Noteful vs Livestock Protocols
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noteful
This app revolutionizes paperless note-taking on iPad, allowing for handwritten notes, document annotation, and knowledge organization. It offers a fluid writing experience, PDF markup, powerful tagging, and audio recording synced with notes.
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
- PDF and document annotation
- Organize notes with tags
- Layers for annotations
- Audio recording synced with notes
- Import PDFs and MS Office documents
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Noteful is your one-stop note-taking app to experience the new paperless revolution on iPad. Perfect for annotating documents, taking class notes or even building your personal knowledge system. It is time to put aside the paper clutter, as Noteful is a versatile tool that helps you to accelerate your learning and knowledge work. Take Beautiful Handwritten Notes • Natural, fluid and precise handwriting experience • Precise handwriting on iPad with Apple Pencil native support • Custom-built ink engine InfiniteStroke that captures and converts your strokes into high-resolution vector ink • 3 brushes available: ballpoint pen, fountain pen and highlighter • Switch between pen sizes and colours • Recognise geometrical shapes Markup, Highlight, Annotate • Import PDFs, MS Office documents to a notebook • Add images, shapes and typed text to notes • Use multiple paper templates in a single notebook • Export and share handwritten annotations as PDF • Use Quick Create to create a new notebook for quick sketching Powerful Tagging • Organise quickly by tagging with #tag or even #nested/tag anywhere in notebooks • More flexible than folders; Notes can be organised by subjects, by topics or by priorities • Browse notebooks or pages by tags • Rename, delete or re-assign tags to easily re-organise your library Layers in Notebook • Add annotation on separate layers without changing original content* • Hide or show layers independently • Rearrange layers • Make it possible to composite complex layout* All Your Notes, All the Time • Sync to all your iPhone and iPad devices* • Take textbooks, slides, handwritten notes and PDF documents with you wherever you go • Notebooks synced with iCloud are encrypted via account-based keys Powerful Editing • Erase strokes with eraser • Double tap on Apple Pencil to switch to eraser tool • Move and resize annotations with lasso tool • Unlimited undo, redo • Support Split View for multitasking Audio Record Notes • Record audio while you take notes • Audio playback position synced with the notes Modern App Design • A minimalist UI that maximizes content space • Streamlined design that requires fewer taps for common functions • Different orientations are available for the main toolbar • A clean UI that lets you focus on note-taking and the content We will be adding new features so please stay tuned for future updates. — Noteful is free to use without time limit but with certain features (marked with*) only available to users who upgrade to Noteful Pro via In-app purchase. Noteful Pro is available for one-time purchase and the features will be unlocked forever. — If you have support questions or product suggestions, please contact us by support. Wishing you happy note-taking! Customer Support: support@getnoteful.com Privacy Policy: https://www.getnoteful.com/privacy
Livestock Protocols
Streamline farm and ranch management by creating and assigning repeatable care and breeding protocols. Track multiple animal species, manage daily tasks, and collaborate with your team, even offline.
- Multi-step care and breeding protocols
- Assign protocols to individual or multiple animals
- Dashboard for daily, overdue, and upcoming tasks
- Calendar view for scheduled steps
- Team collaboration and shared data
- Offline-first functionality with automatic sync
- Support for cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and pigs
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Livestock Protocols gives farmers and ranch managers a straightforward way to build repeatable care and breeding protocols, assign them to animals, and make sure nothing gets missed — whether you're working solo or coordinating a team. PROTOCOLS THAT WORK THE WAY YOU DO Create multi-step protocols for AI schedules, vaccinations, health checks, or any recurring procedure. Set the duration for each step so tasks appear on the right day. Reuse protocols across your entire herd or flock. MANAGE EVERY SPECIES IN ONE PLACE Track cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and pigs side by side. Add animals with identifiers and notes, then assign protocols individually or in bulk. STAY ON TOP OF TODAY'S WORK The dashboard shows today's tasks, overdue items, and what's coming up next — so you always know where to start. A built-in calendar gives you week and month views of every scheduled step across all animals. BRING YOUR TEAM ALONG Invite team members to share animals, protocols, and assignments. Everyone sees the same schedule, and completed tasks sync across all devices. WORKS WITHOUT INTERNET Livestock Protocols is built offline-first. Record completions, add animals, and create protocols without cell service. Everything syncs automatically when you're back online. SYNCS WITH THE WEB Your data stays in sync between the iOS app and the web app at livestockprotocols.com, so you can manage your operation from your phone in the field or your computer at the office. KEY FEATURES • Multi-step protocols with configurable durations • Bulk-assign protocols to multiple animals at once • Dashboard with today, overdue, and upcoming task views • Week and month calendar views • Team invitations and shared data • Offline-first with automatic background sync • Support for cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and pigs EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Noteful at 24K against Livestock Protocols's 1. Noteful also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Livestock Protocols's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Noteful sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Livestock Protocols sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Livestock Protocols holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noteful has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Noteful ships an update fortnightly, Livestock Protocols every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Noteful | Livestock Protocols |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noteful Technologies Ltd | TACS Development |
Customer experience
Noteful
Livestock Protocols
Bugs and requests
Noteful
Reported bugs
3 issues- Syncing issues across devices
- Lasso tool not working properly with PDFs
- Eraser tool not functioning as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Handwriting recognition and search
- More text editing options (bullet lists, etc.)
- Improved PDF handling and annotations
- Custom templates and sticker support
- Expanded cloud storage options (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)
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- Customizable pen pressure and smoothing
Livestock Protocols
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Noteful
- Noteful Pro, Lifetime$6.99
Livestock Protocols
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Annual Plan$39.991 Year









