Comparison

Noteshelf vs Dialed

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 suite for note-taking, planning, and studying. It combines natural handwriting, AI summarization, PDF annotation, and audio recording. Organize your thoughts, annotate documents, and create custom planners with a smooth writing experience.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with lifelike pens
  • AI summarization and explanation
  • PDF and document annotation
  • Audio recording alongside notes
  • Extensive digital planner templates
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
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

Dialed

This app helps you stick to your resolutions by providing a structured accountability system. It allows you to set commitments, adjust accountability intensity, and track your progress over focused cycles, turning intentions into tangible achievements.

Highlights
  • Set and lock in resolutions
  • Adjust accountability intensity
  • Commit in focused cycles (30-120 days)
  • Visualize completion history
  • Clean and focused interface
  • Deliberate commitment locking
Features
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Everyone sets goals. Almost no one follows through. Habit trackers remind you. Screen time apps nag you. Dialed is built around a ritual: press and hold to lock in. Your distractions get blocked at the OS level to give space for you to do the work. Based on simple psychology: commit every day to flip your mental wiring. Progress, whatever that means for you, becomes the dopamine hit that keeps you coming back. Not the feed. The follow-through. The difference between people who follow through and people who don't is never the goal. It's what holds them to it when motivation fades. Dialed is what holds you to it. HOW IT WORKS LOCK IN Decide what you're holding yourself to and for how long. Then press and hold. It's a deliberate, physical commitment that separates "I should" from "I will." When you lock in on Dialed, it means something. BLOCK THE NOISE The moment you lock in, Dialed blocks the apps you chose at the OS level. TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube. Sealed off until your session ends. Not a reminder you can swipe away. Not a screen you can skip past. Locked. COMMIT IN CYCLES Work in focused 30 to 120-day commitments with a clear start and a clear finish. No endless streaks designed to guilt you forever. A beginning, the work, and the proof you saw it through. SEE THE PROOF Every session, every day, visualized cleanly. Your history becomes hard evidence that you're becoming someone who keeps their word. To yourself first. WHO IT'S FOR Dialed is for people tired of the cycle: set the goal, feel motivated for a week, watch it quietly fall apart. If you've downloaded the habit trackers, tried the screen time limits, and still ended up back on autopilot, this is the tool that was missing. Dialed is what stands between you and giving up. WHY IT WORKS A hold-to-lock gesture that makes committing physical, not theoretical. OS-level app blocking that kicks in the second you lock in. 30 to 120-day cycles with real endings, not infinite streaks. A clean record of every session. Proof, not vibes. One purpose, zero clutter: following through. Your goals are only as good as what holds you to them. Get Dialed. Lock in. Dialed requires a subscription. Free trial available. Privacy Policy: https://dialed.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dialed.app/terms

Screenshots

Noteshelf4 screens
Dialed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dialed at 100% against Noteshelf's 58%. Dialed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Noteshelf's advantage is ratings volume (7.2K vs 4) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Dialed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dialed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noteshelf has 7.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Noteshelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dialed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, Dialed daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Noteshelf versus Dialed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteshelfDialed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.2K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFluid Touch Pte. Ltd.JOHN PAUL HARRON

Customer experience

Noteshelf

All ratings7,201 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,104 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative32.2%

Dialed

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dialed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Noteshelf

Subscriptions8
  • 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
One-time2
  • Premium for Noteshelf 2 users$9.99
  • Noteshelf 3 Premium - Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Dialed

Subscriptions2
  • Dialed Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Dialed Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Noteshelf free?
Noteshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dialed free?
Dialed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noteshelf or Dialed?
Dialed is rated higher. Noteshelf averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Dialed averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Noteshelf or Dialed have ads?
Neither Noteshelf nor Dialed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noteshelf or Dialed?
Noteshelf ships an update every 3 days, and Dialed daily. Most recently, Noteshelf was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dialed on October 31, 2026.

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