Comparison

iDoceo vs Notes+

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

Head to head
About

iDoceo

This app serves as a comprehensive digital assistant for educators, offering tools for gradekeeping, lesson planning, student management, and resource organization. It allows for detailed record-keeping, custom reporting, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Gradebook with custom calculations
  • Lesson planner with week/day views
  • Student attendance tracking
  • Seating plan generator
  • Resource manager for files and links
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Configurable PDF/XLS/TXT reports
Features
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iDoceo is a powerful assistant for teachers. You can add an unlimited number of students and classes. iDoceo is paid only once and you get the full app and its updates. There are no additional subscriptions or in app purchases. iDoceo respects your privacy and confidentiality. Works completely offline. No internet connection required. All your data is stored locally in your iPad, unless you enable the synchronization options. An all-in-one tool for teachers that consists of: - Fully fledged gradebook for teachers, with custom calculations, attendance and can be linked to Google Classroom,Moodle, MSTeams - Lesson planner: Week/Day views - Diary: Day/Week/Month/Timeline views of a single classroom - Teacher Timetable - Seating plans - Resource manager that will help you keep track of PDFs, audio,files,links,images,etc. - Notepads with handwritten notes, drawings and timestamped text - Configurable reports in PDF, XLS and TXT Below the list of its main features. More details at www.idoceo.net • TEACHER PLANNER, DIARY AND SCHEDULE - Configure simple week schedules or complex rotating cycles with holidays. Unlimited combinations for each term - Individual diary for each classroom. Single day view, week, month and timeline. Add&Edit iCal events - Timeline view with all your lessons on sight. Bump, lock and yank lessons. - Add files from any source, video, audio, handwritten notes, links and resources to your lesson plans. - Create PDF/XLS reports of your planner and diary. • TEACHER GRADEBOOK - Use rubrics, categories, icons, colors, text or number based grades. You can configure your own grading system - Evidence tracking features. Take pictures, record video and audio and attach it to any cell and student. - Calculate simple weighted averages, additions or create your own Excel like formulas with conditions and complex functions. - Add unlimited columns, folders, rows and pages to organize your information - Use configurable editors on each column for ultrafast edition and adapt the gradebook to your needs - Send personalized e-mail reports to your students with their grades, annotations or files - Filter information of students or groups on screen - Share your gradebook configurations with other users - Import your current data from any XLS, CSV or iDoceo template file - Import your students photos from a single image with face detection or in bulk with separate files - Export everything to native PDF, XLS or CSV • SEATING PLANS - Add columns and edit your data as if you were in the gradebook. - Up to ten seating plans per classroom with five different modes and backgrounds - Random group generator and picker. • TO-DOs, TEXT AND HANDWRITTEN NOTES - Create unlimited standalone notepads or linked to a classroom. Configurable sheets - Full PDF report of your notepads. - To-dos with alarm events - Timestamped text notes for meetings, linked to a class or a student • RESOURCE MANAGER - Record audio and video, add handwritten notes, signatures, files ,images, links, add text or annotations anywhere: gradebook cells, students, classroom, diary, planner. - Full PDF reader with bookmarks and thumbnails - Play Keynote presentations, view XLS files, audio and videos. • SYSTEM TOOLS - Multiple backup options: Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud or your own WebDAV server. - Works in landscape, portrait and full screen mode (gradebook) - Password protect your contents - Random picker and spinning wheel on summary,gradebook and seating plan - Class’ summary with configurable widgets. - Bulletin board with resources and notes. - Recycle bin with recently erased students, columns and classes Thanks for all your support and great comments in the App store! Visit our website's forum at www.idoceo.net or send us an e-mail from the app > Help > Support&Suggestions if you have any questions or suggestions for our next updates.

About

Notes+

Enhance your digital note-taking with realistic writing tools, diverse templates, and AI-powered features. Import files, organize with versatile tools, and boost productivity with multi-tasking capabilities. Secure your notes and access smart AI assistants for summaries, quizzes, and transcriptions.

Highlights
  • Realistic writing experience
  • File import and conversion
  • Versatile note-taking tools
  • Wide selection of magical pens
  • AI-powered summarization and quiz generation
  • Multi-tasking features
  • Password protection
Features
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8M+ Active Users Today A Wide Selection of Templates & Tools Revolutionise your digital note-taking experience with Notes+ ! Dive into a world of endless possibilities with our realistic writing experience and elevate your digital note-taking with our exciting features: Import and Convert Files ●Seamlessly Import Files from Windows or Mac ●Convert Web Pages to PDFs and Import Them ● No matter where you are - be it in the classroom or in the office- easily sync your notes on iPad and iPhone at any time. Versatile Tools and Features ●Large oversized notes ●Use the Margin Extension to create space between your documents ●A wide selection of colours available to choose from ●Use the inbuilt draft feature to jot down your notes quickly Creative lines and tools ●Access the extremely versatile dotted and wavy line pen ●Boost your memorisation by using our cover tool ●Draw precise shapes using automatic tools Magical Pens ●A wide selection of 32 different types of pens ●Capture important parts of your document with the screenshot pen ●Write notes temporarily using the wonderful vanish pen ●Highlight key points with precision and style using the laser pen Multi-tasking Made Easy ●Boost your productivity with our enlarged picture-in-picture feature ●Jump between pages with ease using the grid view ●Add related documents using the Associated Documents feature ●Keep your notes secure with our robust password protection feature. ●Access the Web without ever leaving the app ●Solve a problem multiple times using the layering function with up to three layers ●Record important information using the voice recording feature Productivity Boosters ● Easily solve math problems using our built-in-calculator ● Stay on track with a built-in timer ● Simultaneously view the same document in a split view using the Dual Pages function Moreover, you can access even smarter AI tools. ●AI Summary Generator ●AI Quiz Generator ●AI Flashcard Generator ●AI Audio Transcription and Summary ●AI YouTube Subtitle and Summary ●AI NoteSnap Pen In-App Subscription Service: ●AI One monthly subscription ●AI One yearly subscription ●AI Summary Generator monthly subscription ●AI Quiz Generator monthly subscription ●AI Flashcard Generator monthly subscription ●AI Audio Transcription and Summary monthly subscription ●AI YouTube Subtitle and Summary monthly subscription ●AI NoteSnap Pen monthly subscription App provides auto-renewal service for subscription. Price: ●AI One monthly subscription, 6 AI tools included, US$24.99/month ●AI One yearly subscription, US$137.99 per year ●Monthly subscription for other AI tools, US$9.99/month This pricing applies to users in the United States. Pricing in other countries or regions may vary, and the actual charges may be converted to your local currency based on your country or region of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be determined. Subscriptions are managed by the user, and users can turn off auto-renewal by going to their account settings after purchase. To disable auto-renewal for Apple ID subscriptions, go to "Settings" on your iOS device, then "iTunes Store," select "Apple ID," tap "View Apple ID," go to "Account Settings," click on "Subscriptions," select the subscription name, and cancel the subscription. For business partnership inquiries, feel free to contact us at bella@notesplus.com. Terms of Service: www.notesplus.com/terms-and-conditions-for-ai-pen Privacy Policy: www.notesplus.com/privacy-policy-for-ai-pen

