# Mood Board vs UltraNotes

Mood Board and UltraNotes both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of UltraNotes's written reviews are positive against 56% of Mood Board's. UltraNotes also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Mood Board sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and UltraNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Mood Board against 4.6 for UltraNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 190 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Mood Board's written reviews are positive against 82% of UltraNotes's.

Mood Board ships an update fortnightly, UltraNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mood Board | UltraNotes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (101 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-board-creativit/id1661256251/reviews) | **[4.6 (190 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultranotes-handwritten-notes/id6468902627/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 101 | **190** |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | **81.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 81 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DesignTech SIA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540325368) | [Skyjos Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/499470116) |

## What reviewers say

### Mood Board

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-board-creativit/id1661256251)

Organize and store all your creative project ideas and inspiration in one place.  This app allows you to add various content types, sort, filter, and sync across your Apple devices.  Upgrade for unlimited workspaces, folders, and tags.

**Highlights:** Unlimited items and workspaces, Organize with folders and tags, Multiple content types (text, image, file, etc.), iCloud sync across Apple devices, Sort, filter, and duplicate items, Dark mode and native design, Widgets and app shortcuts

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Premium Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Well-designed and functional
- 👍 Great for organizing notes, links, images
- 👍 Integrates well with iOS, iPadOS, MacOS
- 👍 Simple and aesthetically pleasing interface
- 👍 Useful for teachers' lesson plans

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 No undo/recover button, accidental deletion risk
- 🐛 App freezes when loading files
- 🐛 Images compressed, not original size
- 🐛 Videos not supported

**Reported bugs**

- Share to Creativit finicky, locks up
- Accidentally deleted entire workspace, no recovery
- App freezes when loading any file from Mac
- Sync doesn't work, bug preventing file sync
- Link previews not showing after iOS 18 update

**Requested features**

- Support multi-picture and video addition
- Add adaptive or waterfall display for folders
- More control over item presentation (image adjustment, scaling)
- Undo or recover button
- Warning before deleting items/workspaces


### UltraNotes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultranotes-handwritten-notes/id6468902627)

This app combines powerful note-taking, handwriting, and PDF annotation features. Create rich text notes, sketch with various tools, and mark up documents. Organize, search, and sync your notes across devices.

**Highlights:** Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil, Rich text formatting and templates, PDF annotation and signing, Cross-device synchronization via iCloud, Searchable handwriting and text, Side-by-side multitasking on iPad/Mac, Audio recording with notes

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UltraNotes Pro Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✍️ Excellent handwriting and pen experience
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎨 Variety of pen styles and drawing tools
- 💰 One-time purchase with no subscription
- 🔒 Strong privacy policy

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Writing/drawing input not registering properly
- 🐛 Frequent page scrolling when attempting to write
- 🔄 Slow or unreliable iCloud sync
- 📤 Export functionality issues
- 🔍 Search feature crashes the app

**Reported bugs**

- Writing and drawing input not working
- Page scrolling interferes with writing
- iCloud sync not functioning
- Export to other apps failing
- Hand gestures changing page zoom during writing

**Requested features**

- Ability to lock zoom while writing with Apple Pencil
- Resize shapes after cutting/moving them
- Export notes to PDF and other apps
- Dark/light theme toggle for pages
- Nested list item support


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mood Board free?

Mood Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is UltraNotes free?

UltraNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Mood Board or UltraNotes?

UltraNotes is rated higher. Mood Board averages 4.5 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while UltraNotes averages 4.6 from 190 ratings.

### Do Mood Board or UltraNotes have ads?

Neither Mood Board nor UltraNotes shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mood Board or UltraNotes?

Mood Board ships an update fortnightly, and UltraNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mood Board was updated on November 3, 2026 and UltraNotes on November 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*