Comparison

Noteshelf vs NatureGPT

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

Head to head
About

Noteshelf

This app offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with natural handwriting, AI summarization, PDF annotation, and audio recording. It provides tools for students, professionals, and journalers, with extensive customization and organization features. Syncs across devices and offers cloud backups.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil support
  • AI-powered summarization and explanation
  • PDF and document annotation
  • Audio recording alongside notes
  • Extensive digital planner and journal templates
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Cross-device synchronization with iCloud
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

NatureGPT

An AI assistant that provides smart answers while minimizing environmental impact. It uses renewable energy for its operations and funds reforestation efforts with user activity. Track your positive impact in real-time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered text chat
  • Voice input and image generation
  • Web search with source verification
  • Long-term memory and conversation organization
  • Live impact dashboard (CO2, water, trees)
  • Funded reforestation for messages sent
Features
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Smart answers shouldn't cost the planet. NatureGPT is the calm, beautifully native iOS AI assistant that cuts the carbon and water footprint of every reply — and funds real trees while you chat. Built on iOS 26's Liquid Glass, it feels right at home next to Messages and Notes, and runs on a lean model hosted on 100% renewable European infrastructure. Ask anything. Plant something. — Every reply runs on solar, wind and hydro. No fossil fuels in the chain. — We fund a verified reforestation tree for every 250 messages you send. — A live dashboard shows the CO₂, water and trees you're racking up in real time. WHY NATUREGPT A typical query to a frontier chatbot quietly burns ~4 Wh and ~5 mL of cooling water on a coal-heavy grid. NatureGPT routes you to a lean model on Scaleway DC5 — France's most efficient data center — and pairs every session with Gold Standard / Verra-grade tree credits. The result: roughly 1.5 g of CO₂ avoided and 8 mL of water saved per message, compounding into real, measurable forests. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT FROM A MODERN AI • Text chat with full Markdown, code blocks and citations • Voice input — tap, talk, send • Image generation and image understanding • Web search with source chips you can tap to verify • Long-term memory that learns your preferences • Multiple conversations, organized in a clean sidebar • Rich attachments — photos, screenshots, documents LIVE IMPACT DASHBOARD Open the dashboard to see: • Trees funded and a 3D forest that grows as you chat • Total CO₂ compensated, in flight-equivalents you can feel • Liters of water spared from data-center cooling • Progress to your next tree, tile by tile SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING NatureGPT requires an active NatureGPT Plus subscription to chat, generate images and unlock the full impact dashboard. A free trial may be offered to new subscribers; if you don't cancel before it ends, your subscription will start automatically at the regular price. • Pricing is shown in-app before you confirm and is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription auto-renews at the same price and duration unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period — Privacy Policy: https://koehler-international.com/naturegpt/privacy-policy — Terms of Service (EULA): https://koehler-international.com/naturegpt/terms-of-service Chat smart. Grow forests. Welcome to NatureGPT.

Screenshots

Noteshelf4 screens
NatureGPT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Noteshelf at none against NatureGPT's shown. Noteshelf also leads on ratings volume (7.2K vs 12) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). NatureGPT's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 NatureGPT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NatureGPT holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noteshelf has 7.2K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Noteshelf's written reviews are positive against 33% of NatureGPT's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, NatureGPT fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Noteshelf versus NatureGPT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteshelfNatureGPT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.2K ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7.2K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size549 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFluid Touch Pte. Ltd.KI Koehler International Ltd.

Customer experience

Noteshelf

All ratings7,187 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,063 reviews
Positive57.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative32.5%

NatureGPT

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

NatureGPT

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
2 purchases

NatureGPT

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Pro 6 Months3 Days trial$44.996 Months

Questions

Is Noteshelf free?
Noteshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NatureGPT free?
NatureGPT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noteshelf or NatureGPT?
NatureGPT is rated higher. Noteshelf averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while NatureGPT averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Noteshelf or NatureGPT have ads?
NatureGPT shows ads; Noteshelf does not.
Which is updated more often, Noteshelf or NatureGPT?
Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, and NatureGPT fortnightly. Most recently, Noteshelf was updated on October 31, 2026 and NatureGPT on October 31, 2026.

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