Comparison

Notes Writer vs SuperNotes Note Taking App

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

Head to head
About

Notes Writer

This app is a comprehensive note-taking and PDF editing solution for mobile devices. It allows users to write, format, and organize notes, annotate PDFs, fill forms, and scan documents. The app offers advanced editing tools, powerful search, and seamless sharing and export options.

Highlights
  • Write and format notes
  • Annotate PDFs and fill forms
  • Organize with unlimited notebooks
  • Powerful full-text search
  • Document scanning
  • Sync with cloud services
  • Export to multiple formats
Features
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You have lecture notes to take, a story to tell, article to publish, whether it’s today’s journal entry, tomorrow’s thesis, highlight important things in ebooks and PDFs, fill out a PDF form or get the most from your business meetings. Notes Writer is an excellent assistant in study and business, also being effective for writing down your ideas and thoughts and sharing them! Students, teachers, writers, doctors, journalists, scholars and business professionals use Notes Writer daily to store notes, annotations, memos, signed PDFs, papers, highlighted PDF text-books, lectures and more. With Notes Writer you can: + WRITE. EDIT. FORMAT · Write Everywhere: Use Notes Writer as an stand-alone writing app even if you don’t have a computer or you are offline in the wilds · Create rich text format (RTF) and advanced Markdown (MD) documents · Define margins, headers/footers, paper sizes, MLA and APA style format · Live counters: characters, words, sentences, lines, Avg. Word length, Words per sentence & reading time · Text to Speech for proofreading · Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing · Typewriter: Distraction-Free mode, letting you focus on what you’re writing · Over 30 languages typing support including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic & Hebrew · Extra keys: tab, forward delete, cursor up/down/left/right, etc. + ANNOTATE PDFs. FILL FORMS. SIGN DOCUMENTS. · PDF Annotations: highlight, strikeout, underline, notes, voice notes, pencil, stamp, sign... · Fill out forms. Supports PDF AcroForms standard · Sign with your own signature documents, contracts, forms · Digital Signature Validation + ORGANIZE. STRUCTURE. FIND. · Organize your work in unlimited notebooks, folders and subfolders · Create notebooks and projects in your own tree-like structure: Sections, Classes, Lectures, Grades, Drafts, Folders, Chapters, Research, etc. · Design the cover of your notebooks · Full-text search your library of documents and projects + SCAN NOTES. RESEARCH. PDF LIBRARY · Split view: Open two PDFs or handwritten notes simultaneously on screen. Compare or use them as book and paper · Full PDF reader and manager included for reference files, text books, ebooks, articles, resources, papers, etc. · Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. as PDF · Open PowerPoint, Word and Excel files + SHARE NOTES. EXPORT PDF, HTML… · Open attachments directly from the Mail app · Sync via iCloud, Dropbox, Box, WebDAV and Google Drive · Convert to multiple formats RTF, Markdown, PDF, ePub, HTML, RTFD, TXT, etc. · Zip folders/notebooks and email them + AUTOMATIC BACKUPS. BE SAFE. PROTECT YOUR WORK · Protect your work with an app security passcode · Protect any folder or project with a passcode · Automatic Backups of your notes and notebooks Notes Writer is more than an innovative, fast and reliable note-taking, PDF annotator and writing app designed for anyone who take notes or writes. This is a smart notepad and writing workspace for your iPad and iPhone. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SuperNotes Note Taking App

