Comparison

OurNotes vs notototo

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

Head to head
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.

About

notototo

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You can load a pdf and annotate and markup with Apple Pencil or your finger. If you connect to the server, you can also collaborate with everyone. It can also be used for drawing that supports layers and brushes. Add text and images to photos and send them to social media! ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Function description ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ~~~~~~~~~~~~Main Screen~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Tools menu Menus for operating various tools 2. File menu Menus for operating files such as saving, loading, and creating new files 3. Page menu Menus for moving, adding, deleting and rotating pages 4. Layer area Show the currently active layer. notototo creates images by layering images on top of each other. The layer selected hereafter is defined as the "active layer". Most of the operations in the tool menu are performed on the active layer. Display layer menu by touch. 5. Submenu Submenus for various tools 6. Tab Tray Menu Area for managing loaded files on the tab tray 7. Paper area Paper for viewing and editing 8. Advertising area Area for displaying advertisements. Premium plans are hidden. -----------Tools menu----------- ・refer Ability to move, enlarge, and reduce paper ・pen draw a line on the active layer ・brush Draw a line with an image on the active layer ・fill Fill active layer with color ・image paste image ・text paste text ・eraser Delete image in active layer ・outline Add a line to the image in the active layer ・shadow cast a shadow ・ocr Read the characters in the active layer and convert them to text ・crop Crop and output images when printing, sharing, or saving ・layer Open the layer screen and operate the layer ・move move active layer ・camera Start the camera and paste the captured image ・setting Open settings screen ・label Show or hide button labels ・help Open help screen -----------File menu----------- ・redo redo work ・undo undo the work ・new create a new file ・open load the file ・save save the file ・share Share features of various apps. With this function, you can upload images to SNS, print them, and send them by mail. -----------page menu----------- ・start go to first page ・prev Go to previous page ・next Go to next page ・end Go to last page ・SelectBox Tap to move to any page ・add Added page. The page size depends on the original page size. It is also possible to add files selected from the file manager. ・delete delete page ・rotate page change page orientation -----------Layer----------- with a tapOpen the layer screen and operate the layer ・Rename layer ・Change layer opacity ・Change Layer Visibility ・Swap layers by drag and drop ・add add layer ・group add group ・copy copy layer ・join Merge layers ・delete delete layer -----------Tab tray Menu----------- ・Opened files are lined up in the tab tray. Since the maximum file size is fixed, it is necessary to save and delete when the maximum size is exceeded. ・Active file selection on tap ・Delete by tapping the × button ・Edited tabs are marked with ● ~~~~~~~~~~~~File Management Screen~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Display menu Menus that determine the display method 2. File name area View, edit, and manipulate file names. nto files can be saved while maintaining the layer state. 3. Drive area Connected drive letter area. Double tap to connect to drive. 4. File list area The area where the file list is displayed. Double tap the folder to display the contents of the folder. In the file open mode, double tap to read the file. 5. pass area Current folder path. Tap the path to display the contents of the folder 6. File operation menu Various file operation menus manual page ↓ https://www.notototo.com/manual/notototoManual/en/index.html ~~~~~ ・Ads will be displayed If you want to hide ads, please purchase a premium plan. If you purchase a premium plan, you will be able to hide ads, connect to the box cloud, and download images from the notototo cloud. ・A premium plan is required to connect to the box cloud. ~~~~~ Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OurNotes at none against notototo's 1. notototo's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. notototo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. OurNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OurNotes ships an update every 4 weeks, notototo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and May 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OurNotes versus notototo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOurNotesnotototo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPark Jae KyunYASUNAGA SOFT, K.K

In-app purchases

None

OurNotes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

notototo

Subscriptions1
  • notototoTototo$3.991 Year

Questions

Is OurNotes free?
OurNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is notototo free?
notototo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OurNotes or notototo have ads?
Both OurNotes and notototo show ads.
Which is updated more often, OurNotes or notototo?
OurNotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and notototo every 9 days. Most recently, OurNotes was updated on June 9, 2026 and notototo on May 6, 2026.

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