Plane Notes vs Notes for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane Notes
An intuitive infinite canvas notebook application designed for capturing ideas without limitations. It offers a seamless experience for handwritten notes and sketches.
- Infinite canvas
- Handwritten notes
- Intuitive interface
- Sketching capabilities
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.
Notes for iPad
Transform your iPad into a digital notebook with a natural writing experience using Apple Pencil. Organize your life with over 60 templates, add stickers, and sync across devices. Perfect for students, professionals, and creatives.
- Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
- 60+ professionally designed templates
- Extensive sticker library and import options
- Unlimited notebooks with custom covers
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export notes as PDF
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Your perfect digital notebook. Notes for iPad Pencil Planner is a beautifully designed note-taking app that transforms your iPad into an endless paper canvas. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, plan your life with stunning templates, and organize everything in one place. Whether you're a student capturing lectures, a professional planning projects, or a creative sketching ideas — Notes for iPad is the essential tool to capture, organize, and bring your thoughts to life. YOUR ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL NOTEBOOK • Write, sketch, and draw with realistic Apple Pencil support • Choose from multiple pen styles, colors, and thicknesses • Add typed text with customizable fonts and formatting • Mix handwriting with images and stickers seamlessly 60+ PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED TEMPLATES • Daily planners and to-do lists to organize your day • Weekly and monthly calendars for long-term planning • Habit trackers to build better routines • Meal planners and grocery lists for healthy eating • Workout logs and fitness trackers to reach your goals • Budget sheets and expense trackers for financial control • Meeting notes and project planning templates • And many more — new templates added regularly STICKERS & PERSONALIZATION • 1000+ beautiful stickers to decorate your notes • Categories: productivity, wellness, celebrations, seasons • Import your own photos and custom stickers • Resize, rotate, and layer elements freely STAY ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Create unlimited notebooks for different areas of life • Convenient sidebar for quick page navigation • Custom covers and colors for each notebook • Archive completed notebooks to keep things tidy SYNC & SHARE • iCloud sync keeps your notes updated across devices • Export any page or entire notebook as PDF • Share your notes via email, AirDrop, or any app DESIGNED FOR COMFORT • Beautiful dark mode for nighttime note-taking • Clean, distraction-free interface • Optimized specifically for iPad's large display • Smooth, lag-free performance Your ideas deserve a beautiful home. Notes for iPad combines the freedom of paper with the power of digital — giving you the perfect space to plan, create, and organize your life. Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ A subscription or one-time purchase is required to access premium templates and features. Weekly, Yearly, and Lifetime Access options are available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notes for iPad at none against Plane Notes's shown. Notes for iPad also leads on ratings volume (374 vs 100) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Plane Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Plane Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notes for iPad sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Plane Notes against 4.7 for Notes for iPad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 374 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Plane Notes's written reviews are positive against 40% of Notes for iPad's.
Plane Notes ships an update every 2 days, Notes for iPad every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plane Notes | Notes for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (100 ratings) | 4.7 (374 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 | 374 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Brite Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Plane Notes
Notes for iPad
In-app purchases
Plane Notes
- Paid Version$5.99
Notes for iPad
- Notes for iPad - weekly$5.997 Days
- Weekly Plus$7.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$17.991 Month
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- Notes for iPad for a year3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$39.99









