A.Notes vs Nested Folder Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A.Notes
This app enhances PDF management with features like text recognition, voice-to-text, digital signatures, and password protection. It offers advanced data capturing using AI and supports over 50 languages for speech recognition and 35 for online translation.
- AI-powered data capturing
- PDF annotation and signing
- Voice-to-text and speech recognition
- OCR and text recognition
- Online translation
- Password protection for PDFs
- Calendar integration
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New features: * Handy interpretation for communicating with people in different countries * Fast and easy to export ANotes' data in PDF format * Create your own audio book in PDF format * Create free text annotation (free drawing) if words cannot express your meaning * Sign your ink signature with date and your title, and drag your signature/image to where you like on the PDF file. * Add company stamp or picture to PDF file * Maintain watermark on your PDF file * Create remarks/comments on PDF file through voice to text function * Protect your PDF file by password/key * Share your PDF file with optional alert in your calendar, so that you can trace the file you have sent. * Your PDF summary/remarks can be saved/linked in ANotes's database, so that you can read/search the summary in ANotes instead of finding and opening the documents one by one. A.Notes is NOT just a notes app, it provides advanced data capturing functions using A.I. technologies based on Apple Machine Learning Models - Core ML. It supports iOS 14.0 or above, and 10 display languages are provided - English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. - Capture image data through text recognition - Capture voice data speech recognition over 50 languages - Read text data using natural language processing In additions, due to providing more languages support on OCR, an open source solution - Tesseract is adopted. - Online translation functions support over 35 languages. - All data is captured and stored in database in your device for further processing. - when creating/modifying notes, the notes can be added to Apple Calendar. - The Notes can be categorized your own made icons.
Nested Folder Notes
Organize your thoughts and projects with a powerful note-taking app featuring nested folders. Easily manage large amounts of information with drag-and-drop reordering, color-coding, and quick search. Supports photo attachments, checklists, and note history for comprehensive organization.
- Nested folders for structured organization
- Drag & drop and auto sorting
- Color-coded notes
- Search and trash folder
- Photo attachments
- Checklists and character count
- Note history and recovery
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CrumbNote is a powerful note app that lets you create folders inside folders. Organize large amounts of notes with a clear, structured layout that’s perfect for work, study, and creative projects. Reorder notes easily with drag and drop, or let the app sort them automatically. Select multiple notes or folders at once to move, duplicate, or delete in seconds. Color-coded notes make it easy to find what you need at a glance, even in long lists. Ideal for: • Work notes, meeting minutes, and task lists • Study notes, classes, and exam preparation • Journals, daily logs, and idea capture • Writing, blogging, and creative planning • Recipes, shopping lists, and hobbies Key features: • Nested folders for structured organization • Drag & drop and auto sorting • Search and trash folder • Photo attachments (up to 10 per note) • Checklists and character count • Note history and recovery • Passcode lock and backups # LICENSE Icons by Icons8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nested Folder Notes at Free against A.Notes's $9.99. Nested Folder Notes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). A.Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On in-app purchases and device support 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
Nested Folder Notes is free to download; A.Notes costs $9.99 up front. A.Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nested Folder Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A.Notes ships an update every 5 months, Nested Folder Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A.Notes | Nested Folder Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shu Wai Kwong | Shibapp LLC |
Customer experience
A.Notes
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In-app purchases
A.Notes
- A.Notes version 1.3$18.99
Nested Folder Notes
- CrumbNote PRO$7.99
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