Comparison

AxNote vs myNotes

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

Head to head
About

AxNote

This app offers an intelligent canvas for note-taking, allowing users to generate summaries from text, handwriting, and audio recordings. It supports image annotation, data visualization with tables and charts, and handwriting conversion to typed text. Designed for Apple Pencil, it provides flexible layouts and on-device AI features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered summaries from text, handwriting, and audio
  • Audio transcription and topic exploration
  • Image and PDF annotation
  • Data visualization with tables and charts
  • Handwriting to typed text conversion
  • Apple Pencil integration
  • Customizable layouts
Features
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AxNote is an intelligent canvas that thinks with you. Generate summaries from your notes and audio recordings with Apple Intelligence. Explore topics in recordings and jump to where they're discussed. Create flashcards from your notes with a single tap. Handwrite your notes and convert it to typed text. Drag and drop images, and instantly annotate on a blank canvas, lined, or grid paper. Snap perfect shapes. Create beautiful tables and charts to visualize your data. AxNote is a next-level digital note-taking experience. FEATURES Magic Summary: Generate summaries of your text, handwriting, or audio recordings using a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Summaries are perfect for catching up with meetings, revision, and for creating flashcards. Magic Summary cards can also be converted to a PDF or plain text for use in your favorite flashcard platform. Ask About Topics: Magic Summary automatically finds key topics discussed in your audio recordings and gives you summaries of those topics. You can also ask specific questions about the contents of your recording and Magic Summary will give you an answer using your recording as the source of truth. Jump To Topic: Instantly skip to the part of a recording where a specific topic is discussed with Magic Summary. No more manually scrubbing through hours of lectures or meetings. Audio Transcription: AxNote features fast, accurate audio transcription that runs directly on your device and supports languages other than English. Audio transcriptions can be added to your note or shared with others. Images, PDFs, Tables, and Charts: Drag and drop images and PDFs anywhere in a note. Images can be annotated directly over using a markup tool. Create simple tables with CSV support and link them with charts to create beautiful data visualizations. Images, tables, and charts live right alongside your handwriting and typed text. AxNote also supports Image Playground, so you can turn a prompt into an image and add it to your note (requires a device with Apple Intelligence enabled). Made for Pencil: AxNote is the perfect companion for Apple Pencil. With support for tilt and pressure sensitivity, shape snapping, Apple Pencil Hover, and handwriting-to-text, it's the only app you need to turn your ideas into beautiful ink. Layouts: Transform your iPad or iPhone into a real notebook with a selection of preset Layouts, including lined, grid, dot grid paper, and a freeform canvas. Customize your layouts with specific measurements for line and grid spacing and colors. Bookmarks: Pin what matters most in your notes. You can access your bookmarks from anywhere in a note, allowing you to jump within (and between) pages for quick access to important content. Privacy and Flexibility: With AxNote, you're in control of your data and where it's stored. Save your documents in your preferred cloud storage provider with the Files app or keep them on your device. AxNote's AI features also run directly on your Apple Intelligence-supported device, so your notes are never sent to an online service for processing or AI model training. Offline Support: AxNote's AI features (including Magic Summary and Audio Transcription) don't need an internet connection after initial setup, so you can work even when you're off the grid. --- AxNote+ - Unlimited pages - Unlimited Magic Summary usage - Customize Layouts These features are available with a one-time in-app purchase to AxNote+. Please read the Terms of Service at animantlabs.com/axnote/terms --- Need help? Please visit support.animantlabs.com/axnote Terms of Service: animantlabs.com/axnote/terms

About

myNotes

Create notes, sketches, and to-do lists on an expansive, customizable canvas. Easily export your creations as high-resolution images for sharing via email or messaging. Supports Apple Pencil and finger input for a seamless creative experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas
  • Apple Pencil & finger drawing
  • Export as JPEG/PNG
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Customizable background
  • Dark Mode
Features
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It was never easier to create notes, sketches, todo lists, reminders or whatever comes to your mind. You can use the Apple Pencil or your fingers to create amazing notes on an almost infinite canvas. With the export function you can easily save your note as an image and use it wherever you like. Forwarding via email, messages, whatsapp, etc. is no problem either. FUNCTIONS AT A GLANCE: • Draw with Apple Pencil or your fingers • Almost infinite canvas size • Customize the canvas background • Export as JPEG or PNG (max. 8192 pixels x 8191 pixels) • Customize the image export settings • iCloud Synchronization • On iPad and iPhone • Autosave function • Fast positioning • Fast zoom • Toolbar is hideable • Dark Mode • and much more… Data protection is a top priority at myNotes. The data belongs to you. The app will not send any data to anyone, neither the developer nor any other third party or service. Except for the data exchange between your devices through your iCloud, but this function is deactivatable. You have full control over your data and to whom it is sent. You can delete them at any time. QUESTIONS? Do you have any questions or feedback? Write a message to help.myTime@gmx.de! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AxNote4 screens
myNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AxNote at 4.3 against myNotes's 2.3. AxNote also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 2). myNotes's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. AxNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and myNotes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AxNote holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of AxNote's written reviews are positive against 76% of myNotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AxNote ships an update every 2 months, myNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AxNote versus myNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxNotemyNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BenjaminHeiner Gerdes

Customer experience

AxNote

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

myNotes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative21.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AxNote

One-time1
  • AxNote+$24.99
4 purchases

myNotes

One-time4
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Pro Version$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Large Coffee$4.99

Questions

Is AxNote free?
AxNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myNotes free?
myNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AxNote or myNotes?
AxNote is rated higher. AxNote averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while myNotes averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do AxNote or myNotes have ads?
Neither AxNote nor myNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AxNote or myNotes?
AxNote ships an update every 2 months, and myNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, AxNote was updated on October 6, 2026 and myNotes on October 8, 2026.

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