Comparison

myNotes vs PageBite

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

Head to head
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/

About

PageBite

Transform book pages into interactive flashcards and quizzes using AI. This tool helps you retain information through spaced repetition and can even act as a focus aid by locking distracting apps until you answer study questions.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards and quizzes
  • Spaced repetition for memory retention
  • App lock for focus and productivity
  • Scan and learn from any book page
  • Offline daily review
  • Learning streak tracking
  • Edit or delete flashcards
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You read a good book, and a few weeks later the ideas are fading. PageBite helps you keep them. Take a photo of the page you just read. PageBite writes the key idea, a short quiz and flashcards from it. Each flashcard comes back right before you would forget it, so what you read stays with you. No notes or cards to write by hand. And distracting apps? They open only after you answer a few questions from your own books. How it works 1. Scan 1 to 5 pages with your phone's camera. The app reads the text right on your phone. 2. The AI finds the key idea of the page and writes a quiz and flashcards for you. 3. Take the quiz right away. Later, each flashcard comes back right before you would forget it. This is called spaced repetition, and the app plans it for you. For every kind of book • Non-fiction: keep the ideas you want to use, from self-improvement to history. • Books for work or a course: learn with the book you already have. • Novels: remember what happens and who is who, for your book club. What you get • The key idea of every page in a few sentences • A short quiz for every page • Flashcards that go straight into your daily review • A list of terms or characters for every book that grows with each page • A daily review that plans itself and works offline • One reminder a day if you want it, only when cards are due • A learning streak that counts the days you learn. Days with nothing due don't break it. • Edit or delete any card App lock for distracting apps Choose apps that distract you, like social media. When you open one, the PageBite lock shows up first. Answer a few questions from your own books, and the app opens for a while. You choose how many questions and how long it stays open. You can turn the lock off in Settings anytime. Only your iPhone knows which apps you chose, never PageBite. Your privacy • Page photos stay on your phone and are deleted as soon as the text is read. • Only the text of the page goes to the AI. It is processed in the EU. • No sign-up needed. Backup with a login is optional. • Usage statistics only if you say yes. • Everything the AI writes is marked "AI-generated". The AI can make mistakes, so check the page in your book when something looks wrong. Languages The app is in English and German. Your cards are in the language of the page. Subscription PageBite needs a subscription. Your first page is free, so you see your result before you pay. Choose a yearly plan, which can include a free trial, or a monthly plan. Each plan includes up to 150 scans a week and renews automatically. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Restoring purchases, exporting your data and deleting your account always work, even without a subscription. Terms of use: https://pagebite.eu/en/terms.html Privacy policy: https://pagebite.eu/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

myNotes4 screens
PageBite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: myNotes at free with in-app purchases against PageBite's subscription. PageBite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. myNotes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and PageBite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, PageBite every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myNotes versus PageBite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyNotesPageBite
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeiner GerdesHenri Irmscher

Customer experience

myNotes

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

PageBite

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

myNotes

One-time4
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$3.99
  • Pro Version$3.99
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  • Large Coffee$4.99
2 purchases

PageBite

Subscriptions2
  • PageBite Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is myNotes free?
myNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PageBite free?
PageBite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do myNotes or PageBite have ads?
Neither myNotes nor PageBite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myNotes or PageBite?
myNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and PageBite every 2 days. Most recently, myNotes was updated on October 24, 2026 and PageBite on October 29, 2026.

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