Comparison

touchnotesPro vs Noting Pro

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

touchnotesPro4 screens
Noting Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

touchnotesPro ships an update every 3 weeks, Noting Pro every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
touchnotesPro versus Noting Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertouchnotesProNoting Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)4.3 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size667 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广东新空电子科技股份有限公司裕坤 张

Customer experience

touchnotesPro

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

Noting Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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
1 purchases

Noting Pro

One-time1
  • Noting Pro专业版 - 永久解锁$1.99

Questions

Is touchnotesPro free?
touchnotesPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noting Pro free?
Noting Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, touchnotesPro or Noting Pro?
Noting Pro is rated higher. touchnotesPro averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Noting Pro averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do touchnotesPro or Noting Pro have ads?
Neither touchnotesPro nor Noting Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, touchnotesPro or Noting Pro?
touchnotesPro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Noting Pro every 4 days. Most recently, touchnotesPro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Noting Pro on November 3, 2026.

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