Comparison

Inkflow Visual Notebook vs IsI Notepad

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

Head to head
About

Inkflow Visual Notebook

This app offers a fluid digital writing and sketching experience, allowing users to easily capture, resize, and reorganize ideas. It supports high-resolution zooming for detailed work and integrates text, photos, and custom paper backgrounds. Users can share their creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Fluid digital ink for writing and sketching
  • Resize and reorganize content with touch gestures
  • High-resolution zoom for precision detail
  • Insert text, photos, and custom paper backgrounds
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, and PNG
  • Inkport for scanning real-world notes
Features
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Inkflow is a note-taking and brainstorming experience unlike any other! Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then resize and reorganize them with your fingers. DIGITAL WRITING DONE RIGHT Inkflow's ink feels like a really smooth fountain pen. Great for expressive writing or sketching. Effortlessly scale or move anything you select. This will change the way you think about ink: Jot down a list of concepts then rearrange them to fit into the bigger picture. literally move your thoughts around the page, and assemble big ideas with your fingers. This works great for brainstorming and planning. It's also perfect for prototyping layouts, sketching, and drawing. FULL RESOLUTION ZOOM Zoom and pan with two fingers. Inkflow's ink stays sharp no matter how much you zoom in, so you can add fine details at full quality. It's also lightning fast and lag free. This allows writing and drawing with incredible precision, with or without a stylus. TEXT, PHOTOS, and PAPER BACKGROUNDS TOO Insert text boxes and photos anywhere on the page and resize them seamlessly with the ink. You can also choose from a selection of different paper backgrounds. EASILY CREATE and SHARE Inkflow let's you export your books to PDF, high-resolution JPEG, and share them via Twitter, Email, or with other Apps. TRY INKFLOW FOR FREE Rather than just read about Inkflow, go ahead and try it out: We've decided to make the Basic Edition of Inkflow completely FREE. The Basic Edition is a full featured note-taking and sketching app. It comes with the Fountain Pen with black ink, photos, and a standard set of 5 popular fonts for text. Books max out at 20 pages each, but you can create as many as you like. *** NOTE: To delete ink, tap on the selection then tap delete. Tap on the book name to delete a book. If you're looking for more, there is... INKFLOW PLUS Upgrade instantly at any time to the Plus Edition to get: - Inkport - A customizable, full color palette, - Pencil, Eraser, and Paint Brush tools, - The Write-Behind Hilighter tool, - Rotate, Cut, Copy, Paste Ink, and Page Management, - Export as PNG with transparent backgrounds, - Notebooks with unlimited pages, - Custom paper backgrounds, - An additional 50+ fonts, - And more! The Plus Edition lets you do even more things such as: Painting, cartooning, page layouts, and brainstorming in full color. Learn more in the in-App Quickstart Guide. INKPORT: COPY AND PASTE FROM THE REAL WORLD Only Inkflow Plus includes the revolutionary Inkport tool. Inkport uses your iPad's camera to instantly convert your written notes and sketches into Inkflow's native vector ink. Easily pull in materials from multiple sources and go from paper to iPad without missing a beat. Inkport is going to change the way you use paper in your workflow. Universal App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch: Upgrade once and get Inkflow Plus on all your compatible devices connected to your iTunes account! EDUCATORS: Inkflow Plus is also available as a standalone App, and qualifies for Apple's Volume Purchase Program. A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVITY We strongly believe that the iPad is not just a consumption device. It's a creativity device. Check out our whole range of creativity Apps on our website. Keep on creating!

About

IsI Notepad

This app provides a straightforward way to record and quickly retrieve important information. It offers a simple, single-page interface for notes, with options to disable ads, unlock new notepads, change fonts, and add more notes through in-app purchases. It's designed for easy use and secure storage of ideas and data.

Highlights
  • Record important data
  • Quick retrieval of notes
  • Disable advertising (in-app purchase)
  • Unlock new notepads (in-app purchase)
  • Change font size (in-app purchase)
  • Unlock more notes (in-app purchase)
  • Switch between notes with swipe gestures
Features
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The ISI Notepad is a simple notepad app. With ISI Notepad you can easily record important data and retrieve them just as quickly. So far there is only one page (but this is almost infinitely long) on which the notes can be saved. From version 1.2, you now have the possibility by InApp purchase to disable the advertising in the app, unlock new notepads and change the font size. Also you have the possibility to unlock more notes. So you have the possibility to individualize this app to your wishes. For every user who has unlocked all functions, there is now a label in the upper area (for the iPhone under the Options button), which shows the currently used note. In addition, it is now possible to quickly and easily switch between all available notes (with the + and - buttons or even easier, with swipe movements to the left or right). So it is no longer absolutely necessary to go to the options screen to change the currently used note and the user control should now work even more intuitive. Many users like the simple design of this notepad app. The reduction to the most important features makes it easy to use this app. IsI notepad is a first-class assistant to write your own ideas or only to store short notes in your studies or profession. So you can have the head free for more important things and be sure that your ideas and data are securely kept in this app. Whether it's on the iPhone, iPad or iPod, you'll have the ability to record your thoughts quickly and easily, driving your productivity and / or creativity to unimagined heights. ;) And the whole basic features of this app are free. Of course, there are some cheap in-app purchases, with the only goal to improve this app. If there are other ways to improve the app in the future, additional free features may be added. However (perhaps after aconstructive feedback), in future there will be more features those will expand the possibilities of ISI notepad.

Screenshots

Inkflow Visual Notebook4 screens
IsI Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkflow Visual Notebook at 71% against IsI Notepad's 22%. Inkflow Visual Notebook also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). IsI Notepad's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Inkflow Visual Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and IsI Notepad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkflow Visual Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkflow Visual Notebook has 1.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Inkflow Visual Notebook's written reviews are positive against 22% of IsI Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkflow Visual Notebook ships an update every 5 months, IsI Notepad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inkflow Visual Notebook versus IsI Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkflow Visual NotebookIsI Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better3.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better22.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQrayon, LLCDominic Barra

Customer experience

Inkflow Visual Notebook

All ratings1,865 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

IsI Notepad

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral14.9%
Negative62.7%

Bugs and requests

Inkflow Visual Notebook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Unreliable auto-save and syncing
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices/OS
  • Pen/input lag and inconsistent responsiveness

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more pen/brush options and customization
  • Implement layers and advanced drawing tools
  • Improve page management (insert, delete, reorder)
  • Integrate cloud sync and cross-device access
  • Add password protection and locking features

IsI Notepad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkflow Visual Notebook

One-time1
  • Inkflow Plus$5.99
4 purchases

IsI Notepad

One-time4
  • New Features$0.99
  • More notes$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
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  • Infinite Notes$8.99

Questions

Is Inkflow Visual Notebook free?
Inkflow Visual Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IsI Notepad free?
IsI Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkflow Visual Notebook or IsI Notepad?
Inkflow Visual Notebook is rated higher. Inkflow Visual Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while IsI Notepad averages 3.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Inkflow Visual Notebook or IsI Notepad have ads?
IsI Notepad shows ads; Inkflow Visual Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Inkflow Visual Notebook or IsI Notepad?
Inkflow Visual Notebook ships an update every 5 months, and IsI Notepad every 6 weeks. Most recently, Inkflow Visual Notebook was updated on September 26, 2026 and IsI Notepad on September 30, 2026.

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