Comparison

Plane Notes vs UltraNotes

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

Head to head
About

Plane Notes

An intuitive infinite canvas notebook application designed for capturing ideas without limitations. It offers a seamless experience for handwritten notes and sketches.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas
  • Handwritten notes
  • Intuitive interface
  • Sketching capabilities
Features
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.

About

UltraNotes

This app combines powerful note-taking, handwriting, and PDF annotation features. Create rich text notes, sketch with various tools, and mark up documents. Organize, search, and sync your notes across devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • Rich text formatting and templates
  • PDF annotation and signing
  • Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
  • Searchable handwriting and text
  • Side-by-side multitasking on iPad/Mac
  • Audio recording with notes
Features
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UltraNotes is a powerful note-taking app and writing app that supports handwriting with Apple Pencil, typing with a keyboard, and annotating PDFs. Handwritten Notes • Create notes with covers and paper templates. Built-in 19 covers and 17 templates. And you could also import your own covers and templates. • 10+ Pens and Brushes: Ball Pen, Fountain Pen, Marker, Crayon, Water Color, Laser, Scribble, Tape etc. • Adjust the thickness and color of the pen tip • Draw perfect shapes and lines. • Write with scribble tool by using Apple Pencil, and it will convert to text instantly. • Use tape tool to help you memorize learning content. • Squeeze Apple Pencil Pro to show contextual palette. • Add text box, stickers and images to make your note more beautiful. • Export note to PDF and image Text Notes • Set headings to make TOC(Table of Contents). • Format text with bold, italics, strikethrough, underline • Highlight text with colors • Bullet List, Numbered List and To-Do List. • Set your own font, font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and more • Attach files and images on note. • Templates: Resume, Essay, Shopping List, To-Do List, Weekly Planner etc. • Export note to PDF, RTF, HTML, Markdown and Plain TXT Annotation • Mark up PDFs. • Sign documents Search • Search text and handwritting in notes and PDFs. Multi-task • Work with two notes side-by-side on iPad and Mac. • Drag & Drop handwriting, typed text, and images between notes. Presentation • Present your notes on TV screen via AirPlay or HDMI cable. • 3 Presentation Modes: Entire Screen, Current Page and All Pages. • Use laser tool to point out the content what you’re presenting. More • Record audio while you’re taking note. • Set reminder on note. • Organize notes into categories and folders. • Move, copy and delete notes and folders. • Show notes in grid view and list view. • Sort notes by name, date etc. • Scan physical documents and import to UltraNotes. • Import PDFs and images. • Lock app with password or Face ID. Synchronization & Backup • Synchronize notes among your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Backup notes to Google Drive. ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps Facebook: @SkyjosApp

Screenshots

Plane Notes1 screens
UltraNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Plane Notes and UltraNotes both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of UltraNotes's written reviews are positive against 46% of Plane Notes's. UltraNotes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Plane Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Plane Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UltraNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Plane Notes against 4.6 for UltraNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 187 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Plane Notes's written reviews are positive against 81% of UltraNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plane Notes ships an update every 2 days, UltraNotes every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plane Notes versus UltraNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlane NotesUltraNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (100 ratings) — better4.6 (187 ratings)
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews81.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100187 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJumpei AdachiSkyjos Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Plane Notes

All ratings100 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative29.2%

UltraNotes

All ratings181 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%

Bugs and requests

Plane Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UltraNotes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Writing and drawing input not working
  • Page scrolling interferes with writing
  • iCloud sync not functioning
  • Export to other apps failing
  • Hand gestures changing page zoom during writing
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  • Shape resizing not working after cutting
  • Search functionality crashes app
  • Added pages not saving when importing PDFs
  • PDF import quirks related to iCloud sync
  • App crashes causing data loss
  • Pro version access lost unexpectedly
  • Audio recording cannot be exported

Requested features

21 requests
  • Ability to lock zoom while writing with Apple Pencil
  • Resize shapes after cutting/moving them
  • Export notes to PDF and other apps
  • Dark/light theme toggle for pages
  • Nested list item support
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  • Additional font options
  • More sticker varieties
  • Infinite canvas on all sides
  • Password protection for individual notes
  • Straightened highlighter tool
  • Zoom video with auto-advance feature
  • LaTeX conversion support
  • Hierarchical folder navigation panel
  • Left-right page swiping navigation
  • Borderless canvas option
  • Selection tool with resize capability
  • One-click PDF annotation save option
  • Category deletion/renaming without cloud deletion
  • Audio recording export
  • UI language selection independent of system settings
  • Finger tap to undo functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plane Notes

One-time1
  • Paid Version$5.99
1 purchases

UltraNotes

One-time1
  • UltraNotes Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Plane Notes free?
Plane Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UltraNotes free?
UltraNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plane Notes or UltraNotes?
Plane Notes is rated higher. Plane Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while UltraNotes averages 4.6 from 187 ratings.
Do Plane Notes or UltraNotes have ads?
Plane Notes shows ads; UltraNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, Plane Notes or UltraNotes?
Plane Notes ships an update every 2 days, and UltraNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Plane Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and UltraNotes on October 30, 2026.

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