Notes Writer vs NoryaNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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Every note. Every format. Unlimited Digital Notebooks. Like paper, but better. Take lecture notes, prepare for exams and develop your research. Bring the same tools to manuscripts, interviews, lesson plans, meetings and creative projects. Notes Writer keeps your work together on iPad, iPhone and compatible Apple silicon Macs. Designed for students and anyone who wants to learn, create and stay organized—including teachers, writers, journalists, doctors, architects, illustrators, mathematicians, researchers and business professionals. WRITE & CAPTURE • Handwriting, sketching & painting Take handwritten notes with Apple Pencil, type a document or explore a concept through drawing. Use dedicated sketching, watercolor and oil painting tools for illustrations and creative work. • PDF annotation Review lecture slides, medical literature and professional reports. Highlight PDFs, add comments, images and shapes, fill forms and sign documents. Keep your annotations beside the source material. • Recording & transcription Record lectures, business meetings and interviews, transcribe the audio and search the transcript for the detail you need. Add recordings to PDF notes and whiteboards, then listen back at your own pace. STUDY & RESEARCH • Courses, manuscripts & research projects Choose an optional project tree to arrange topics, sources and drafts in a Study Project. Use the Binder for structure, the Corkboard to plan sections and compilation to assemble a document or ebook. • Whiteboards, diagrams & outlines Create whiteboards with notes, images, recordings and tables. Build flowcharts and diagrams to explain a process, compare findings or plan a lesson or project. Use Outline Notes when your ideas need a hierarchy. • Flashcards & review Create flashcards with text, handwriting and images, or generate them from notes and PDFs with optional AI tools. Review with spaced repetition, answer by typing or speaking, and track your progress. MATH & SCIENCE • Calculations, Python & charts Math Notebooks combine written reasoning, symbolic calculations and Python cells. Plot results, explore a model and present your data in editable Chart documents. • LaTeX & technical PDFs Write technical papers in LaTeX and compile them to PDF with a preview of the result. For plans and technical drawings, set a scale and measure distances, perimeters and areas directly on the PDF. ORGANIZE & SHARE • Notebooks, folders & templates Create and customize folders, subfolders and notebooks. Choose names, covers and paper templates that suit each course or project. Scan handouts, search your collection and manage documents with sorting, moving and grouping tools. • Documents side by side Open documents in tabs and work with your reading and draft side by side. Create a study planner, lesson plan, research journal or manuscript within the same library. • Formats for your work Work across PDF, Microsoft Word (DOCX), EPUB, RTF, Markdown, plain text (TXT), HTML, LaTeX and OPML outlines. Edit formatted documents, read ebooks and export supported documents as PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML or EPUB. Export options vary by document type. • Sync, backup & privacy Sync with iCloud and work with Dropbox and Google Drive files through the Files app, with changes synced by your provider. Set up automatic document backups, use autosave and recovery, and protect the app and folders with a passcode. OPTIONAL AI ASSISTANT Ask questions about your notes and documents, simplify an explanation, summarize a reading or refine your writing. Use translation, grammar and tone tools when they help. Review every suggestion and decide what belongs in your work. Start a notebook. Study, create and work your way. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NoryaNotes
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NoryaNotes is an iPad app designed to organize work, study, and personal ideas in clear, independent, easy-to-maintain spaces. It's not just a notes app. It's a way to give every part of your life its own place. Create a space for each team, project, subject, or personal area. Inside each space you can gather notebooks, tasks, canvas, diary, and documents — without mixing contexts or losing important information in one general list. Built for writing by hand, organizing notes, preparing meetings, sketching diagrams, annotating PDFs, and shaping ideas with a thoughtful, visual, and private experience. What you can do with NoryaNotes: • Create independent spaces for teams, projects, subjects, or personal areas. • Organize notebooks inside each space, with 15 cover designs to choose from. • Write by hand or with the keyboard on dotted, lined, and other page templates. • Add stickers inside notebook pages to personalize notes, ideas, or plans. • Manage tasks with priorities, due dates, categories, and story points. • Use a free canvas with shapes (rectangle, ellipse, diamond, arrows, text) for diagrams, brainstorming, and visual planning. • Keep a personal diary with mood tracking, tags, and monthly calendar view. • Transcribe your voice into text instantly, right inside your notebook. • Annotate and organize PDF documents. • Keep your content synced across your devices with full privacy. NoryaNotes is made for professionals who manage teams, meetings, and decisions; students who want to organize subjects, notes, and tasks; and anyone who thinks better by writing, drawing, and giving every idea its own place. The app was born from a real need: finding a tool that didn't mix work, study, personal ideas, and tasks in the same place. A tool that lets you create separate contexts, write naturally, plan clearly, and keep the feeling of a well-cared notebook — with the power of a digital environment. With NoryaNotes you can organize your day without losing your calm: every team, subject, project, or idea has its space; every notebook has its place; every task lives where it truly belongs. Think better. Work with calm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Notes Writer at every 4 days against NoryaNotes's weekly. NoryaNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Notes Writer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and NoryaNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notes Writer ships an update every 4 days, NoryaNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Writer | NoryaNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 660 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kairoos Solutions SL | Yolanda Fernandez Fernandez-Pacheco |
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
NoryaNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes Writer
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Full Unlock$14.99
NoryaNotes
- NoryaNotes Pro$3.99









