Comparison

NOMIHome BT vs Pencil

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

Head to head
About

NOMIHome BT

Features
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Direct connection and remote control of the devices in your home. NomiHome BT enables you to control your plug-in devices remotely with a smart phone or tablet via BT. –NomiHome BT key features: - Remote control – Turn your PC, lamp, fan, coffee machine or any other plug-in device directly from your phone or tablet - Schedule – Set your device to turn on or off at specific time (e.g. wake up to freshly brewed coffee in the morning). - Power Consumption – Measure the power consumption of your device in real-time or check the history consumption of the past hours, days and months. NomiHome BT enables you to create a safe and responsive environment in your house. NomiHome products encourage eco-awareness and environmentally friendly attitude by providing the solutions to being aware and in control of the power consumption in your house and thereby letting you save on the electricity bills! Locate and eliminate power vampires and standby power. Through our mobile app one is able to easily control the smart devices from the palm of their hand. Connect the device to your phone – Control the devices in your home – Conserve energy and save on expenses.

About

Pencil

Create beautiful notes, sketch ideas, and annotate PDFs with advanced ink tools and AI assistance. Convert handwriting to text, scan documents, and organize files seamlessly across cloud services. Enjoy a realistic ink-on-paper feel with stylus support.

Highlights
  • Advanced ink tools for writing and sketching
  • AI Assistant for summarization and translation
  • Handwritten notes to editable text conversion
  • Document scanning with automatic frame recognition
  • Cloud service integration for file management
  • Full-text search for PDFs
  • PDF reader with highlighting and read aloud
Features
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Pencil brings handwriting, sketching, PDF annotation and watercolor painting to iPad and iPhone. Designed especially for Apple Pencil on iPad, it also works with other compatible styluses and your finger. Take notes in class, mark up a document, plan your week or paint an idea while it is still fresh. • Write and sketch your way. Use Apple Pencil on iPad, or write and draw with a compatible stylus or your finger on iPad and iPhone. Start a PDF note from a paper template, choose your ink colors and add typed text, images and shapes. Use lined or grid backgrounds to give your notes structure. • Make your PDFs useful. Highlight passages, add comments, write in the margins and insert your signature. Search inside a document, bookmark important pages and rearrange, duplicate or rotate pages as your work develops. • Keep the conversation with your notes. Record audio directly in a PDF note and play it back alongside the page. Revisit a lecture, meeting or explanation without separating the recording from your written notes. • Type when words come first. Create formatted Text Notes with fonts, colors, lists, checklists, tables and images. Turn a quick thought into a clear set of notes, a plan or a longer draft, then export it as a PDF to share. • Explore watercolor painting. Open a dedicated painting workspace, choose your paper and experiment with brushes, mixed colors and washes. Paint from a reference photo, try guided practice lessons and export your painting as an image or PDF. • Bring paper into your notebook. Scan documents with the camera, import files through the Files app and add photos to your work. Keep notes, PDFs and paintings organized in folders, ready to return to when you need them. • Get help from AI. Ask questions about your documents, summarize a passage, explain an unfamiliar concept or translate selected text. Use AI Chat to work through an idea alongside your notes. Privacy Policy: https://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NOMIHome BT4 screens
Pencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NOMIHome BT at none against Pencil's 2. NOMIHome BT also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). Pencil's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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. Pencil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NOMIHome BT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOMIHome BT ships an update every 3 months, Pencil every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NOMIHome BT versus Pencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOMIHome BTPencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRevogi Innovation Co., Ltd.Kairoos Solutions SL

In-app purchases

None

NOMIHome BT

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pencil

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All and AI Assistant3 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • GoodPencil Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is NOMIHome BT free?
NOMIHome BT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil free?
Pencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NOMIHome BT or Pencil have ads?
Neither NOMIHome BT nor Pencil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOMIHome BT or Pencil?
NOMIHome BT ships an update every 3 months, and Pencil every 8 days. Most recently, NOMIHome BT was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pencil on October 24, 2026.

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