Transform your device into a digital notebook for handwritten notes and PDF annotation. Utilize Apple Pencil for drawing, sketching, and adding various objects. Organize and share your work seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note-taking
  • PDF import and annotation
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Drawing and sketching tools
  • Layers for object management
  • Template library
  • iCloud sync
Features
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SuperNotes turns your device into digital paper! Take beautiful handwritten notes, import PDFs and write freely with Apple Pencil and other styluses. WRITE & DRAW • Draw, doodle or sketch with any pencil or your fingers • Full Apple Pencil support • Add Text, Images, Shapes, Stickers and more • Move, resize or rotate any objects • Work with Layers PDF SUPPORT • Import PDF files • Highlight, annotate and markup PDFs • Export any document as a PDF file TEMPLATES • Large selection of paper formats • Templates for Writing, Math, Music and more • Change Background colors SHARE, PRINT & EXPORT • Easily share and export your notes • Full Printing support • Option to Import & Export SuperNotes files EVEN MORE • Automatic iCloud sync to all your devices • Manage your notes with folders • Side by Side Mode on iPad • Dark Mode • Thousands of Stickers • Add sticky Notes • Import & Take Photos SUPPORT Our goal is to build the best apps in the world. You can help us by reporting bugs and requesting features via Email: help@rocketapps.com TERMS & PRIVACY https://rocketapps.com/privacy.html https://rocketapps.com/terms.html SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: The App offers an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription to provide you with unlimited access to all PRO Features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.

Screenshots

Notes Writer4 screens
SuperNotes Note Taking App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Notes Writer at free with in-app purchases against SuperNotes Note Taking App's subscription. Notes Writer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.3K vs 614). SuperNotes Note Taking App's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Notes Writer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SuperNotes Note Taking App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SuperNotes Note Taking App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes Writer has 7.3K ratings behind it against 614, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Notes Writer's written reviews are positive against 41% of SuperNotes Note Taking App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes Writer ships an update weekly, SuperNotes Note Taking App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes Writer versus SuperNotes Note Taking App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes WriterSuperNotes Note Taking App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.3K ratings)4.7 (614 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7.3K — better614
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLRocket Apps GmbH

Customer experience

Notes Writer

All ratings7,289 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews951 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral15.2%
Negative39.5%

SuperNotes Note Taking App

All ratings614 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral12.1%
Negative46.6%

User reviews

Notes Writer

From 7.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth writing experience
  • 💡 Versatile note-taking features
  • 🔒 Good privacy
  • 👍 Useful for various purposes (notes, PDF annotations, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Limiting free version with paywalls
  • 🐛 Bugs with erasing, page management, and file corruption
  • 🐛 Laggy performance and slow loading times

SuperNotes Note Taking App

From 614 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for taking notes
  • 👍 Useful for drawing and adding pictures
  • 👍 Helpful for school and college

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Notes randomly deleting
  • 💰 Requires payment for more features
  • 🚫 Account required to use app

Bugs and requests

Notes Writer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes randomly disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Inability to recover deleted documents
  • Unexpected behavior when adding/deleting pages
  • Syncing issues and broken links between documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more brushes and pen customization options
  • Improve the clipping/selection tool
  • Implement OCR and handwriting search
  • Provide a Mac version

SuperNotes Note Taking App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Lag when using Apple Pencil
  • Notes disappearing after closing the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to view multiple notes at once
  • Option to minimize pen sidebar
  • Improved PDF annotation performance

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notes Writer

Subscriptions2
  • Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Full Version Unlock Pro$3.99
  • Full Version Unlock Pro$4.99
  • Full Version Unlock Pro2 variants$5.99
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  • Full Version Unlock Pro$6.99
  • Lifetime Pro Full Unlock$9.99
4 purchases

SuperNotes Note Taking App

Subscriptions4
  • Rocket Apps Membership3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rocket Apps PRO Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Rocket Apps PRO Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Rocket Apps Membership3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Notes Writer free?
Notes Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SuperNotes Note Taking App free?
SuperNotes Note Taking App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notes Writer or SuperNotes Note Taking App?
SuperNotes Note Taking App is rated higher. Notes Writer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.3K ratings, while SuperNotes Note Taking App averages 4.7 from 614 ratings.
Do Notes Writer or SuperNotes Note Taking App have ads?
SuperNotes Note Taking App shows ads; Notes Writer does not.
Which is updated more often, Notes Writer or SuperNotes Note Taking App?
Notes Writer ships an update weekly, and SuperNotes Note Taking App every 10 days. Most recently, Notes Writer was updated on September 24, 2026 and SuperNotes Note Taking App on September 22, 2026.

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