Comparison

Vulco Transporte vs Pencil

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

Head to head
About

Vulco Transporte

Features
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La app de Vulco recopila datos de ubicación cuando inicias un viaje lo que posibilita acudir en ayuda en caso de reportar alguna emergencia, la ubicación se envía incluso cuando la app está en segundo plano, la ubicación se deja de compartir una vez finalizada la rendición. Además, estos datos solo se usan para seguimiento del viaje.

About

Pencil

This app allows users to handwrite, sketch, and annotate PDFs on their iPad and iPhone. It supports Apple Pencil and other styluses for note-taking, drawing, and even watercolor painting. Features include audio recording within notes and AI assistance for summarizing and translation.

Highlights
  • Handwrite and sketch with stylus or finger
  • Annotate and mark up PDFs
  • Record audio directly in notes
  • Create formatted text notes
  • Watercolor painting workspace
  • Scan and import documents
  • AI assistance for summaries and translation
Features
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Pencil brings handwriting, sketching, PDF annotation and watercolor painting to iPad and iPhone. Designed especially for Apple Pencil on iPad, it also works with other compatible styluses and your finger. Take notes in class, mark up a document, plan your week or paint an idea while it is still fresh. • Write and sketch your way. Use Apple Pencil on iPad, or write and draw with a compatible stylus or your finger on iPad and iPhone. Start a PDF note from a paper template, choose your ink colors and add typed text, images and shapes. Use lined or grid backgrounds to give your notes structure. • Make your PDFs useful. Highlight passages, add comments, write in the margins and insert your signature. Search inside a document, bookmark important pages and rearrange, duplicate or rotate pages as your work develops. • Keep the conversation with your notes. Record audio directly in a PDF note and play it back alongside the page. Revisit a lecture, meeting or explanation without separating the recording from your written notes. • Type when words come first. Create formatted Text Notes with fonts, colors, lists, checklists, tables and images. Turn a quick thought into a clear set of notes, a plan or a longer draft, then export it as a PDF to share. • Explore watercolor painting. Open a dedicated painting workspace, choose your paper and experiment with brushes, mixed colors and washes. Paint from a reference photo, try guided practice lessons and export your painting as an image or PDF. • Bring paper into your notebook. Scan documents with the camera, import files through the Files app and add photos to your work. Keep notes, PDFs and paintings organized in folders, ready to return to when you need them. • Get help from AI. Ask questions about your documents, summarize a passage, explain an unfamiliar concept or translate selected text. Use AI Chat to work through an idea alongside your notes. Privacy Policy: https://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vulco Transporte4 screens
Pencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vulco Transporte at none against Pencil's 4. Vulco Transporte also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Pencil's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Pencil sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Vulco Transporte asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vulco Transporte ships an update every 7 months, Pencil weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vulco Transporte versus Pencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVulco TransportePencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB511 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopermmPFQ SAKairoos Solutions SL

In-app purchases

None

Vulco Transporte

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Pencil

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Unlock All and AI Assistant3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pencil Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pencil Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Vulco Transporte free?
Vulco Transporte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil free?
Pencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vulco Transporte or Pencil have ads?
Neither Vulco Transporte nor Pencil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vulco Transporte or Pencil?
Vulco Transporte ships an update every 7 months, and Pencil weekly. Most recently, Vulco Transporte was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pencil on November 12, 2026.

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