Comparison

MXTNote vs Tetatet

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

Head to head
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

About

Tetatet

Features
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Tetatet records your session and turns it into text — entirely on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. The app has no server, no account and no analytics, so there is simply nowhere for a recording to go. Confidentiality here is a property of the architecture, not a promise in a policy. RECORD • Say who the session is with before you start — or add the person while it is already running • The screen can go dark: recording continues in the background through the full hour • Import audio you already have (m4a, mp3, wav and more) TRANSCRIBE ON THE DEVICE • Speech recognition runs locally, with time codes • Speakers are separated and can be renamed • Nine languages: English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian — detected from the recording or set by hand KEEP IT IN ORDER • A card for every person: every meeting in one place, with audio and transcripts, and how long it has been since the last one • Notes on a session: typed, or a quick voice note • Search across the whole archive, within one person's sessions, or inside a single transcript STAY PRIVATE • Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode on the app itself • Initials instead of names, for the glance over your shoulder • Your recordings are excluded from iCloud backup • Export a transcript (TXT, SRT) or a person's entire history — only when you tap share, only into the file you choose ONE DOWNLOAD, THEN OFFLINE The recognition model is downloaded once, about 0.7 GB, best over Wi-Fi. After that the app works with no network at all. Tetatet does not diagnose, advise or replace your own judgement. It writes down what was said and keeps it where you left it.

Screenshots

MXTNote4 screens
Tetatet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MXTNote at 13.0 against Tetatet's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MXTNote versus Tetatet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMXTNoteTetatet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTao MaNikita Pushkar

In-app purchases

None

MXTNote

No in-app purchases

None

Tetatet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MXTNote free?
MXTNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tetatet free?
Tetatet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MXTNote or Tetatet have ads?
Neither MXTNote nor Tetatet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MXTNote or Tetatet?
MXTNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tetatet every 2 weeks. Most recently, MXTNote was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tetatet on October 31, 2026.

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