Comparison

AxNote vs Write on PDF

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

Write on PDF

This app offers a digital whiteboard experience with advanced drawing tools and PDF integration. It allows for freeform sketching, note-taking, and organization with unlimited notebooks and templates. Collaborate or work independently with enhanced security and automatic backups.

Highlights
  • Advanced drawing tools with 7 ink types
  • Add text boxes, photos, and paper styles
  • Over 200 templates
  • Unlimited notebooks and folders
  • PDF import and export
  • Apple Pencil and stylus support
  • Folder and app-wide passcodes
Features
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Whiteboard PDF is an intuitive and focused whiteboard app for iPhone and iPad users. It's ideal for everyone who loves to sketch ideas, teach, or work with whiteboards. It brings your creativity to life. Key Features: + Simple and Intuitive: Enjoy the natural feel of a traditional whiteboard, enhanced with digital functionality. + Advanced Drawing Tools: Utilize 7 distinctive ink tools - Marker, Pen, Pencil, Monoline, FountainPen, Watercolor, and Crayon, specially designed for iOS 17. + Add text boxes, photos and different paper styles. + Choose from 200 Templates: Access over 200 templates to jumpstart your creativity and productivity. + Unlimited Organization: Keep your work structured with limitless notebooks, folders, and subfolders. + Customizable Notebook Covers: Personalize each project with unique notebook cover designs. + Collaborate or Work Independently: Whether you're sharing your whiteboard with a team or working solo, the app caters to all needs. + Seamless PDF Integration: Effortlessly import and export all your whiteboads in PDF format. + Enhanced Security: Keep your projects safe with app-wide passcodes and individual passcodes for specific folders. + Reliable Automatic Backups: Trust in the automatic backup feature to protect your notes and notebooks. + Apple Pencil & Other Stylus Support: Experience precise control with the Apple Pencil, featuring pressure sensitivity and tilt recognition, alongside compatibility with other styluses. Whiteboard PDF transforms your device into an incredible whiteboard experience, perfect for all your creative, educational, or professional needs! Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AxNote4 screens
Write on PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Write on PDF at 4.9 against AxNote's 4.3. Write on PDF also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). AxNote's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and device support (4 vs 2). 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 Write on PDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write on PDF holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 19 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AxNote ships an update every 2 months, Write on PDF every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AxNote versus Write on PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxNoteWrite on PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings719 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BenjaminKairoos Solutions SL

Customer experience

AxNote

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

Write on PDF

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AxNote

One-time1
  • AxNote+$24.99
2 purchases

Write on PDF

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Features and AI3 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Pro Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is AxNote free?
AxNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write on PDF free?
Write on PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AxNote or Write on PDF?
Write on PDF is rated higher. AxNote averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Write on PDF averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do AxNote or Write on PDF have ads?
Neither AxNote nor Write on PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AxNote or Write on PDF?
AxNote ships an update every 2 months, and Write on PDF every 10 days. Most recently, AxNote was updated on September 19, 2026 and Write on PDF on September 23, 2026.

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