Lognote vs Pencil Grades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lognote
Effortlessly create precise, timestamped notes for work, projects, and time-critical tasks. Organize, search, and export your information with ease. Premium features offer photo attachments, location data, and enhanced security.
- Timestamped notes
- Customizable groups
- Search and filter
- Pre-set phrases
- Export options (PDF, TXT, CSV, JSON)
- Audit log
- Auto backup
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Quick notes for everyday life. Clear records for work. Lognote automatically adds the date and time, so you can capture a thought, an update or a moment and remember when it happened. Save a gift idea, keep meeting notes, document a project or write a few lines about your day. Each entry becomes part of a timeline you can return to later. OFFLINE FIRST. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE. Start writing without an account. Your notes are saved locally first. Optional Pro Cloud Sync keeps the same offline-first approach. CAPTURE NOW. ORGANIZE LATER. Write directly in a group or drop a thought into Inbox. For things you record regularly, create your own predefined Quick Notes. One tap saves a new timestamped entry, without typing the same text again. Use them in all groups or only the groups you choose. KEEP LIFE AND WORK IN ORDER. Organize projects, trips and routines with groups, folders and hashtags. Pro adds separate Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND WHEN. Every note gets an automatic timestamp, down to the second. Keep a daily journal, meeting log, shift record or project history without typing the time yourself. Prefer a simpler notebook? You can hide timestamps, too. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES. Capture on iPhone, spread out on iPad, use tabs and split views on Mac, and add quick text entries from Apple Watch. Features • Your own predefined Quick Notes: save recurring entries with one tap • Make Quick Notes available in all groups or only selected groups • Spacious editor for longer notes, with rich text formatting • Slash menu: type / to add headings, checklists, lists, quotes and code blocks • Text formatting, clickable checklists and typing shortcuts • Unlimited text notes and groups • Automatic timestamps, down to the second, with the option to hide them • Inbox for quick thoughts to organize later • Bubble, Journal and Classic note views on iPhone and iPad • Hashtags, custom tag colors and note search • Up to two folders per workspace • Optional link previews • Writing statistics and Memories to rediscover entries from previous years • Daily Inbox reminders • Widgets, plus Inbox capture with Siri and Shortcuts • Export as PDF, plain text, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Rich Text or HTML • Local backups, automatic backups and recovery of deleted notes • Basic Audit Log to review saved changes • Turn notes into shareable Story images • Offline note-taking without an account Pro Features • Optional Cloud Sync across your devices • Offline first, even with Cloud Sync enabled. Keep writing without an internet connection. Your changes sync when you’re back online. • Multiple Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox • Unlimited folders and subfolders • Photos, videos, files and audio attachments • Voice memos and transcription on supported iPhone and iPad devices: keep the text, recording or both • Create shared groups and collaborate with others • Favorites, priorities and archiving • Calendar and map views • Location tagging and location-based reminders with geofences • Group locking with Face ID, Touch ID or PIN • Custom filters and combined tag filters • Custom accent colors and alternate app icons • Export selected date ranges • Advanced Audit Log search, filters and export Write it down. Keep the context. Get on with your day. NEED HELP OR MISSING A FEATURE? Please get in touch whenever you need help, run into a problem or feel something is missing. I respond quickly to support requests, questions and feature suggestions. Contact me through the app or at https://lognoteapp.com/contact. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lognoteapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://lognoteapp.com/contact
Pencil Grades
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Pencil Grades is a focused reference and practice companion for graphite drawing — from 9H precision lines all the way to a velvety 9B. A clean grade chart, paired techniques and a simple session log on a single stage. No clutter, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • Complete 9H to 9B grade chart with darkness, hardness and tonal range • Each grade lists ideal use cases — drafting, underdrawing, portrait, expressive shading • Curated drawing techniques: parallel hatch, cross-hatch, stippling, smooth blend, scumble, sgraffito, frottage and more • Each technique paired with the grades that suit it best • Session log to track what you practiced, which grade you used and for how long • Italian-paper aesthetic with quiet typography — built to stay out of the way BUILT FOR PRACTICE Whether you are blocking in an architectural drawing, working a tonal portrait, or pushing a quick gesture sketch, Pencil Grades helps you pick the right pencil and the right mark. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your session log lives on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pencil Grades at none against Lognote's 3. Lognote's advantage is device support (4 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
Both are free to download. Lognote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pencil Grades asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lognote | Pencil Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Stolte | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
In-app purchases
Lognote
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lognote Pro Lifetime$200.00
Pencil Grades
No in-app purchases









