Comparison

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo vs Penbook

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

Head to head
About

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo

Capture notes, voice recordings, and photos all in one place. Organize your thoughts with color-coding and categories, set reminders, and easily share your information. Perfect for students, professionals, and daily life organization.

Highlights
  • Typed notes with integrated recordings and photos
  • Color-coded and topic-related note templates
  • High-quality audio recording
  • Add photos from camera or library
  • Set reminders and alerts on notes
  • Auto-organized by date, category, or alphabetically
  • Export notes via WiFi, Dropbox, or email
Features
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NOTES + RECORDING + PHOTOS + REMINDERS Auto-organized with color code / category Perfect for Lectures, Meetings, Conferences, Interviews, Debriefings, Brainstorming, Quick notes, To-Do Lists, Planning, and more. Awesome for Work, School and Daily Life. Type, record, or type while recording/playing, also add in photographs and capture everything. This is the quickest & most effective notes app available ========= APP DESCRIPTION ========= Super Note helps you create notes very rapidly and make voice recordings during, as well as add photos. The notes are color coded so you can find them instantly and you can change the note color/category on the fly. You can also set future alert reminders on individual notes. Recordings & Photos are built into the note and can be made any time - you can take notes & photos while recording or while playing, and you can pause/resume to add new recording sections to an existing recording. You can also transfer your notes to other people or to your computer using email, WiFi, or dropbox. ========= APP FEATURES ========= ---- TYPED NOTES ---- ● Text notes with built in recordings & photos ● Color coded note templates ● Topic related note templates ● Copy / Paste / Spell Check / Languages, and everything else you'd expect from a great text editor ● Swipe left/right to switch to other notes ---- AUTO-ORGANIZED ---- ● Sort by date, category, or alphabetically ● Rapid search with instant search results ● Change color / template on the fly ---- RECORDINGS ---- ● High quality audio recordings ● Recording works also when device is locked ● Recordings are built into your typed notes ● Record & take notes at the same time! ● Pause and continue your recording session ● Playback recordings while typing ---- PHOTOS ---- ● Add photos to your notes ● Capture from camera or choose from your library ● Photos are auto-attached to your typed notes ● Take photos while recording / typing ---- REMINDERS/ALERTS ---- ● Set reminders on your notes ● Alerts pop up even if app is closed ---- SECURITY ---- ● Passcode protected ---- SENDING & SHARING ---- ● Download to computer through WiFi ● Export to Dropbox ● Send to yourself via email ---- iPhone, iPad, iPod ---- ● Supports iPhone, iPod and iPad ● Tested & certified on all product models ● Built using Apple recommended methods ● Privacy Policy: http://www.fitness22.com/privacy-policy Dear customers, we are here for you! Questions? Comments? Support? just drop us a mail to support@fitness22.com

About

Penbook

Create custom digital notebooks with a vast library of stationery or import your own PDFs for annotation. Write naturally with a stylus and organize your notes with dynamic features like live planners and searchable handwriting.

