Comparison

PDF Notes C vs MXTNote

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

Head to head
About

PDF Notes C

This app offers a streamlined PDF viewing experience with a 2-page display, fast page turns, and annotation tools. It also provides quick previews for various file types and a document browser for easy organization.

Highlights
  • 2-page PDF viewer
  • Fast page turns
  • Handwriting tools
  • Document browser
  • Quick file previews
  • PDF creation and assembly
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PDF Notes C is a sister app of PDF Notes S that excludes cache to reduce CPU, memory, battery usages, and cache storage. PDF Notes C gives you a 2 pages viewer with horizontal/vertical scroll, and cache for fast page turns, and thumbnail scrollbar. PDF Notes C gives you ZIP Preview, Quick Look of documents, images, music, videos, and etc. PDF Notes C gives you Document Browser so that you can organize all your files very easily. PDF Viewer - 1 page or 2 pages, horizontal or vertical fast page turns - Scroll or turn pages by tap on sides - 8 handwriting tools that you can adjust color and line width - Horizontal or vertical thumbnail scrollbar - PDF outlines, bookmarks, and annotations list - PDF search - Cache manager supports 3 modes, permanent cache, automatic cache, and no cache - PDF creation and assembly (move/rotate/insert/remove pages) Quick Look, ZIP Preview - PDF, RTF, TEXT - iWork documents, Office documents - Images, Music, PiP Videos - Without Unzip, preview ZIP contents (password may be requested if locked) Advertisements before upgrade - Banner ads can be shown at the bottom - Interstitial ads can be shown per 30 minutes Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. A link to privacy policy and terms of use - http://blog.musebook.com/2017/03/privacy-policy.html The length of the subscription - Monthly NOTE: All content contained herein is subject to change without notice.

About

MXTNote

This app helps organize research and study materials by linking PDFs, notes, and web pages. It offers PDF reading, text and handwriting notes, and an arXiv explorer for academic papers. Create a knowledge graph to visualize connections between your research fragments.

Highlights
  • PDF reader with link navigation
  • Text and handwriting note-taking
  • Link notes and PDFs to create a knowledge graph
  • ARXIV explorer for academic papers
  • Web page import (HTML to PDF)
  • OCR and image search for PDFs
  • Sync across devices
Features
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MXTNote is a free PDF reader and note taking app. When we study for a subject, we start by collecting reference, document idea fragments, then we expand our knowledge structure by creating links between these fragments, or add more content around them. MXTNote provide ways to simplify some of these steps Here are some examples: - A PDF references another PDF, you can select the two location and link them. - After embedding a selection from PDF to notebook, a two way link is automatically created between PDF and notebook. - Link can be created between notes to form a graph, to capture a knowledge/task dependency At block level, MXTNote consists of the following: - PDF reader - Text note taking - Handwriting note taking - Graph view - ARXIV explorer - Calendar Here are the detail features: (those marked with (*) requires MXTNote account, free signup) Reading: - PDF reader with thumbnail index, link navigation - Import web page (HTML will be converted to PDF) - support DJVU/MOBI (*)(file will be converted to PDF) - Text search (using text in PDF, or OCR) - Image search (useful for searching math symbols) - Translate selected text into English Notes: - Simple text note - Write on PDF or select box from PDF - Support links between notes, attach tags to notes. - Search notes by original PDF, tags, or text - Built-in split screen to copy note to notebook - Multiple page notebook with text or handwriting. - Support pressure sensitive input (Apple pencil). - Print notebook to PDF file or printer - Use Latex input for math formula or use the Math formula editor ARXIV: - Search ARXIV and download paper - Monitor ARXIV for new papers matching predefined query Sync: - Sync across all your device (*) - Available as web app Other: - In-app tutorial available for major functions please visit our website for details: https://note.mxtsoft.com/doc

Screenshots

PDF Notes C4 screens
MXTNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MXTNote at 5.0 against PDF Notes C's 3.0. MXTNote also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. PDF Notes C sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. MXTNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MXTNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Notes C ships an update every 6 weeks, MXTNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Notes C versus MXTNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Notes CMXTNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMuseTec Co., Ltd.Tao Ma

Customer experience

PDF Notes C

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

MXTNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Notes C

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Plan$0.491 Month
None

MXTNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF Notes C free?
PDF Notes C is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MXTNote free?
MXTNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PDF Notes C or MXTNote?
MXTNote is rated higher. PDF Notes C averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MXTNote averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PDF Notes C or MXTNote have ads?
PDF Notes C shows ads; MXTNote does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Notes C or MXTNote?
PDF Notes C ships an update every 6 weeks, and MXTNote every 2 weeks. Most recently, PDF Notes C was updated on October 6, 2026 and MXTNote on September 24, 2026.

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