Comparison

printAR vs STIL.NOTE

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

Head to head
About

printAR

Visualize and interact with PDF documents in augmented reality. Preview designs, collaborate in meetings, and share AR experiences with others. Documents appear at actual size and can be manipulated as if physically present.

Highlights
  • Interact with documents in AR
  • Preview designs before printing
  • Shared AR experiences
  • Horizontal & vertical surface detection
  • Document manipulation (move, rotate, stack)
  • Actual size document display
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printAR enables you to interact with documents in Augmented Reality. Use printAR to preview design work like Posters, in meetings to present documents or use it to collaborate on a pin board. INTERACT Interact with your documents as if they were printed: Move, rotate or stack them. Double tap to look at them full screen. PREVIEW WITHOUT HAVING TO PRINT Preview your documents before printing them to test font sizes, colors, etc. in a real world environment. Then, only print the final product. SHARED AR EXPERIENCES Enable others to see what you see on their own device. Invite up to 7 other users to join your AR experience. While joining an AR experience is free, starting your own shared AR experience requires a one-time purchase. GREAT FOR MEETINGS AND MORE Place documents on a desk around you and quickly access valuable information by simply moving your device or enable others to see the same documents. ACTUAL SIZE Documents in AR are displayed in their real world dimensions. SURFACE DETECTION printAR can detect horizontal surfaces, such as table tops, and vertical surfaces, such as walls. SUPPORTED FILE TYPES The app currently only supports PDF documents. KEY FEATURES • Shared AR Experiences • Horizontal & vertical surface detection. • Document interaction: Move, rotate, stack. • Full screen PDF viewer. • Document texture mimics real paper. • Lighting estimation to account for real world environment.

About

STIL.NOTE

Features
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Just record, and STIL.NOTE turns talk into a clean note — transcript, speakers, and summary. Meetings, calls, lectures, interviews, or a quick memo to yourself: what was said becomes an organized note. Recording and transcription happen on your iPhone (Apple's Speech framework). Your voice never leaves the device. Summaries use Apple Intelligence: short recordings on device, long recordings in one pass on Apple's Private Cloud Compute. Only the transcript text is sent, it is not stored on Apple's servers, and no third-party servers are involved. ■ What it does - Real-time transcription (Japanese / English) - Handles mixed Japanese and English audio - Tells speakers apart (enroll a voice to see names like "Alex") - Reads the scene and sorts decisions, to-dos, and key points automatically - Summarizes long recordings in one pass (Apple Private Cloud Compute, iOS 27 or later) - Outline summaries with clear section headings - Attach meeting materials (PDF) to sharpen recognition and summaries - Auto-titles from the summary; search across all your notes - Export as Markdown, text, or audio (WAV / M4A); add to Obsidian ■ Apple Watch - Start, stop, and mark highlights without taking out your iPhone - Record on Apple Watch alone; it transfers to your iPhone to process ■ Privacy - Audio and transcription stay on your iPhone. Your voice never leaves it - Summaries run on Apple Intelligence (on device, or Apple's Private Cloud Compute). No third-party servers - No account required - iCloud sync uses your own iCloud only (optional; every feature works with it off) ■ STIL.NOTE Pro (in-app purchase) - Go further with every feature. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time Lifetime. Requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence. Summaries on Private Cloud Compute require iOS 27 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stil.photo/en/privacy

Screenshots

printAR4 screens
STIL.NOTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: printAR at 12.0 against STIL.NOTE's 26.4. 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. printAR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and STIL.NOTE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

printAR ships an update every 2 months, STIL.NOTE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
printAR versus STIL.NOTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterprintARSTIL.NOTE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTill-Eugen KoenitzerTatsuro Higuchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

printAR

One-time1
  • Host a Shared AR Experience$1.99
3 purchases

STIL.NOTE

Subscriptions2
  • STIL.NOTE Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • STIL.NOTE Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • STIL.NOTE Pro (Lifetime)$59.99

Questions

Is printAR free?
printAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STIL.NOTE free?
STIL.NOTE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do printAR or STIL.NOTE have ads?
Neither printAR nor STIL.NOTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, printAR or STIL.NOTE?
printAR ships an update every 2 months, and STIL.NOTE monthly. Most recently, printAR was updated on October 24, 2026 and STIL.NOTE on October 28, 2026.

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