Comparison

Noteshelf vs Fracta

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

Head to head
About

Noteshelf

Capture, organize, and enhance your notes with natural handwriting, AI summarization, and PDF annotation. Ideal for students and professionals, it offers a seamless writing experience with extensive customization and secure cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with lifelike pens
  • AI summarization and explanation
  • PDF and document annotation
  • Audio recording alongside notes
  • 200+ digital planner templates
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Secure cloud sync and backup
Features
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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

About

Fracta

Features
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Fracta is a to-do and planner app that turns what you say into today's plan. ■ Capture by voice or keyboard Add tasks by speaking or typing. Set the date, time of day, due date, priority and duration, and edit them anytime. ■ See today and the whole week Check today's tasks by time of day and organize the week in the calendar view. Schedule tasks with start and end times, then complete, postpone or reorder them. ■ Habits, repeats and deadlines Daily and weekday habits come back automatically and track your streak. Weekly and monthly repeating tasks are supported, and deadline tasks rise to "Today" as the due date approaches. Unfinished tasks from past days move to today in one tap. ■ Memos next to your tasks Save ideas and notes as memos and find them when you need them. ■ Notifications and widgets Get notified at the scheduled time, open the task from the notification, or snooze it for 10 minutes. The Home Screen widget shows today's progress and your next task, and you can complete tasks with one tap. Lock Screen widgets show your next task too. ■ Google Calendar See events from the Google calendars you choose, read-only. Fracta never changes your Google events. ■ Fracta Pro: works with ChatGPT and Claude With Pro, you can add, check and update your Fracta tasks and memos from conversations in ChatGPT or Claude over MCP. Task management, memos, notifications, widgets and the calendar are free. Pro is available monthly or yearly, and as a 3-month pass that does not renew. ■ 8 languages Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. You can delete your account and its data from Settings in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fractalai.net/privacy

Screenshots

Noteshelf4 screens
Fracta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Noteshelf at #193 against Fracta's unranked. Noteshelf also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Noteshelf sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Fracta sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, Fracta every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Noteshelf versus Fracta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteshelfFracta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size549 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFluid Touch Pte. Ltd.ProtoductAI株式会社

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

Fracta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Noteshelf

Subscriptions15
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Noteshelf 3 Weekly Premium$7.997 Days
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  • Noteshelf3 Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Noteshelf3 Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Noteshelf3 Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • 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
  • Noteshelf Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Noteshelf 3 Yearly Premium1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Noteshelf3 Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium for Noteshelf 2 users$9.99
  • Noteshelf 3 Premium - Lifetime$14.99
4 purchases

Fracta

Subscriptions3
  • GPT連携 月額プラン$2.991 Month
  • GPT連携 年額プラン7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Fracta Pro 年額14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fracta Pro (3 months)$17.99

Questions

Is Noteshelf free?
Noteshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fracta free?
Fracta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noteshelf or Fracta have ads?
Neither Noteshelf nor Fracta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noteshelf or Fracta?
Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, and Fracta every 2 days. Most recently, Noteshelf was updated on November 1, 2026 and Fracta on October 31, 2026.

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