touchnotesPro vs Noting Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Noting Pro
This app offers professional handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation for iPad. It features a vector ink engine for smooth, sharp strokes with gradient colors and advanced tools like layers and a smart laser pointer. Seamless iCloud sync and multi-window support enhance productivity.
- Vector ink engine with gradient colors
- Layer management for advanced editing
- PDF annotation with highlighting and translation
- Smart laser pointer for presentations
- Multi-level outlines and bookmarks
- iCloud real-time sync
- Split View and multi-window support
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NotingPro is a professional handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation app designed exclusively for iPad. Say goodbye to pixelated edges. Powered by our proprietary low-latency vector ink engine, NotingPro lets you write stunningly beautiful strokes with natural gradients and realistic brush character right on your iPad. Even when zoomed in 20x, your notes remain sharp, clear, and distortion-free. Say no to expensive long-term subscriptions! NotingPro uses a one-time purchase model, giving you the purest and most efficient paperless writing experience. [Ultra-Smooth Writing Experience]** - Proprietary vector ink engine: Low latency, incredibly fluid, and works with Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity to effortlessly create elegant stroke variations. - Versatile brush library: Offers fountain pen, pencil, art pen, sketch pen, and a variety of markup pens, with adjustable opacity and thickness. - Signature gradient colors: Freely set start and end colors to write gorgeous gradient text; supports saving frequently used color palettes and syncing them across devices. - Smart laser pointer: Not only writes across pages and changes color on the fly, but also fits geometric shapes — a perfect tool for presentations and annotations. [Powerful PDF and Layout Processing] - All-in-one PDF annotation: Supports long-press excerpting, line highlighting, wavy underlines, and translation. Annotation content also supports gradient colors and secondary editing. - Multi-level outlines and bookmarks: Easily handle thick textbooks; supports margin expansion, so note-taking is no longer confined to the original page layout. - Flexible page management: Insert various A4 paper templates (yellow/black/white backgrounds), add unlimited pages, write across pages, rearrange page order, and support both vertical and horizontal scrolling. [Advanced Tools & Pro-Level Play] - Layer management: Just like professional drawing software, support creating, drag-to-reorder, merging, and deleting layers. - Super lasso and fill: Drag to select content across pages, move, scale, and rotate in one step; one-tap intelligent fill for enclosed areas. - Multimedia insertion: Insert multiple images (drag, drop, and scale across pages) as well as text boxes with keyboard input. - For the detail-obsessed: Customizable delete actions, invisible tape for memory aid (tap to show/hide), and unlimited undo/redo. **[Secure Sync & Multi-Screen Collaboration]** - iCloud real-time sync: Notes are securely saved in your cloud, seamlessly connected across all your devices. - Split View and multi-window: Support opening multiple windows on iPad, allowing you to read literature and take notes side by side, doubling your efficiency. - Easy sharing: Import PDFs directly from the system share sheet, and export beautifully formatted PDFs with one tap to share with others. **[About Free Trial & Unlocking] - To ensure a great experience, NotingPro offers a free trial version. - Free tier limits: You can create up to 5 notes in total (each note can have up to 5 pages and layers). - Kind reminder: The limit is lifetime cumulative; deleting created notes does not restore the quota. We recommend using it to deeply explore the core features. [Lifetime Purchase, No Subscriptions] Just one payment permanently unlocks all limitations and powerful future updates! Now available at a launch half-price promotion — only ¥15.0 (original price ¥30.0) to own this all-in-one note-taking powerhouse. [Contact Us] The developer's progress depends on your genuine feedback. If you have any suggestions while using the app, feel free to reach out to us anytime! Bilibili / Xiaohongshu: NotingPro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Noting Pro at 4.3 against touchnotesPro's 2.5. Noting Pro also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. touchnotesPro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Noting Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Noting Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of touchnotesPro's written reviews are positive against 60% of Noting Pro's.
touchnotesPro ships an update every 3 weeks, Noting Pro every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | touchnotesPro | Noting Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 667 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广东新空电子科技股份有限公司 | 裕坤 张 |
Customer experience
touchnotesPro
Noting Pro
In-app purchases
touchnotesPro
- 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
Noting Pro
- Noting Pro专业版 - 永久解锁$1.99