Screenshots

iDoceo4 screens
Notes+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notes+ at Free against iDoceo's $19.99. iDoceo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 34) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Notes+ is free to download; iDoceo costs $19.99 up front. Notes+ sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iDoceo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for iDoceo against 4.7 for Notes+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of iDoceo's written reviews are positive against 80% of Notes+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDoceo ships an update every 2 weeks, Notes+ every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iDoceo versus Notes+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDoceoNotes+
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better4.7 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K3.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB160 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperiDoceo Studios Ltd.SINGFISH PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

iDoceo

All ratings1,396 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.3%

Notes+

All ratings3,147 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews922 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

iDoceo

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful and versatile
  • 👍 Customizable and flexible
  • 🚀 Streamlines teacher workflow
  • 👍 Comprehensive features
  • 🚀 Syncs across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Steep learning curve
  • 🐛 Occasional sync/stability issues
  • 🐛 Clunky UI in some areas
  • 🐛 Lacks desktop/web version

Notes+

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing features
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🎨 Variety of templates and tools
  • 💰 Completely free
  • 🔒 Secure and private

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🖋️ Pen/writing issues for some users
  • 📁 Difficulty organizing notes and files
  • 🔍 Lacking robust search functionality

Bugs and requests

iDoceo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Grades not calculating correctly
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Inability to import/edit class rosters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to copy/transfer student data between classes
  • More lesson planning/template features
  • Improved attendance/daily schedule features
  • Easier class/roster management
  • Web/desktop companion app

Notes+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notes disappearing or not saving properly
  • Pen/writing not registering correctly
  • Crashes when trying to add new pages
  • Imported PDFs losing formatting
  • Eraser tool not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to create custom templates
  • Improved handwriting recognition
  • Customizable pen/brush tools
  • Better organization and folder management
  • Seamless sync across all devices
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  • Enhanced search capabilities
  • Backup and restore options

In-app purchases

None

iDoceo

No in-app purchases

34 purchases

Notes+

Subscriptions12
  • Fonts$3.991 Month
  • AI Solver$7.991 Month
  • AI Flashcard Generator$7.991 Month
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  • AI Quiz Generator$7.991 Month
  • AI Summary Generator$7.991 Month
  • Fonts$9.991 Year
  • Unlock four AI features$12.991 Month
  • AI Audio to Text Summary$15.991 Month
  • AI Video to Text Summary$15.991 Month
  • AI One$24.991 Month
  • Unlock four AI features$71.991 Year
  • AI One$137.991 Year
One-time22
  • 词根词缀背单词$2.99
  • Deep Blue Small Floral Notebook$5.99
  • Teal Undated Digital Planner$7.99
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  • Ultimate Digital Notebook$7.99
  • Everyday Notebook$7.99
  • Recipe Book$8.99
  • Student Digital Notebook$9.99
  • Undated ADHD Planner$9.99
  • Digital Recipe Book$9.99
  • Undated Student Planner$9.99
  • 2026 Planner (Starts on Sunday)$9.99
  • 2026 Daily Digital Panner$9.99
  • 2026 The Everyday Digital Planner$9.99
  • 2026 Apple-All In One Planner$9.99
  • 2026-2027 Study Planner Pro$9.99
  • Simple Smart Notebook Mocha$9.99
  • The Undated Digital Planner$9.99
  • Undated All-in-One Planner (Pastel)$11.99
  • Mid Year All In One Planner$11.99
  • 2026 - 2027 Minimal Digital Planner$11.99
  • ADHD Task Funnel Purple$11.99
  • Belge kısıtlamasını kaldır$24.99

Questions

Is iDoceo free?
iDoceo costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes+ free?
Notes+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDoceo or Notes+?
iDoceo is rated higher. iDoceo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Notes+ averages 4.7 from 3.1K ratings.
Do iDoceo or Notes+ have ads?
Neither iDoceo nor Notes+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDoceo or Notes+?
iDoceo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Notes+ every 9 days. Most recently, iDoceo was updated on September 24, 2026 and Notes+ on September 24, 2026.

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