# MXTNote vs notototo

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | MXTNote | notototo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mxtnote/id1518415738/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2** | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 131 MB | 83 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tao Ma](https://appshunter.io/developer/1518415737) | [YASUNAGA SOFT, K.K](https://appshunter.io/developer/1608610399) |

## What reviewers say

### MXTNote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mxtnote/id1518415738)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### notototo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notototo/id1608610397)

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| notototoTototo | $3.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MXTNote free?

MXTNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is notototo free?

notototo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do MXTNote or notototo have ads?

notototo shows ads; MXTNote does not.

### Which is updated more often, MXTNote or notototo?

MXTNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and notototo every 9 days. Most recently, MXTNote was updated on June 4, 2026 and notototo on May 6, 2026.

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