Noteshelf vs Los Patios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noteshelf
This app offers a comprehensive digital notebook experience with natural handwriting, AI-powered summarization and explanation, PDF annotation, and audio recording. It's designed for students, professionals, and journalers to organize notes, plan, and study effectively across multiple Apple devices.
- Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil support
- AI summarization and explanation of notes
- PDF and document annotation
- Audio recording synced with notes
- Extensive digital planner and journal templates
- Handwriting to text conversion
- Cross-device iCloud sync
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Write. Plan. Study. Work. Create. Noteshelf 3 brings natural handwriting, powerful AI, PDF annotation, audio recording and planning together in one beautiful app for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Free to start. FOR STUDENTS • Take lecture and class notes with lifelike pens, pencils and highlighters • Annotate textbooks, worksheets, slides and PDFs • Record audio while you write, so you never miss a word • Use Noteshelf AI to summarize and explain what you've learned FOR PROFESSIONALS • Capture meeting notes and record important discussions • Mark up contracts, reports and presentations • Present your notes on an external display with a laser pointer • Export and share notes as PDFs or images in one tap FOR PLANNERS & JOURNALERS • 200+ templates for digital planners, journals, diaries and trackers • Plan your days, track goals and keep a personal journal • Decorate pages with stickers, photos and custom covers WRITE NATURALLY • A smooth, natural handwriting experience built for Apple Pencil • Write, type, draw and sketch on the same page • Turn handwriting into text and search your notes in 65 languages • Choose lined, dotted or grid paper in any color WORK WITH PDFs & DOCUMENTS • Import and annotate PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files and images • Highlight, mark up, write and draw directly on your documents • Scan paper documents with the built-in scanner NOTESHELF AI • Summarize handwritten pages in seconds • Explain difficult terms and concepts • Translate text into other languages • Generate notes on any topic RECORD & REMEMBER • Record lectures, meetings and ideas alongside your handwritten notes STAY ORGANIZED & SECURE • Folders, subfolders, tags, bookmarks and a table of contents • Link notebooks together to connect ideas • Lock notes with a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac with iCloud • Automatic backup to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or WebDAV YOUR NOTES, YOUR WAY • Custom notebook covers and a toolbar you can rearrange • Presentation mode, dark mode and flexible page layouts FREE TO START Create up to 3 notebooks with core pens and paper for free. Upgrade to Noteshelf Premium for unlimited notebooks, all templates, handwriting recognition, auto-backup and 100 monthly AI credits. Write beautifully. Work smarter. Stay organized. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Los Patios
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Consulta, administra y maneja tus visitas, reservaciones, eventos, estado de cuenta y más.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Los Patios at none against Noteshelf's 10. Noteshelf's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. Noteshelf sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Los Patios asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Noteshelf | Los Patios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 558 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluid Touch Pte. Ltd. | Patio 23 SAPI de CV |
Bugs and requests
Noteshelf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notebooks failing to open or sync correctly
- Handwriting recognition not working as expected
- Imported PDFs losing formatting or functionality
- Unexpected loss of data or notes
- Compatibility issues with older devices or operating systems
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to create folders within notebooks
- Improve page organization and navigation
- Implement a more intuitive color picker and pen customization
- Introduce a history/undo feature for linked pages
- Add support for custom stickers and templates
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- Optimize performance and reduce loading times
Los Patios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Noteshelf
- Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium$7.997 Days
- Noteshelf3 Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Noteshelf3 Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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- Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
- Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium for Noteshelf 2 users$9.99
- Noteshelf 3 Premium - Lifetime$14.99
Los Patios
No in-app purchases









