Comparison

AxNote vs OurNotes

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

OurNotes

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and daily entries with a versatile note-taking application. Supports Apple Pencil for iPad users, allowing for handwritten notes. Offers cloud synchronization and the ability to view PDFs and record audio.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • iCloud storage and synchronization
  • View PDF documents
  • Voice recording
  • Export notes as PDF or image
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A simple note app. Take notes, diary, ideas and more with Apple Pencil on iPad. * Various note forms are available. * You can use iCloud to store and synchronize documents in the Cloud. * You can view PDF documents and make voice recordings. * You can export the created notes as PDF or image files. * The app contains advertisements.

Screenshots

AxNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OurNotes at 5.0 against AxNote's 4.3. OurNotes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). AxNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. OurNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OurNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AxNote has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AxNote's written reviews are positive against 75% of OurNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AxNote ships an update every 2 months, OurNotes every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AxNote versus OurNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxNoteOurNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPad
Requires iOS26.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BenjaminPark Jae Kyun

Customer experience

AxNote

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

OurNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AxNote

One-time1
  • AxNote+$24.99
None

OurNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AxNote free?
AxNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OurNotes free?
OurNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AxNote or OurNotes?
OurNotes is rated higher. AxNote averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while OurNotes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AxNote or OurNotes have ads?
OurNotes shows ads; AxNote does not.
Which is updated more often, AxNote or OurNotes?
AxNote ships an update every 2 months, and OurNotes every 4 weeks. Most recently, AxNote was updated on September 19, 2026 and OurNotes on June 9, 2026.

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