# Clearly Reader vs Notedrafts

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notedrafts at 82% against Clearly Reader's 25%. Notedrafts also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (753 vs 3). Clearly Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Notedrafts sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Clearly Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Notedrafts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notedrafts has 753 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Clearly Reader's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notedrafts's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Clearly Reader | Notedrafts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clearly-reader/id6448590095/reviews) | **[4.8 (753 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **753** |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | **81.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 65 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lesslab](https://appshunter.io/developer/1685096566) | [Appycron Interactive e.K.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1732266825) |

## What reviewers say

### Clearly Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clearly-reader/id6448590095)

This app helps you manage and read your saved clippings with a customizable full-screen experience. Organize your collection with mobile tag management and filter historical data for easy review.

**Highlights:** Clipping management, Full-screen reading, Customizable fonts and themes, Mobile tag management, Filter historical clippings

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Notedrafts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079)

This app allows you to write, organize, and mark up documents with various tools. It supports PDF annotation, freeform sketching on a large canvas, and vertically extended pages for continuous writing. Customize templates, import various file types, and organize notes with folders and icons.

**Highlights:** Write on PDFs, Freeform canvas sketching, Vertically extended pages, Customizable templates, Import PDFs and images, Organize with folders and icons

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bronze Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Silver Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| PRO Version | $5.99 | one-time |
| Platinum Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $14.99 | one-time |
| Diamond Tip | $19.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $24.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $39.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $49.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth writing experience
- 👍 Clean and polished UI
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 👍 Elegant note-taking experience
- 👍 Plentiful templates and notebook covers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 Missing features like search, audio recording, and undo
- 🔧 Limited customization options for toolbar and pencil settings

**Reported bugs**

- No issues reported

**Requested features**

- Add support for scribble to erase
- Implement custom notebook covers
- Add pure text writing mode
- Ability to customize toolbar
- Embed URL links with web preview


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Clearly Reader free?

Clearly Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Notedrafts free?

Notedrafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Clearly Reader or Notedrafts?

Notedrafts is rated higher. Clearly Reader averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Notedrafts averages 4.8 from 753 ratings.

### Do Clearly Reader or Notedrafts have ads?

Neither Clearly Reader nor Notedrafts shows ads.

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