take notes, make diagrams, and show your artistic talent. With an infinite canvas, you'll never run out of room. Stretchpaper is both fun and useful! Export your drawings as images or mega-pdfs, manipulate vectors, define your own pens, and more. Works great on the iPad, but works best with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro! * not actually infinite, but close enough!

About

Prodrafts

Capture handwritten notes, annotate PDFs, and organize ideas on an infinite canvas. Connect concepts with mind maps, import and export various document formats, and record audio. Offers customizable paper templates for diverse projects.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for notes and drawings
  • PDF import and annotation
  • Mind mapping for idea organization
  • Handwriting and shape tools
  • Document import/export (Markdown, DOCX)
  • Audio recording and transcription
  • Customizable paper templates
Features
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Write by hand, annotate PDFs and connect your ideas with Prodrafts. Move freely across an infinite canvas, use paged notebooks for structured work, or organize ideas in a mind map. Keep words, drawings and study materials together. NOTES THAT FIT THE WAY YOU THINK Capture lecture notes, sketch concepts and work through diagrams without running out of room. Use natural pen tools, shapes, a ruler and a compass for handwritten explanations and geometry notes. READ, ANNOTATE AND REVISIT Import PDFs, highlight key passages and add handwritten notes. Bring course slides, reading materials and PDF planners into your notebook. Search PDF text and make supported scanned PDFs searchable with OCR. SEE CONNECTIONS Build mind maps with text, handwriting and attachments. Move ideas, fold branches and connect related topics to make a clearer study outline or brainstorm board. FROM QUICK NOTES TO DOCUMENTS Write with headings, lists, tasks, tables, links and equations. Import and export Markdown, and export text documents to Word/DOCX. Add images and recordings to your notes. Place web link cards and video on your canvas to keep related material together. PAPER FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT Choose lined, grid and dot paper, Cornell layouts, weekly and monthly planner pages, music staff and guitar tablature paper, or guides for handwriting practice. Use them for a reading journal, study sheets or handwritten planning. RECORD AND PRESENT Record classes, meetings and ideas. On supported systems and languages, turn recordings into text. Present your canvas on an external display and guide attention with the laser pointer. KEEP YOUR WORK CLOSE Organize documents in folders, enable iCloud sync across your devices, and share notes as PDFs or images. Some tools, templates and document limits require an in-app purchase. Availability varies by device, system version and language. Audio transcription requires iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26 or later and a supported system language. The subscription will automatically renew unless canceled, and will be charged through your Apple iTunes account. The price may vary depending on your location. Prodrafts is a product registered and developed by EMMO Corp. Support: prodrafts@163.com Privacy Policy: https://www.prodrafts.cn/privacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://www.prodrafts.cn/termsOfService

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prodrafts at Free against StretchPaper's $2.99. Prodrafts also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). StretchPaper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Prodrafts is free to download; StretchPaper costs $2.99 up front. Prodrafts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. StretchPaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prodrafts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prodrafts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StretchPaper's written reviews are positive against 70% of Prodrafts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StretchPaper ships an update every 3 weeks, Prodrafts daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
StretchPaper versus Prodrafts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStretchPaperProdrafts
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (65 ratings)4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews69.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings653.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfinite State Machine Inc.EMMO Corp.

Customer experience

StretchPaper

All ratings64 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.3%
Negative34.7%

Prodrafts

All ratings3,929 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,046 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral10.2%
Negative20.1%

User reviews

StretchPaper

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Infinite canvas/zoom
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Good for mind maps/brainstorming
  • 💡 Useful for Apple Pencil
  • 💡 Great for freehand flowcharts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Lost work/data loss
  • 🐛 Poor palm rejection
  • 🐛 Finger drawing issues
  • 🐛 Export/share crashes

Prodrafts

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Syncing works great
  • 👍 Infinite canvas
  • 👍 Customizable paper backgrounds
  • 👍 Supports Apple Pencil
  • 👍 Versatile note-taking features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Occasional data loss
  • 🐛 Buggy performance with large files
  • 🔧 Limited English support and documentation
  • 🔧 Lack of collaboration features

Bugs and requests

StretchPaper

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Crashes and lost all work
  • App crashes when trying to share/export
  • Paste function not working
  • Undo doesn't go back far enough
  • Delete then undo bug
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  • Palm rejection issues
  • Finger drawing interferes with pen
  • Content disappears
  • Strokes disappearing
  • Grid is hard to see
  • App crashes without saving
  • Force closes when sharing to PDF
  • Glitchy export
  • App shuts down and glitches appear
  • Marks moving after undo/redo or app reopen
  • Notes shift slightly after reopening
  • Cannot load bigger workspaces
  • Takes forever to load smaller workspaces
  • Developer not responding to support requests
  • Export/share brings up nsurl error
  • Lines jump on screen
  • Color selection buggy
  • Cannot inactivate finger writing
  • Canvas size limit

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add 2-finger tap to undo
  • Add 3-finger tap to redo
  • Disable finger drawing/touch input
  • Add ruler/scale feature
  • Add shape detection
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  • Add text layer/typed text
  • Add import vector image
  • Add folder system
  • Add cloud backup (iCloud/Dropbox)
  • Add copy/paste functionality for images/elements
  • Add layers
  • Add color palette
  • Add ability to rename files
  • Add straight edge tool
  • Add zoom lock feature
  • Add quick undo gesture
  • Add sync to iCloud
  • Add ability to resize canvas to initial state
  • Add Spline tools
  • Add standard type tool
  • Add export to other formats
  • Add more zoom levels

Prodrafts

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notes disappearing without warning
  • Inability to create new drafts
  • Eraser tool not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer Apple Drawing Format
  • Inconsistent translations in the UI

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bulk export of notes as PDFs
  • Ability to link notes to source content
  • Flashcard or spaced repetition feature
  • Improved organization with folders and tags
  • Dark mode option
Show 2 more
  • Better mouse/keyboard support on desktop
  • Handwriting recognition and conversion to text

In-app purchases

None

StretchPaper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Prodrafts

Subscriptions1
  • Prodrafts Pro Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Prodrafts Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is StretchPaper free?
StretchPaper costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prodrafts free?
Prodrafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StretchPaper or Prodrafts?
Prodrafts is rated higher. StretchPaper averages 3.8 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Prodrafts averages 4.8 from 3.9K ratings.
Do StretchPaper or Prodrafts have ads?
Neither StretchPaper nor Prodrafts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StretchPaper or Prodrafts?
StretchPaper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Prodrafts daily. Most recently, StretchPaper was updated on October 26, 2026 and Prodrafts on November 3, 2026.

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