Comparison

Element Note vs Mersive Connect

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

Head to head
About

Element Note

This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Unique handwriting brushes
  • Smooth drawing engine
  • PDF annotation
  • Text, shape, and image attachments
  • On-device OCR search
  • Smart dark mode
  • iCloud sync and collaboration
Features
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Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy

About

Mersive Connect

Wirelessly share your mobile device's screen to a compatible display. Facilitates multi-user collaboration with secure, encrypted connections and easy setup. Ideal for educational and professional environments.

Highlights
  • Wireless content sharing
  • Multi-user simultaneous sharing
  • Secure encrypted connections
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Guest access with screen keys
  • Designed for education and healthcare
Features
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Mersive Connect: Wireless Screen Sharing The Mersive Connect app enables wireless content sharing from your mobile device to a Mersive-enabled display. Key Features: - Multi-User Sharing: Allow multiple users to share content at the same time, fostering interactive and engaging collaboration. - Secure Screen Sharing: Protect your data with encrypted connections and rotating screen keys. - Ideal for SMB, Private practices, K-12 and Higher ed: Designed for various environments to enhance productivity and creativity. Key Benefits: - Effortless Collaboration: Mersive Connect makes screen sharing simple and effective with its intuitive interface and no cables or fiddling with the TV remote. - Simply Secure: Mersive Connect provides robust security features, ensuring that your collaboration sessions are always safe and private. Our platform uses encrypted connections to protect your shared content from unauthorized access. With connection authentication through a rotating screen key, you can be confident that only authorized users—including guests—can share content. Designed to meet stringent security standards, Mersive Connect is suitable for sensitive environments like healthcare and education. Why Choose Mersive Connect? - Effortless Use: Quick, intuitive connection that everyone can follow. - Secure Connectivity: Encrypted connections to ensure data privacy. - Multi-User Sharing: Multiple users can share content simultaneously. Download Mersive Connect for free and revolutionize your collaborative experience. Visit mersive.com to learn more about activating a Mersive-enabled display with Mersive Smart, Mersive Essentials, or Mersive Pro, and purchase the plan that’s right for you. The Mersive Connect mobile app cannot be leveraged with Mersive Solstice Pods. The Solstice Mirror mobile app can be downloaded and leveraged for Mersive Solstice-enabled displays. Please Note: Mersive Connect is designed to complement Mersive-enabled spaces and a Mersive-enabled display is required. To learn more about enabling your spaces with Mersive technology, please visit www.mersive.com.

Screenshots

Element Note4 screens
Mersive Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mersive Connect at none against Element Note's 3. Mersive Connect also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Element Note's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Element Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. Mersive Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mersive Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Note has 2.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Element Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mersive Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element Note ships an update fortnightly, Mersive Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Element Note versus Mersive Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement NoteMersive Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoysauce LabMersive Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Element Note

All ratings2,625 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.8%

Mersive Connect

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Element Note

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes and files randomly disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the floating keyboard
  • Handwriting recognition not working as expected
  • Exported PDFs losing formatting and background colors

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ruler tool
  • Ability to resize/rotate selections
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Presentation mode for connecting to displays
  • Ability to import/export multiple files at once
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  • Seasonal or custom sticker packs

Mersive Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Element Note

Subscriptions2
  • Element Note Yearly$3.491 Year
  • Element Note Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Mersive Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element Note free?
Element Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mersive Connect free?
Mersive Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Element Note or Mersive Connect?
Mersive Connect is rated higher. Element Note averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Mersive Connect averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Element Note or Mersive Connect have ads?
Neither Element Note nor Mersive Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element Note or Mersive Connect?
Element Note ships an update fortnightly, and Mersive Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, Element Note was updated on November 14, 2026 and Mersive Connect on October 31, 2026.

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