Comparison

Noteshelf vs Salva

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

Head to head
About

Noteshelf

Create handwritten notes, annotate PDFs, and record audio with this app. It offers extensive customization for notebooks, a variety of writing tools, and AI-powered features for summarization and translation. Organize your thoughts and documents seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note creation
  • PDF annotation and markup
  • Audio recording with notes
  • AI-powered summarization and translation
  • Customizable notebooks and templates
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Document scanning and import
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

Salva

Features
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An expiry date tracker for stores with lots of products to watch — convenience stores, cafés, pharmacies and unstaffed shops. While you check stock, scan the barcode and type the date to add items one after another, see the soonest dates first, and get an alert before anything goes to waste. ■ One tap per item with continuous scanning Point the camera at a product: it reads the barcode and stops on that product. Type the date as six digits, enter a count if there are several, and tap 'Add' once — you're straight on to the next product. Want the camera to read the date? Tap 'Read'. A date it reads only fills the field; nothing is added on its own. Check it against the pack and add it. Scanned the same product again? The date you just added is already filled in, so you can add more right away. A product you haven't seen before only asks for a name and storage (fridge, freezer or room temperature). Save everything in one go when you're done. Salva never asks for prices while you add items. The person checking stock needs to know what to pull, not what it costs. ■ What leaves first comes first (FEFO) Items are sorted by expiry date, not by when they arrived. A product that came in later still goes first if its date is sooner. The same product is tracked per batch (lot). Yesterday's milk and today's milk are separate lines. Sales, disposals, adjustments and returns are recorded per batch, and the product page shows who handled what and when. ■ Alerts that ring on the device Alerts are scheduled on the device itself, so they ring even in a stockroom with no signal. You choose how many days ahead to be alerted. ■ Saved on the device first Every addition and change is saved on the device first. Weak signal in a stockroom or basement store doesn't stop you. ■ Product names from barcodes Names are filled in from a barcode–name list built by other users. When a barcode is new, the name you type is kept for the next person. You can report a name that looks wrong, and a reported name won't show on your device again. You can withdraw names you added at any time in Settings. ■ What's free Scanning, stock, FEFO sorting, alerts and product names. No limit on items and no time limit. If you use it on your own, that's all you need. ■ Salva Pro — yearly subscription per store · Invite your team — any number of people see the same stock. · Device sync and backup — your stock follows you to a new phone, even if you lose the old one. · Waste loss report — what was thrown away and how often this month, what share of what came in, and whether it's up or down on last month. When one item tops the list for several weeks running, Salva suggests how to cut the order. Subscription terms · Name: Salva Pro (one store · any number of people) · Length: 1 year. The price in your currency is shown on the subscription screen before you subscribe. · You're charged after a 30-day free trial. Cancel during the trial and you won't be charged. · The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. · Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions on your device. Terms of use: https://salva.kr/en/terms/ Privacy policy: https://salva.kr/en/privacy/ ■ Made for · Anyone tracking expiry dates in a notebook or a spreadsheet · Stores where part-timers and staff take turns checking stock · Owners who want to see in numbers what was thrown away last month ■ Support Support: https://salva.kr/en/support/ Account and data deletion: https://salva.kr/en/account-deletion/

Screenshots

Noteshelf4 screens
Salva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Noteshelf at 4 against Salva's 1. Salva's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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 Salva sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteshelf ships an update every 5 days, Salva every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Noteshelf versus Salva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteshelfSalva
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size558 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFluid Touch Pte. Ltd.YoungDae Lee

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

Salva

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
1 purchases

Salva

Subscriptions1
  • Salva Pro1 Month trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Noteshelf free?
Noteshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Salva free?
Salva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noteshelf or Salva have ads?
Neither Noteshelf nor Salva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noteshelf or Salva?
Noteshelf ships an update every 5 days, and Salva every 4 days. Most recently, Noteshelf was updated on October 27, 2026 and Salva on October 26, 2026.

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