Comparison

StoneNote vs Bracketly

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

Head to head
About

StoneNote

Seamlessly take handwritten notes while watching study videos on the same page. This app integrates a video player directly into your notes, allowing for automatic pausing, screenshot capture, and video bookmarking. Organize your work with layered notes and folders, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Integrated video player within notes
  • Automatic video pause while writing
  • Screenshot capture and insertion
  • Layered notes support
  • Folder-based organization
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Take handwritten notes while watching study videos on the same page. StoneNote seamlessly integrates notes and videos. No need to split screens, watch videos directly on the note page with ease. Capture screenshots effortlessly, enjoy automatic pause while writing, insert video bookmarks, and even recognize speech in the video. Smooth handwriting experience * Our self-developed vector ink engine offers an elegant, smooth, and precise writing experience. * Choose from various brushes: fountain pen, ballpoint pen, and highlighter. * Easily switch brush colors and sizes. * Deeply supports Apple Pencil for precise writing on iPad. Deep integration of notes and videos * Built-in video player within the notes, allowing you to take notes while watching videos. * Automatically pauses video playback when you start writing. * Choose from various video playback modes: side-by-side, top-and-bottom split screen, floating window, etc. * Capture screenshots with a simple two-finger tap and drag them into your notes. * Play videos from your device and online, with the ability to download and cache online videos. * Choose video subtitles and language. * Supports playback speed adjustment, video bookmarks, and video speech recognition. Images and texts * Insert images and text in various ways: click, copy, drag, etc. * Adjust image size, rotate, and freely crop. * Adjust text font, size, and color. Import, annotate, and share * Import various media, including PDF documents and videos. * Write and annotate with various stroke styles. * Export and share your notes. Layered notes support * Non-disruptive, write on separate layers without affecting other layer content. * Easily create and delete layers. * One-click hide or show layers. Effortlessly edit your notes * Use the lasso tool to move, zoom, and modify your notes. * Easily erase strokes with the eraser tool. Well-organized notes * Create folders with unlimited levels to manage your notes. * Move notes between folders. * iCloud sync keeps your notes up-to-date on all devices. * Export your notes in various formats anytime. — Upgrade to StoneNote Pro to unlock unlimited notes and iCloud sync. One-time purchase, no subscription fees, and enjoy future free updates.

About

Bracketly

Features
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Need a printable tournament bracket for a ping-pong night, a gaming tournament, a chess club or an office pool? Bracketly turns a list of names into a clean single-elimination bracket PDF in seconds — no spreadsheet, no drawing lines by hand. Type a title, paste or type your players one per line (or as a comma-separated list), choose whether to shuffle the seeds, and create. Print it, share it, or post it on the wall. • 2 TO 32 PLAYERS — any number in between. Bracketly sizes the bracket to 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 slots and shows how many byes you'll get before you create it. • CLASSIC SEEDING — top seeds are placed apart (1 vs last, 2 vs second-to-last), and byes go to the top seeds and advance automatically to round two. • SHUFFLE OR KEEP YOUR ORDER — randomize the draw, or keep your list order as the seed order. • LABELED ROUNDS — round headers (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final) and a Champion slot at the end. • PDF AND IMAGE — a landscape US Letter PDF for printing, plus an image for group chats and screens. Honest scope: single elimination only — no double elimination, round robin or consolation brackets. The bracket is a printable sheet: you fill in the winners by hand as matches finish; scores are not tracked in the app. Everything is made on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed. Try it free — 3 brackets. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited brackets. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

StoneNote4 screens
Bracketly3 screens

Verdict

The call

StoneNote and Bracketly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. StoneNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bracketly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoneNote ships an update every 10 days, Bracketly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StoneNote versus Bracketly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoneNoteBracketly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer斯熠 巩Jhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StoneNote

One-time1
  • StoneNote Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Bracketly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is StoneNote free?
StoneNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bracketly free?
Bracketly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StoneNote or Bracketly have ads?
Neither StoneNote nor Bracketly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoneNote or Bracketly?
StoneNote ships an update every 10 days, and Bracketly weekly. Most recently, StoneNote was updated on October 8, 2026 and Bracketly on October 11, 2026.

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