MXTNote vs notototo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
notototo
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You can load a pdf and annotate and markup with Apple Pencil or your finger. If you connect to the server, you can also collaborate with everyone. It can also be used for drawing that supports layers and brushes. Add text and images to photos and send them to social media! ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Function description ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ~~~~~~~~~~~~Main Screen~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Tools menu Menus for operating various tools 2. File menu Menus for operating files such as saving, loading, and creating new files 3. Page menu Menus for moving, adding, deleting and rotating pages 4. Layer area Show the currently active layer. notototo creates images by layering images on top of each other. The layer selected hereafter is defined as the "active layer". Most of the operations in the tool menu are performed on the active layer. Display layer menu by touch. 5. Submenu Submenus for various tools 6. Tab Tray Menu Area for managing loaded files on the tab tray 7. Paper area Paper for viewing and editing 8. Advertising area Area for displaying advertisements. Premium plans are hidden. -----------Tools menu----------- ・refer Ability to move, enlarge, and reduce paper ・pen draw a line on the active layer ・brush Draw a line with an image on the active layer ・fill Fill active layer with color ・image paste image ・text paste text ・eraser Delete image in active layer ・outline Add a line to the image in the active layer ・shadow cast a shadow ・ocr Read the characters in the active layer and convert them to text ・crop Crop and output images when printing, sharing, or saving ・layer Open the layer screen and operate the layer ・move move active layer ・camera Start the camera and paste the captured image ・setting Open settings screen ・label Show or hide button labels ・help Open help screen -----------File menu----------- ・redo redo work ・undo undo the work ・new create a new file ・open load the file ・save save the file ・share Share features of various apps. With this function, you can upload images to SNS, print them, and send them by mail. -----------page menu----------- ・start go to first page ・prev Go to previous page ・next Go to next page ・end Go to last page ・SelectBox Tap to move to any page ・add Added page. The page size depends on the original page size. It is also possible to add files selected from the file manager. ・delete delete page ・rotate page change page orientation -----------Layer----------- with a tapOpen the layer screen and operate the layer ・Rename layer ・Change layer opacity ・Change Layer Visibility ・Swap layers by drag and drop ・add add layer ・group add group ・copy copy layer ・join Merge layers ・delete delete layer -----------Tab tray Menu----------- ・Opened files are lined up in the tab tray. Since the maximum file size is fixed, it is necessary to save and delete when the maximum size is exceeded. ・Active file selection on tap ・Delete by tapping the × button ・Edited tabs are marked with ● ~~~~~~~~~~~~File Management Screen~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Display menu Menus that determine the display method 2. File name area View, edit, and manipulate file names. nto files can be saved while maintaining the layer state. 3. Drive area Connected drive letter area. Double tap to connect to drive. 4. File list area The area where the file list is displayed. Double tap the folder to display the contents of the folder. In the file open mode, double tap to read the file. 5. pass area Current folder path. Tap the path to display the contents of the folder 6. File operation menu Various file operation menus manual page ↓ https://www.notototo.com/manual/notototoManual/en/index.html ~~~~~ ・Ads will be displayed If you want to hide ads, please purchase a premium plan. If you purchase a premium plan, you will be able to hide ads, connect to the box cloud, and download images from the notototo cloud. ・A premium plan is required to connect to the box cloud. ~~~~~ Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MXTNote at none against notototo's 1. MXTNote also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. notototo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. MXTNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
MXTNote ships an update every 2 weeks, notototo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and May 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MXTNote | notototo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tao Ma | YASUNAGA SOFT, K.K |
In-app purchases
MXTNote
No in-app purchases
notototo
- notototoTototo$3.991 Year








