Comparison

Ophaya Pro+ vs UltraNotes

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

Head to head
About

Ophaya Pro+

Capture your handwritten notes digitally with instant storage, retrieval, and sharing. This app works with smart pens and notebooks, allowing you to write traditionally while enjoying digital convenience. It supports offline writing and synchronized audio recording for comprehensive review.

Highlights
  • Instant digital storage
  • Quick retrieval of notes
  • Easy sharing of written content
  • Offline writing support
  • Synchronized audio recording
  • Adjustable font size and color
Features
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Ophaya Pro+ is an app that supports a smart handwriting pen. It is designed to seamlessly integrate with notebooks, handwriting pads, and B5 paper through its dedicated app. This allows users to write in a traditional manner while enjoying the convenience of instant digital storage, quick retrieval, and easy sharing of written content. With the ability to write both online and offline, Ophaya Pro+ preserves the familiarity of traditional writing habits while providing real-time digital capture. During the writing process, users have the flexibility to change font size and color on the fly. Additionally, the pen supports simultaneous audio recording while writing. When played back, the written strokes and audio are synchronized for a comprehensive review.

About

UltraNotes

This app combines powerful note-taking, handwriting, and PDF annotation features. Create rich text notes, sketch with various tools, and mark up documents. Organize, search, and sync your notes across devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • Rich text formatting and templates
  • PDF annotation and signing
  • Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
  • Searchable handwriting and text
  • Side-by-side multitasking on iPad/Mac
  • Audio recording with notes
Features
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UltraNotes is a powerful note-taking app and writing app that supports handwriting with Apple Pencil, typing with a keyboard, and annotating PDFs. Handwritten Notes • Create notes with covers and paper templates. Built-in 19 covers and 17 templates. And you could also import your own covers and templates. • 10+ Pens and Tools: Ball Pen, Fountain Pen, Marker, Crayon, Water Color, Laser, Scribble, Tape etc. • Adjust the thickness and color of the pen tip • Draw perfect shapes and lines. • Layers (Pro): separate content into layers, show or hide them anytime. • Lasso: Convert handwriting to text, Take screenshot, Change color of handwriting. • Scribble to erase handwriting. • Write with scribble tool by using Apple Pencil, and it will convert to text instantly. • Squeeze Apple Pencil Pro to show contextual palette. • Add text box, stickers and images to make your note more beautiful. • Export note to PDF and image Text Notes • Set headings to make TOC(Table of Contents). • Format text with bold, italics, strikethrough, underline • Highlight text with colors • Bullet List, Numbered List and To-Do List. • Set your own font, font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and more • Attach files and images on note. • Templates: Resume, Essay, Shopping List, To-Do List, Weekly Planner etc. • Export note to PDF, RTF, HTML, Markdown and Plain TXT Annotation • Mark up PDFs. • Sign documents Search • Search text and handwritting in notes and PDFs. Multi-task • Work with two notes side-by-side on iPad. • Drag & Drop handwriting, typed text, and images between notes. Presentation • Present your notes on TV screen via AirPlay or HDMI cable. • 3 Presentation Modes: Entire Screen, Current Page and All Pages. • Use laser tool to point out the content what you’re presenting. More • Record audio while you’re taking note. • Set reminder on note. • Organize notes into categories and folders. • Move, copy and delete notes and folders. • Show notes in grid view and list view. • Sort notes by name, date etc. • Scan physical documents and import to UltraNotes. • Import PDFs and images. • Lock app with password or Face ID. Synchronization & Backup (Pro) • Synchronize notes among your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Backup notes to Google Drive. ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps Facebook: @SkyjosApp

Screenshots

Ophaya Pro+4 screens
UltraNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UltraNotes at 82% against Ophaya Pro+'s 33%. UltraNotes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Ophaya Pro+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. UltraNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ophaya Pro+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UltraNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UltraNotes has 190 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ophaya Pro+'s written reviews are positive against 82% of UltraNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ophaya Pro+ ships an update every 2 months, UltraNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ophaya Pro+ versus UltraNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOphaya Pro+UltraNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (21 ratings)4.6 (190 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer啟思文化Skyjos Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Ophaya Pro+

All ratings21 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

UltraNotes

All ratings190 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative9.2%

Bugs and requests

Ophaya Pro+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UltraNotes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Writing and drawing input not working
  • Page scrolling interferes with writing
  • iCloud sync not functioning
  • Export to other apps failing
  • Hand gestures changing page zoom during writing
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  • Shape resizing not working after cutting
  • Search functionality crashes app
  • Added pages not saving when importing PDFs
  • PDF import quirks related to iCloud sync
  • App crashes causing data loss
  • Pro version access lost unexpectedly
  • Audio recording cannot be exported

Requested features

21 requests
  • Ability to lock zoom while writing with Apple Pencil
  • Resize shapes after cutting/moving them
  • Export notes to PDF and other apps
  • Dark/light theme toggle for pages
  • Nested list item support
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  • Additional font options
  • More sticker varieties
  • Infinite canvas on all sides
  • Password protection for individual notes
  • Straightened highlighter tool
  • Zoom video with auto-advance feature
  • LaTeX conversion support
  • Hierarchical folder navigation panel
  • Left-right page swiping navigation
  • Borderless canvas option
  • Selection tool with resize capability
  • One-click PDF annotation save option
  • Category deletion/renaming without cloud deletion
  • Audio recording export
  • UI language selection independent of system settings
  • Finger tap to undo functionality

In-app purchases

None

Ophaya Pro+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

UltraNotes

One-time1
  • UltraNotes Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Ophaya Pro+ free?
Ophaya Pro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UltraNotes free?
UltraNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ophaya Pro+ or UltraNotes?
UltraNotes is rated higher. Ophaya Pro+ averages 2.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while UltraNotes averages 4.6 from 190 ratings.
Do Ophaya Pro+ or UltraNotes have ads?
Neither Ophaya Pro+ nor UltraNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ophaya Pro+ or UltraNotes?
Ophaya Pro+ ships an update every 2 months, and UltraNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ophaya Pro+ was updated on November 3, 2026 and UltraNotes on November 7, 2026.

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