Comparison

touchnotesPro vs Note X

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

Head to head
About

touchnotesPro

This app combines handwriting, document annotation, and study tools for efficient note-taking. Import various file types, clip web content, and record lectures with real-time transcription. Organize ideas with mind maps and create flashcards for effective review.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and document annotation
  • Import PDFs, Word, EPUB, and web content
  • Speech and handwriting recognition
  • AI-powered formula recognition
  • Mind mapping for idea organization
  • Flashcard creation for review
  • Infinite canvas for freeform notes
Features
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touchnotesPro brings handwriting, document annotation and study tools together in one note-taking app. Keep your learning materials in one place, organize key ideas, and create flashcards from important content for review. From capturing ideas to understanding and revisiting them, build a knowledge space of your own. Write, read and annotate Import PDF, PowerPoint, Word and EPUB files. Add annotations, write on the page and highlight key points as you read, keeping your thoughts alongside your materials. Bring your learning materials together Web clipping: import articles, reference materials and web pages into your notes. Extract key points and organize the content so you can do more with what you read. Online video: import online videos, take notes while watching, and capture video frames to save on your note pages. Keep key moments from a lesson alongside your own thoughts. Speech transcription (ASR): turn speech into editable text in real time. This feature supports Simplified Chinese and English only. Capture lectures, meetings, interviews and ideas in these supported languages, then revisit and organize the text afterward. AI-powered recognition and study tools Handwriting recognition (OCR): convert handwriting into editable text. This feature supports Simplified Chinese and English only, making handwritten notes in these languages easier to organize digitally. Formula recognition: recognize mathematical formulas in handwriting or images and convert them into editable formulas. Connect ideas and review what matters Mind maps: organize the key points in your notes into clear hierarchies. See how ideas connect and build a clearer understanding of the whole topic. Flashcards: create flashcards from important content and organize them with multiple tags. Bring the key points from your notes into your review routine. More ways to capture your ideas Infinite canvas: write, draw, insert images and arrange content without fixed page boundaries. Explore ideas, organize knowledge and plan projects on an open canvas. Live Notes: combine moving content with handwriting, images and stickers to capture travel, everyday moments and inspiration in a more expressive way. Continue across devices Sync your notes across devices so you can pick up your study, work and note-taking where you left off. Handwriting, documents, audio, web pages, video, mind maps and flashcards: bring them together to capture, organize, understand and review.

About

Note X

A versatile note-taking app for digital and handwritten notes, memos, and drafts. Organize study materials with built-in notebooks, insert images, and customize writing styles. Secure your notes with password protection.

Highlights
  • Keyboard and handwriting input
  • Built-in notebooks for organization
  • Insert pictures into notes
  • Customizable paper and font colors
  • Password protection and encryption
  • Share notes as images
Features
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Note X is a super practical note-taking app and notebook, where you can realize paperless learning and easily complete take notes, handwritten notes, memos and unlimited drafts to help you record your life and study. [Function Introduction] -It also supports keyboard input and handwriting input, making notes more flexible and convenient. -Built-in different notebooks help you sort out your study notes. -It supports inserting pictures into notes, making notes more efficient. -You can choose a variety of writing paper and font colors to meet your different needs. -Support the use of iPad and Apple Pencil to improve your use efficiency. -One-click to generate pictures and share your notes inspiration with friends. -Set a password for your notes and encrypt your notes. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the Account Settings Department. To cancel the automatic renewal, you must at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start subscribing. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/fuwu Privacy terms: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/privacy

Screenshots

touchnotesPro4 screens
Note X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Note X at 4.6 against touchnotesPro's 2.5. Note X also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). touchnotesPro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. touchnotesPro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Note X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note X holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note X has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

touchnotesPro ships an update every 3 weeks, Note X every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
touchnotesPro versus Note X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertouchnotesProNote X
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings427 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.214.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size667 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广东新空电子科技股份有限公司受杰 柯

Customer experience

touchnotesPro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative40.0%

Note X

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

touchnotesPro

One-time10
  • Basic Cloud Package$1.99
  • Premium Cloud Package$1.99
  • 享做笔记vip-1年$3.99
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  • Premium Cloud Package$3.99
  • 享做笔记vip-2年$4.99
  • Basic Cloud Package$6.99
  • Student Cloud Package$6.99
  • Student Cloud Package$9.99
  • vip$9.99
  • Premium Cloud Package$14.99
3 purchases

Note X

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plus Version Quarterly3 Days trial$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$6.99

Questions

Is touchnotesPro free?
touchnotesPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note X free?
Note X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, touchnotesPro or Note X?
Note X is rated higher. touchnotesPro averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Note X averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do touchnotesPro or Note X have ads?
Note X shows ads; touchnotesPro does not.
Which is updated more often, touchnotesPro or Note X?
touchnotesPro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Note X every 10 months. Most recently, touchnotesPro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Note X on November 3, 2026.

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