Comparison

Creative Notebook vs Scaleup

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

Head to head
About

Creative Notebook

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Consider using an iPad to take notes during lectures and classes. Imagine having access to your notes on your iPad while working. Imagine having all your lectures, notes from classes, and thoughts in one location. And it is not all. All your notes will be synchronized with your iPhone. You can take notes at school or university, edit them in the library, extract them into flashcards. Read, study and revise everywhere you go with your iPhone. You have the option of using both your gadgets to speed up your own learning process or just your iPad to take incredibly logical and organized notes. And one more thing. There is also a calligraphy training available. Using the Apple pencil is a little bit different than writing with a fountain pen. It is effective to practise your writing skills.     Key features:  - Writing on iPad is possible with Apple pencil only. - iPhone is only for reading your notes. - With button NOTES, a new book may be created and used for notes.  - Button CALLIGRAPHY allows to learn writing singular letters of the Alphabet. - The LEARN button allows you to read or revise the notes that have been taken and marked with essential thoughts.  - TAG settings allow you to keep all your books well organized and find the right book as quickly as possible. Information about the NOTES:  - Tag settings allow you to keep all your books well organized and find the right book as quickly as possible.  - The "+" button creates a new book, which may be given a title, cover color and the size as well as the paper view.  - The scroll menu offers the reach option for work when a new book is opened.  - The "+" key is crucial for adding a new page. Information the the function CALLIGRAPHY:  - Learning the letters of the alphabet through calligraphy.  - For learning calligraphy, use the grey rectangle on the right side of the screen. Information about the LEARN:   - Select the book by clicking the button LEARN.  - Read the book and highlight the important passages.  - You can send your notes to your iPhone.  - You can also send your notes to your classmates or teachers if you have any questions.

About

Scaleup

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Chega de ”ambientes virtuais” do século passado. Na Scaleup você terá a melhor experiência de aprendizado para os seus alunos, com um aplicativo focado em vídeos curtos e inteligência artificial para criação de conteúdo. Vídeos curtos vistos pelo celular tem mais engajamento do que o mesmo conteúdo visto no computador. Isso impacta diretamente na sua taxa de evasão e renovações. Não deixe que uma má experiência coloque a perder seus esforços para trazer cada estudante.

Screenshots

Creative Notebook3 screens
Scaleup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scaleup at Free against Creative Notebook's $5.99. Scaleup also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases and device support 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

Scaleup is free to download; Creative Notebook costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creative Notebook ships an update every 4 months, Scaleup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Creative Notebook versus Scaleup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreative NotebookScaleup
Price$5.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel KlimszaSCALEUP EMPREENDEDORISMO LTDA.

In-app purchases

None

Creative Notebook

No in-app purchases

None

Scaleup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Creative Notebook free?
Creative Notebook costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scaleup free?
Scaleup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Creative Notebook or Scaleup?
Creative Notebook ships an update every 4 months, and Scaleup every 3 weeks. Most recently, Creative Notebook was updated on October 25, 2026 and Scaleup on September 30, 2026.

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