Comparison

Freenotes® vs OurPost

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

Head to head
About

Freenotes®

Transform your device into an AI-powered digital notepad for students and professionals. Seamlessly annotate PDFs, organize notes, and leverage AI for summaries, homework help, and concept clarification. Enjoy a natural handwriting experience with advanced features like shape recognition and flashcard creation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note summarization
  • Chat with your PDFs
  • AI homework helper
  • Handwritten note accuracy check
  • Organize notes by project/course
  • Search handwritten notes via OCR
  • PDF annotation tools
  • Infinite canvas for sketching
Features
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Freenotes: Freedom to write, organize, and shine Transform your iPad into a powerful AI-driven digital notepad. Freenotes is an all-in-one workspace designed for students and professionals who want the natural feel of handwriting with the power of artificial intelligence. Whether you are annotating a complex PDF, planning your week, or recording a lecture, Freenotes helps you stay organized with seamless, free-form experience. AI Summary Quickly find key points and action items from long recordings or documents. AI Chat with PDF Ask questions directly to your imported files to get instant answers. AI Homework Helper Take a screenshot or upload a document (PDF or photo) to instantly get answers. AI Study Companion Clarify concepts, define terms, and check your handwritten notes for accuracy, turning passive review into active recall. Organize Notes Categorize and organize your notes by projects, courses, or topics, automating the organization of your note library. Quick Search via OCR Search through your handwritten scripts easily using accurate text recognition. PDF Annotation Highlight, underline, and add comments to documents with custom pen styles. Infinite Canvas Sketch ideas or mind map on a whiteboard that expands as you work. Apple Pencil Pro Support Experience low-latency writing that feels like real paper. Shape Recognition Turn rough drawings into clean, perfect geometric shapes for diagrams. Hyperlink Support Navigate through digital planners using clickable internal and external links. Active Recall Tape Hide specific parts of your notes to test your memory and study better. Paper Templates Access various backgrounds including grid, Cornell, and dotted paper. Flashcards Build study sets directly from your pages to help with exam prep. Seamless Video Learning Use Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to take notes while watching online videos (YouTube, lecture recordings), and instantly capture relevant screenshots directly into your notes. iCloud & Google Drive Sync Securely back up your digital notebook to access your data anywhere. Who is Freenotes For? Students: Create study guides, annotate lecture slides, and use the "Active Recall" tape tool for exam prep. Professionals: Record meetings, organize projects into folders, and sign PDF documents on the go. Creatives: Sketch ideas on an infinite whiteboard and export high-quality files to share with your team. Join over 1 million happy users transitioning to a smarter, paperless future. Try Freenotes today and experience the next era of AI note-taking. Privacy Policy: https://www.freenotetech.com/policy/ Terms of Service: https://www.freenotetech.com/terms/

About

OurPost

Features
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Share your kids' school papers with your partner and family. Just snap it -- sorting can wait. It stays on your device, so it never disappears. No ads, ever. OurPost turns the papers and PDFs your kids bring home from daycare, preschool, and school into a shared family inbox. One photo, and both parents know what's inside -- no more papers that only reach one parent. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH OurPost 1. Snap a paper the moment it lands in your hands 2. Import photos or PDFs straight into the inbox 3. Pull PDFs in from the school's app through the OS share sheet 4. Sort with Lists and Tags whenever you like -- nothing to choose at capture time 5. Search later by the words on the page, with on-device OCR 6. Deleted prints stay in Trash until you permanently delete them, and can be restored 7. Invite your family with a single code BUILT FOR MOMENTS LIKE THESE - "Did you see that permission slip?" -- solved the second you snap it - Sort later, on your own time -- no child or category to pick while you're capturing - Find what a paper said, long after the paper itself is gone - Even when print duty falls on one parent, both stay in the loop OurPost saves to your device first. Capture, browse, and search all work offline, and everything syncs automatically with your family once you're back online. It's the one copy you can still trust after the paper is gone. OurPost has no ads. Capturing, importing, organizing, searching, and family sharing are all free. Families support up to 6 members on both free and BitFlap One -- no gap between them. Free cloud storage is 100MB; BitFlap One expands it to 100GB, and works across every other BitFlap app too. Share your kids' papers with your partner and family. Snap it, and it's there when you need it. Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Freenotes®4 screens
OurPost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Freenotes® at weekly against OurPost's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Freenotes® sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and OurPost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Freenotes® ships an update weekly, OurPost every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Freenotes® versus OurPost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreenotes®OurPost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings65K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size688 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFree Notes AI Note Taker LTDBitFlap LLC

Bugs and requests

Freenotes®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional freezing or lagging when writing/drawing
  • Issues with the shape recognition tool not working as expected
  • Problems with the eraser tool not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add handwriting recognition and search functionality
  • Improve iCloud sync and backup capabilities
  • Expand pen/pencil customization options
  • Implement support for external links and clickable content
  • Introduce features for easier notebook organization and splitting

OurPost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Freenotes®

Subscriptions6
  • Freenotes Weekly Plus Member$1.997 Days
  • Freenotes Weekly Pro Member$6.997 Days
  • Freenotes Yearly Plus Member$9.991 Year
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  • Freenotes Yearly Plus Member1 Year trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Freenotes Yearly Pro Member1 Year trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Freenotes Yearly Pro Member$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Freenotes Remove Ads$29.99
  • Freenotes Plus Member Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

OurPost

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Freenotes® free?
Freenotes® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OurPost free?
OurPost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Freenotes® or OurPost have ads?
Neither Freenotes® nor OurPost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Freenotes® or OurPost?
Freenotes® ships an update weekly, and OurPost every 5 weeks. Most recently, Freenotes® was updated on November 11, 2026 and OurPost on November 11, 2026.

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