Highlights
  • Live Paper dynamic stationery
  • Over 400 stationery types
  • Import and annotate PDFs
  • Natural handwriting with stylus
  • Searchable handwritten notes
  • Shape recognition
  • Customizable notebook covers
Features
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Write naturally with your Apple Pencil on Live Paper with Penbook. Build your perfect notebook from more than four hundred types of stationery. Then, use the best digital inking technology to pour your ideas, notes, plans, and dreams into it. Penbook's Live Paper is way smarter than ordinary stationery. Schedule your life on a monthly planner that shows a real calendar, organize your day with a day planner that shows you what time it is, and record your nutrition on a food diary that knows what day it is. Or, bring your own stationery! Import your PDFs into Penbook for quick annotation and editing. Give your notebooks colorful covers with fun art, and share them so your notes are always where you need them. FEATURES • Live Paper, the dynamic stationery that uses the smarts of your iPad and iPhone • Over 400 of academic, scientific, and planning stationeries • Import PDFs and use them as notebooks • Write naturally with your Apple Pencil, stylus, or finger • Unlimited unique cover combinations for your notes • Search your handwritten notes for words or phrases • Snap your strokes to perfect shapes with shape recognition INCLUDED STATIONERIES Penbook has a huge selection of customizable stationery. Each page of your notebook can be different, turning your iPad or iPhone into a magic notebook: • Blank stationery, with an optional date and configurable margin • Ruled paper with variable density • Graph paper with four options for square sizes • Dot stationery, either squared or isometric (offset) • Cross stationery with configurable margins and density • To Do pages with four layout options • Monthly habit paper for tracking streaks, habits, and goals • Day planner paper with a live updating timeline and calendar, and three layouts • Weekly planner paper that highlights the current time and date • Monthly planner paper that keeps track of the current day and shows you what's coming next • Yearly stationery for getting a complete overview of your next 365 days • Cornell paper for taking perfect study notes • French ruled (Séyès) paper • Penmanship practice paper • Table stationery for hand-written spreadsheets • Polar graph paper for plotting radial data • Semi-log and loglog paper for data with exponential growth or decay • Isometric stationery with equilateral (60-60-60) or isosceles (75-75-30) triangles • Perspective paper, configurable with one, two, or three vanishing points • Developer stationery with device stencils and configurable note-taking areas • Storyboard paper with 3 frame aspect ratios • Engineering paper with variable density • Chemistry paper for easily sketching molecules • Staff and tablature (music) paper with optional linked staves GET THE MOST OUT OF PENBOOK Use all of Penbook's stationery and writing features in a single notebook for free for as long as you like. Upgrade to Penbook Premium to create and export unlimited notebooks, receive access to new stationery and covers as they're designed, and get regular app updates. Penbook Premium is available by purchasing a yearly subscription or a one-time (lifetime) in-app purchase. When you choose to upgrade with the yearly subscription, you can start using Penbook Premium for free with a 7-day free trial. During the trial, cancel any time until 24 hours before the trial expires, and you will not be charged. If you do not cancel, you will be automatically billed for the yearly subscription when your free trial ends. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled 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. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Our customer-first privacy policy: https://penbook.app/privacy-policy Penbook's terms of use: https://penbook.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo4 screens
Penbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Penbook at Free against SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo's $19.99. Penbook also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (46K vs 4.5K). SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and review sentiment (86% vs 58%). On ads, chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Penbook is free to download; SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo costs $19.99 up front. Penbook sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penbook has 46K ratings behind it against 4.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo's written reviews are positive against 58% of Penbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo ships an update every 3 months, Penbook every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo versus Penbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperNote Notes Recorder+PhotoPenbook
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (46K ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better57.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K46K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#109 — better#140
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFITNESS22 LTDPencil Research

Customer experience

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo

All ratings4,470 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.5%

Penbook

All ratings45,717 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative29.2%

User reviews

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📝 Easy to use
  • 🎙️ Clear audio recording
  • 🔒 Secure with password protection
  • 📚 Helpful for organizing notes and recordings
  • 🤳 Ability to add photos to notes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitching and crashing issues
  • 🔄 Difficulty navigating and scrubbing through recordings
  • 🔗 Lack of syncing between devices
  • 🔍 Limited search and organization options
  • 🎨 Desire for more customization (fonts, colors, etc.)

Penbook

From 46K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Variety of customization options for notebooks
  • 📝 Smooth writing experience with Apple Pencil
  • 🗓️ Useful calendar integration
  • 💡 Innovative features like washi tape and stickers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss issues
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection or locking feature
  • 🔧 Glitchy zooming and ruler functionality
  • 🧭 Poor notebook and page management
  • 💰 Restrictive free version, expensive subscription

Bugs and requests

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App no longer opening after iOS updates
  • Recordings disappearing or becoming inaccessible
  • Difficulty transferring notes and recordings to new devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cloud backup and sync across devices
  • Handwriting and sketching capabilities
  • Transcription of audio recordings
  • More robust organization tools (folders, tags, etc.)
  • Export options beyond email (e.g. PDF, Word)

Penbook

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sticker resizing issues causing app freezes
  • Ruler placement and alignment problems
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between pages
  • Calendar sync not working as expected
  • PDF import and annotation functionality not reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow custom notebook covers or images
  • Add text box and typing capabilities
  • Improve organization with folders or tags
  • Provide more customization options for templates
  • Implement a more intuitive undo/redo system

In-app purchases

None

SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Penbook

Subscriptions7
  • Penbook Premium5 variants$4.991 Month
  • Penbook Premium$7.991 Month
  • Penbook Premium7 Days trial3 variants$14.991 Year
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  • Penbook Premium7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Penbook Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Penbook Premium$29.991 Year
  • Penbook Premium7 Days trial3 variants$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Premium Lifetime (Loyalty)$29.99
  • Penbook Premium Lifetime2 variants$49.99
  • Penbook Premium Lifetime$59.99
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  • Penbook Premium Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo free?
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penbook free?
Penbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo or Penbook?
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo is rated higher. SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Penbook averages 4.5 from 46K ratings.
Do SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo or Penbook have ads?
Neither SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo nor Penbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo or Penbook?
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo ships an update every 3 months, and Penbook every 5 days. Most recently, SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo was updated on October 26, 2026 and Penbook on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo or Penbook?
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo currently peaks at #109 in the App Store charts, and Penbook at #140. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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