Comparison

Notes Writer vs WPlus

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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Notes Writer brings handwriting, PDFs, voice, documents and AI together on iPad and iPhone. Take notes in class, mark up a contract, record a meeting or plan a thesis, and keep it all in one place that is easy to search and share. HANDWRITING THAT FEELS LIKE PAPER • Write with Apple Pencil using pens, pencils, markers, fountain pens and watercolor brushes, and refine with the lasso, ruler and shapes. • Mix handwriting, typed text, images, stickers and audio on one page. • Choose blank, ruled, Cornell, planner, music or graph paper. • Search your handwriting, check its spelling, or convert it to text, math or LaTeX. • Tap your ink to hear what was said as you wrote it. FOR STUDENTS • Record lectures while you write, then search the transcript. • Hide key facts under Tape, reveal them one by one and turn them into flashcards. • Study flashcards with spaced repetition, reminders and a Home Screen widget. • Make a quiz from your notes, a topic or pasted text, and score yourself. • Circle a problem with Magic Lasso and ask AI to explain, solve or check it. • Find free open textbooks and keep each subject together in a Study Project. FOR PROFESSIONALS • Meeting Notes records and transcribes the meeting, enhances your notes and writes a summary with action items. • Mark up PDFs, fill forms, sign, measure plans and redact text. • Scan paper documents and recognize their text. • Present on an external display or with AirPlay, using a laser pointer. • Brainstorm on whiteboards with sticky notes, images and recordings. • Open Word, RTF, Markdown and plain text, and export to PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML or EPUB. FOR WRITERS AND RESEARCHERS • Draft in rich text and keep your sources open in tabs. • Organize long projects in the Binder, plan on the Corkboard, save snapshots and compile a manuscript or ebook. • Write LaTeX papers with a live PDF preview. • Combine explanations, graphs, charts and Python cells in Math Notebooks. • Structure ideas as outlines and exchange them in OPML. AI THAT WORKS WITH YOUR NOTES • Rewrite, simplify, translate, or fix spelling and grammar. • Ask questions and get answers from your own notes, PDFs and transcripts. • Summarize a reading, a recording or a meeting. You decide what goes into your notes. YOUR NOTES, YOUR WAY • Import notes from other note-taking apps. • Sketch with graphite and charcoal, or paint with watercolor, oils and acrylics. • Share an iPad with separate profiles, each with its own notes and an optional passcode. • Keep folders with covers, and work with files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and the Files app. • Autosave, recovery, backups and passcodes protect your work. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WPlus

Features
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Your routine starts when YOU do. Most routine apps assume you wake up at the same time every day. You don't. W+ builds your day around the moment you actually get up. Instead of "Workout at 7:00", you plan "Workout at W+1h", one hour after you wake. Tap "I'm up" and every step, reminder and countdown lines up with your day, whether you're up at 5:30 or 9:15. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build your routine once: W+0 Water, W+1h Workout, W+2h Shower 2. Wake up and tap "I'm up" right on your Lock Screen 3. Everything schedules itself around you ONE TAP TO START YOUR DAY • "I'm up" button on your Lock Screen, no need to open the app • Lock Screen control and Siri: "Start my day in W+" • Woke up earlier? Set the real time and everything shifts with it ANY ROUTINE, ANY TIME OF DAY • Plan steps from wake-up: W+0, W+45m, W+2h, W+8h... • Mornings, workdays, study days, shift work, weekends • Each day of the week can run its own routine • Templates to start fast, plus durations, notes and icons STAYS WITH YOU ALL DAY • Live Activity and Dynamic Island: what's now, what's next, time left • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets that update through the day • Tick steps off from widgets, notifications or the Live Activity • Reminders at the start of each step, or a few minutes before • A gentle "Are you up?" nudge if you haven't started yet BUILD HABITS THAT STICK • Every step keeps its own streak • Goals like a 30-day streak or 4 times a week • Days off pause streaks instead of breaking them • Forgot to tap? Fix the last two days • Milestones and celebrations when you hit a goal SEE YOUR REAL RHYTHM • Completion rates, current and best streaks • A calendar for every habit • Your average wake-up time and how consistent it is • When you actually do things: "planned W+1h, usually W+1h 12m" CALM BY DESIGN • No red alarms, no guilt: missed steps are simply "due" • Dark, easy-to-read design for half-awake eyes • Your data stays on your iPhone. No account, no tracking. W+ PRO Free: 1 routine, reminders, the Today screen, current streaks and "I'm up" from your Lock Screen. Pro unlocks: Unlimited routines and steps Live Activity and full widgets Goals, best streaks and milestones Your complete history and stats Start with a free trial on a monthly or yearly plan, or get Lifetime with a single payment. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://wakeflow-7ef61.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wakeflow-7ef61.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Notes Writer4 screens
WPlus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notes Writer at every 4 days against WPlus's every 2 weeks. WPlus'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notes Writer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and WPlus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes Writer ships an update every 4 days, WPlus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notes Writer versus WPlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes WriterWPlus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size688 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLRajkumar Sharma

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

WPlus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notes Writer

Subscriptions3
  • 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
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Full Unlock$14.99
3 purchases

WPlus

Subscriptions2
  • W+ Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • W+ Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • W+ Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Notes Writer free?
Notes Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WPlus free?
WPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes Writer or WPlus have ads?
Neither Notes Writer nor WPlus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes Writer or WPlus?
Notes Writer ships an update every 4 days, and WPlus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Notes Writer was updated on November 11, 2026 and WPlus on November 6, 2026.

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