UPAD V vs LaTeX Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UPAD V
This app transforms your device into a powerful digital notebook. It offers a realistic handwriting experience for notes, diaries, and planners, along with robust PDF editing capabilities. Easily insert images, type text, draw shapes, and share your creations.
- Realistic handwriting feel
- PDF file editing
- Image insertion and editing
- Text typing with formatting
- Shape and table creation
- Document sharing and printing
- Variety of templates
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Finally, UPAD has re-arrived! When downloading UPAD, your iPad becomes more of a worthy instrument. UPAD is the best application for handwriting. Write on it, just like you would on a sheet of paper. You can use this for a diary, planner, lecture note, conference note, letters, Calligraphy, etc. Create documents with easier-than-ever-to-use interface and a variety of features [The best feel of writing] - Write fast and easy—like when you handwrite on a sheet of paper. - When you’re listening to a lecture or at a conference, you can draw, modify, and write fast. - You may rest your palm on the screen. It is made to recognize just the touch-pen. - No other application allows the feeling of writing like UPAD. - It allows the “real” feeling of handwriting. [PDF Editing] - Read and edit PDF files with UPAD. - Edit PDF files with add/copy/delete functions. - Add handwriting, texts, pictures, etc. to PDF files. - Manage theses, lecture notes, manuals, musical notes, etc. in PDF format effectively. [Easier-than-ever-to-use image insertion] - Save multiple pictures in a form of documents easily. - You can capture a part of a map or web page and save it to a file. - This provides you with special effects and frames that will enhance images. - You no longer need to move back and forth from one application to another. [Typing] - You can enter words by using a keyboard. - This includes various fonts, sizes, backgrounds, and alignments that are in Microsoft Word. [Shapes] - You can put in callouts, rectangles, arrows, circles, etc. easily. - You’ll be able to draw a table easily. [Sharing documents] - You’ll be able to share not only emails, but SMS such as Facebook and Tweeter through iMessage. - You can print out documents immediately through Air Printer. - You can send UPAD documents to all applications that can read images and PDF’s. [A variety of easy templates] - Set up schedules monthly/weekly/daily. - This provides various templates you need when you create a document. - You may use the image of your choice as the background. [Safe backing-up] - You can now back-up not only as a whole, but partially—one document at a time. - It’s possible to back-up and restore quickly and stably. This app is not support iCloud sync.
LaTeX Note
This app allows users to write and organize mathematical notes using LaTeX notation. It features fast rendering, real-time previews, and a user-friendly interface with dark mode support. Organize your notes hierarchically and register frequently used equations as macros for efficient input.
- LaTeX equation input with KaTeX
- Real-time equation preview
- Hierarchical folder and file management
- Macro function for frequent equations
- Easy input of mathematical symbols
- User-friendly UI with dark mode
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LaTeXNote - Math Note App 【Description】 LaTeXNote is a note-taking app that allows you to write and manage beautiful mathematical equations using LaTeX notation. It's the perfect tool for students, researchers, and engineers working in mathematics, physics, engineering, and other technical fields. 【Key Features】 • LaTeX Equation Input - Fast rendering with KaTeX - Real-time preview for instant verification • Folder & File Management - Organize notes in a hierarchical structure - Categorize by subject or topic • Macro Function - Register frequently used equations as macros - Reduce repetitive typing - Easy input of mathematical symbols (ℝ, ℕ, ℂ, etc.) • Simple and User-Friendly UI - Intuitive operation - Dark mode support 【Perfect For】 - University students studying mathematics or physics - Researchers writing academic papers - Engineers creating technical documentation - Anyone who wants to take mathematical notes in LaTeX 【Use Cases】 - Creating lecture notes - Recording calculation processes - Organizing theorems and formulas - Jotting down research ideas LaTeXNote - Write and manage equations beautifully and efficiently. Supporting your learning and research journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LaTeX Note at Free against UPAD V's $9.99. LaTeX Note also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). UPAD V's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
LaTeX Note is free to download; UPAD V costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LaTeX Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPAD V has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | UPAD V | LaTeX Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TaeJin Kim | Sota Iguchi |
Customer experience
UPAD V
LaTeX Note
In-app purchases
UPAD V
No in-app purchases
LaTeX Note
No in-app purchases









