Comparison

Slate Educational Scheduling vs Noteshelf

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

Head to head
About

Slate Educational Scheduling

This app streamlines the process of managing classroom absences and substitute teacher assignments for school districts. It provides real-time staffing information and detailed reports.

Highlights
  • Enter absences quickly
  • Accept substitute assignments
  • Real-time staffing information
  • Robust reporting
  • Streamlined communication
Features
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Slate Scheduling enables classroom teachers to enter absences and substitute teachers to accept teaching assignments quickly and easily. Slate offers school districts real-time information and robust reporting about staffing needs.

About

Noteshelf

Create handwritten notes, annotate PDFs, and record audio with this app. It offers extensive customization for notebooks, a variety of writing tools, and AI-powered features for summarization and translation. Organize your thoughts and documents seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note creation
  • PDF annotation and markup
  • Audio recording with notes
  • AI-powered summarization and translation
  • Customizable notebooks and templates
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Document scanning and import
Features
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Write. Plan. Study. Work. Create. Noteshelf 3 brings natural handwriting, powerful AI, PDF annotation, audio recording and planning together in one beautiful app for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Free to start. FOR STUDENTS • Take lecture and class notes with lifelike pens, pencils and highlighters • Annotate textbooks, worksheets, slides and PDFs • Record audio while you write, so you never miss a word • Use Noteshelf AI to summarize and explain what you've learned FOR PROFESSIONALS • Capture meeting notes and record important discussions • Mark up contracts, reports and presentations • Present your notes on an external display with a laser pointer • Export and share notes as PDFs or images in one tap FOR PLANNERS & JOURNALERS • 200+ templates for digital planners, journals, diaries and trackers • Plan your days, track goals and keep a personal journal • Decorate pages with stickers, photos and custom covers WRITE NATURALLY • A smooth, natural handwriting experience built for Apple Pencil • Write, type, draw and sketch on the same page • Turn handwriting into text and search your notes in 65 languages • Choose lined, dotted or grid paper in any color WORK WITH PDFs & DOCUMENTS • Import and annotate PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files and images • Highlight, mark up, write and draw directly on your documents • Scan paper documents with the built-in scanner NOTESHELF AI • Summarize handwritten pages in seconds • Explain difficult terms and concepts • Translate text into other languages • Generate notes on any topic RECORD & REMEMBER • Record lectures, meetings and ideas alongside your handwritten notes STAY ORGANIZED & SECURE • Folders, subfolders, tags, bookmarks and a table of contents • Link notebooks together to connect ideas • Lock notes with a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac with iCloud • Automatic backup to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or WebDAV YOUR NOTES, YOUR WAY • Custom notebook covers and a toolbar you can rearrange • Presentation mode, dark mode and flexible page layouts FREE TO START Create up to 3 notebooks with core pens and paper for free. Upgrade to Noteshelf Premium for unlimited notebooks, all templates, handwriting recognition, auto-backup and 100 monthly AI credits. Write beautifully. Work smarter. Stay organized. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Slate Educational Scheduling4 screens
Noteshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Noteshelf at 4.6 against Slate Educational Scheduling's 2.0. Noteshelf also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 5) and review sentiment (57% vs 33%). Slate Educational Scheduling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. Noteshelf sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Slate Educational Scheduling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noteshelf holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noteshelf has 7.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slate Educational Scheduling's written reviews are positive against 57% of Noteshelf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slate Educational Scheduling ships an update weekly, Noteshelf every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slate Educational Scheduling versus Noteshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlate Educational SchedulingNoteshelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings)4.6 (7.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57.1K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB558 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPenmacFluid Touch Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Slate Educational Scheduling

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Noteshelf

All ratings7,107 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews1,054 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative32.4%

Bugs and requests

Slate Educational Scheduling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Noteshelf

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notebooks failing to open or sync correctly
  • Handwriting recognition not working as expected
  • Imported PDFs losing formatting or functionality
  • Unexpected loss of data or notes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices or operating systems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to create folders within notebooks
  • Improve page organization and navigation
  • Implement a more intuitive color picker and pen customization
  • Introduce a history/undo feature for linked pages
  • Add support for custom stickers and templates
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  • Optimize performance and reduce loading times

In-app purchases

None

Slate Educational Scheduling

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Noteshelf

Subscriptions15
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium$7.997 Days
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  • Noteshelf3 Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Noteshelf3 Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Noteshelf3 Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
  • Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Noteshelf Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium for Noteshelf 2 users$9.99
  • Noteshelf 3 Premium - Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Slate Educational Scheduling free?
Slate Educational Scheduling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noteshelf free?
Noteshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slate Educational Scheduling or Noteshelf?
Noteshelf is rated higher. Slate Educational Scheduling averages 2.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Noteshelf averages 4.6 from 7.1K ratings.
Do Slate Educational Scheduling or Noteshelf have ads?
Neither Slate Educational Scheduling nor Noteshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slate Educational Scheduling or Noteshelf?
Slate Educational Scheduling ships an update weekly, and Noteshelf every 5 days. Most recently, Slate Educational Scheduling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Noteshelf on October 25, 2026.

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