Note Gallery vs ForNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Gallery
This app offers a visually engaging way to take notes and journal, allowing users to embed images and utilize fun animations. It provides a rich text editor with extensive font options and a default pastel theme, with additional themes available for purchase. All data is stored locally for privacy.
- Embed images from photo library
- Folding and spinning animations
- RichText editor with 80+ fonts
- Offline use, local data storage
- Customizable themes available
- Personalize note icons
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Introducing an innovative note taking and journaling app that's perfect for visual learners! With this app, you'll be able to elevate your note taking experience by embedding pictures from your photo library. The intuitive interface makes note taking a fun and enjoyable process, ideal for both students and professionals. This app features cutting-edge animations and offers a variety of font options, allowing you to personalize your notes. It also comes with a Pastel theme by default, with more themes available for purchase. Download Note Gallery now and see for yourself how much more fun note taking and journaling can be with this app! Features: Can be used offline, all data is stored on your phone. No data can be accessed from anyone but you. Maximize the potential of your photo library. Use photos from your library to create an icon for your notes list. Folding and spinning animations to make your note taking experience fun. Amazingly designed themes available for purchase. RichText editor processor with formatting options and 80+ fonts. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ForNote
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The notebook that turns Apple Pencil strokes into searchable, organized handwritten notes. ForNote is a native iPad and iPhone notes app for handwriting, sketching, and annotating PDFs. Draw with Apple Pencil, organize notebooks in nested folders, drop a photo or PDF as a page background, and find any handwritten word from Spotlight. HAND-DRAWN PAGES • Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, or with your finger on iPhone • Pen, marker, eraser, and lasso with a full color picker • Native page-curl animation between pages • Pinch to zoom up to 5× • Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION • Nest folders inside folders — Files-style hierarchy • Drag and drop notebooks and folders between locations • Spring-load on the back arrow to navigate while dragging • Select multiple items at once • Bulk export, move, or delete in a single action PAGE BACKGROUNDS • Drop a photo as a background and annotate over it • Import a PDF — every page becomes a notebook page you can write on • Scan a document with the camera and turn it into pages instantly • Annotate every imported page with Apple Pencil SPOTLIGHT SEARCH • Vision OCR runs in the background on every page you draw on • Search for any handwritten word from Spotlight on your device • Tap a result to jump straight to the exact page • Turkish and English recognition out of the box STATISTICS • Track your writing streak across notebooks, pages, and folders • Library overview with item counts • Content breakdown of OCR-indexed and image-backed pages • Everything stays on-device LIQUID GLASS DESIGN Every card, sheet, and toolbar uses iOS 26's stunning Liquid Glass material. The whole app is built with native SwiftUI — no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS — TRY FREE • Unlimited notebooks • Unlimited PDF imports • Photos, PDF, and document scanner page backgrounds inside the editor • Detailed writing statistics Start a free trial today. Cancel anytime. Built for students, researchers, planners, and anyone who thinks better with a pen. Available in 3 languages: English, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese. ——————————————— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Note Gallery at every 2 weeks against ForNote's every 11 months. Note Gallery also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Note Gallery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Note Gallery ships an update every 2 weeks, ForNote every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Gallery | ForNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bereket Solomon | CAGAN DURGUN |
In-app purchases
Note Gallery
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Annual Premium Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Space Theme2 variants$3.99
- Citrus Theme$3.99
ForNote
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year









