Comparison

Defter Notes vs Paraphrase AI

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

Head to head
About

Defter Notes

This app provides an infinite canvas for spatial thinking, allowing users to capture, connect, and explore ideas through handwriting, drawing, and text. Organize thoughts with flexible tools and intuitive navigation for enhanced creativity and productivity.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for spatial thinking
  • Handwritten notes, sketches, and typed text
  • Connect and layer ideas
  • Organize with Stacks
  • Deft movement with gestures
  • Cross-reference and multitask documents
  • Supports links and files
Features
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Defter Notes is loved by academics, students, teachers, researchers, journal keepers, knowledge workers, designers, architects, engineers, writers, and anyone who thinks best with their hands and eyes.  It’s built for people who see ideas as living things: connected, evolving, and worth exploring. Think without boundaries Defter Notes gives you an infinite canvas for spatial thinking. Drop ideas anywhere. Draw connections. Expand as far as your thoughts take you. Enjoy pure creative flow. Capture ideas your way Whether it starts as a quick sketch, a handwritten note, or a PDF you’re diving into, Defter Notes adapts to your process. Write, draw, or type; then move, link, and layer it all together. Your ideas stay flexible and alive. Work the way your brain works Move items freely. Zoom in and out of context. Build hierarchies of Spaces that let you go deeper into your projects. Defter Notes stays out of the way so your focus stays on thinking. Top features * Stacks for deep work: Ideal for reading, studying, or comparing multiple resources. * Deft movement with gestures: Drag pages or extract text directly out of PDFs. * Cross-reference and multitask: View, resize, and reorder documents side by side. * Handwriting and text tools: Combine pen, pencil, marker, and text boxes using Apple Pencil or Scribble. * Fluid editing: Double-tap any item to edit or share. * Intuitive navigation: Use the mini-map, navigation bar, gestures, and select tool to move effortlessly through infinite spaces. * Supports links and files: Drop in PDFs, images, URLs, and attachments right onto your canvas. Join the community: https://discord.com/invite/GjS5tJSmBW Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.defternotes.com/touprivacypolicy https://defternotes.com

About

Paraphrase AI

Instantly reword, rewrite, and humanize your text with advanced AI. Improve clarity, style, and readability for essays, emails, articles, and more. Offers multiple AI modes and global language support for polished, plagiarism-free content.

Highlights
  • Instant Rewording & Rewriting
  • 25+ AI Modes (Humanize, Formal, Creative)
  • Global Language Support (185+ languages)
  • AI Grammar Correction
  • AI Text Humanization
  • Offline Rewording & History
Features
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Paraphrase AI rewrites text you type or paste — in the writing style you choose, and in the language you want it back in. Paste your text, pick a style, tap Paraphrase. No account, no sign-up, nothing to set up. Three rewrites a day are included; Premium lifts the limit. It does one job: it says the same thing a different way. A sentence, a paragraph or a whole essay comes back as an Enhanced Version you can copy or share. HOW A REWRITE GOES Tap Paste to drop in whatever you copied, or type into the Input box; a live character count sits underneath. Pick a style — Humanize, Standard and Formal sit as pills, and More opens the full list. Choose the output language if you want one other than English. Tap Paraphrase. The Enhanced Version appears below it, with a copy button, a share button and the name of the style used. 28 WRITING STYLES Humanize is the one most people come for: it takes flat, machine-sounding text and gives it a natural human tone. Standard covers everyday rewriting and Formal polishes. Premium adds 25 more, among them Academic, Simple, Concise, Persuasive, Professional, Technical, Casual, Funny, Email Polisher and SEO Optimized. ANY OUTPUT LANGUAGE The output language is a searchable list of world languages, and it is open to everyone rather than held behind Premium — write a note in English and hand it over in Spanish. The app's own interface is a separate setting: it comes in 39 languages, it matches your phone, and you can change it in Settings. WHO IT SUITS Students turning a rough paragraph into something that reads properly. Anyone writing in English as a second language who wants an email to land right. Anyone holding a block of machine-written text that still reads like one. WITHOUT PREMIUM Three rewrites a day using Humanize, Standard and Formal, with the full output-language list. The count resets the next day. WITH PREMIUM Unlimited rewrites, all 28 styles, and the History tab: every finished rewrite saved with the original text, the Enhanced Version, the style used and the date. History keeps your 100 most recent rewrites, stays on the device, is never uploaded, does not sync between your phone and your tablet, and goes when the app does. WORTH KNOWING FIRST Rewriting happens online, so you need an internet connection. There is no account and no sign-in. Premium is held against your Apple ID, so Restore Purchases carries it to another device. Dark mode, the interface language, Rate Us and Report a problem are all in Settings. Subscription & Payment Information Premium is offered as: Weekly: $2.99/week Monthly: $6.99/month Annual: $34.99/year Lifetime: $69.99, paid once A free trial appears on the plan screen only when the App Store says your account is eligible for one. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID settings. Any unused free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/paraphraseai/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/paraphraseai/eula By using Paraphrase AI, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Screenshots

Defter Notes4 screens
Paraphrase AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Defter Notes and Paraphrase AI both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Defter Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paraphrase AI's. Defter Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Paraphrase AI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Defter Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Paraphrase AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Defter Notes against 4.4 for Paraphrase AI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Defter Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paraphrase AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defter Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Paraphrase AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Defter Notes versus Paraphrase AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefter NotesParaphrase AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (75 ratings)4.4 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeft Works ApSAlgoSoft Technologies Limited

Customer experience

Defter Notes

All ratings75 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative13.6%

Paraphrase AI

All ratings32 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Defter Notes

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Mini Supporter$2.991 Month
  • Supporter$7.991 Month
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  • Yearly Plan$17.991 Year
  • Big Supporter$29.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access - Welcome Offer$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
4 purchases

Paraphrase AI

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99

Questions

Is Defter Notes free?
Defter Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paraphrase AI free?
Paraphrase AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Defter Notes or Paraphrase AI?
Defter Notes and Paraphrase AI are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 75 and 32 ratings respectively.
Do Defter Notes or Paraphrase AI have ads?
Neither Defter Notes nor Paraphrase AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Defter Notes or Paraphrase AI?
Defter Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Paraphrase AI every 2 months. Most recently, Defter Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and Paraphrase AI on September 18, 2026.

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