Comparison

Notewise vs Amphi

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

Head to head
About

Notewise

Capture, organize, and interact with all your information in one place. This app combines writing, drawing, audio recording, and PDF annotation with powerful AI search and chat capabilities to help you learn and create.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and freeform sketching
  • Audio recording with real-time transcription
  • PDF annotation and document import
  • AI-powered search and chat
  • Convert notes to flashcards, quizzes, and podcasts
  • Web clipping and research integration
Features
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Featured multiple times on the App Store. 8M+ downloads. Trusted by millions worldwide. Your meetings, lectures, ideas, and research don’t arrive in one format. Your notes shouldn’t have to either. Notewise brings together what you write, record, draw, read, and save. Capture it once, then find it again, ask about it, learn from it, and build on it. Notewise is an AI note-taking app for iPhone and iPad with handwritten notes, audio recording and transcription, PDF annotation, documents, web sources, and AI search and chat. ■ CAPTURE EVERYTHING IN ONE NOTE • Write, type, or handwrite notes • Sketch ideas and diagrams on a freeform canvas • Record meetings, lectures, conversations, and voice notes • Import 25+ file formats, including PDFs, documents, slides, images, and more • Add website links and bring web research into your notes • Scan paper notes and whiteboards Start with whatever is in front of you. Add things in any order, and keep related notes, recordings, files, and ideas together as you go. ■ SEARCH & ASK ACROSS YOUR NOTES Search handwritten notes, typed text, audio transcripts, PDFs, documents, and images. Ask Notewise AI about the note you’re in or across all your notes. Search the web when you need more context. Answers can cite the notes, recordings, files, and sources behind them, so you can always see where the information came from. Search less. Pick up where you left off and keep thinking. ■ RECORD, TRANSCRIBE & ASK IN REAL TIME Stay focused on the meeting, lecture, or conversation instead of trying to write down every word. • Automatic transcription in 20+ languages • Key points, decisions, and next steps • Ask questions while a meeting or lecture is still happening • Ask across past recordings later • Keep audio, meeting notes, PDFs, and related documents together Meeting notes become more than transcripts. Class notes stay useful long after the lecture ends. ■ WRITE, DRAW & ANNOTATE FREELY Handwrite a page. Draw a diagram. Work through a problem. Mark up a PDF. Move things around until the idea makes sense. Choose from 30+ brushes and tools — including pencil, oil paint, watercolor, highlighter, lasso, tape, shapes, tables, rulers, sticky notes, and more. Start from 20+ templates or create your own, from Cornell notes to meeting notes and custom workflows. ■ TURN NOTES INTO FLASHCARDS, QUIZZES & PODCASTS Good notes don’t all look the same. Turn study notes, meeting notes, or research into AI notes, summaries, flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, and more — using the same material in the format that helps you most. Summarize a recording. Ask questions about a PDF. Search handwritten notes. Find connections across different notes. Sometimes you want AI. Sometimes you just want a blank page. Notewise gives you both. ■ FOR WORK, STUDY & RESEARCH Use Notewise for meeting notes, lecture recording, handwritten and digital notes, voice notes, PDF annotation, research papers, brainstorming, and search across everything you save. On iOS 27, use Siri AI to create, edit, and find information in your notes, or Visual Intelligence to surface related content from what you see. Whether you’re building a company, studying for an exam, researching your next idea, or simply trying to remember what matters, Notewise gives your thinking one place to grow. ■ PRIVACY FIRST Notewise is built by a small, independent team. We don’t sell your data or show ads. Your notes are encrypted, secure, and under your control. ■ TRY NOTEWISE FREE Start with 10 free canvas notes and import your own slides and documents. Explore Notewise with a 7-day free trial, while core features remain free to use. Write. Record. Draw. Remember. Privacy Policy: https://www.notewise.dev/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.notewise.dev/terms-conditions

About

Amphi

Consolidate study tools into a single workspace. Organize notes, documents, and flashcards, and utilize AI tutors for contextual help. Designed to enhance focus and flexibility during study sessions.

Highlights
  • Integrated study workspace
  • AI tutors with contextual help
  • Note-taking and organization
  • Flashcard creation
  • Study widgets (timers, calculators)
  • Document integration
Features
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Amphi is a study workspace for iPad, iPhone Duo and iPhone that brings your notes, documents, flashcards, timers, calculators, and AI tutors into one canvas. Instead of switching between separate apps, you can study in a single place where your tools stay next to the work you are doing. Use Amphi to write and organize notes, open study documents, build flashcards, and work with study widgets directly on your canvas. You can ask AI tutors for help using the context already in front of you, and create tutors for different subjects and workflows. Amphi is built to keep study sessions focused and flexible, whether you are revising from PDFs, working through problems, or building active-recall materials. Writing notes with Apple Pencil requires iPad or iPhone Duo. On other iPhones, you can view, organise and export your notes, and use flashcards and widgets. Writing is not available on those iPhones. Cloud AI features require an internet connection. AI responses are assistive and may be imperfect, so they should be checked before relying on them for graded, professional, medical, legal, or safety-critical use. Terms of Service: https://www.useamphi.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.useamphi.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Notewise4 screens
Amphi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notewise at 4.6 against Amphi's 4.0. Notewise also leads on ratings volume (292 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Amphi's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 53%). 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. Notewise sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Amphi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notewise holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notewise has 292 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Notewise's written reviews are positive against 67% of Amphi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notewise ships an update every 2 days, Amphi weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notewise versus Amphi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotewiseAmphi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (292 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB289 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZIIKRamphi Labs LTD

Customer experience

Notewise

All ratings292 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative34.2%

Amphi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Notewise

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on every update
  • Handwritten content randomly disappears
  • Annotations vanishing intermittently
  • Lasso selection tool malfunctions
  • Text input fields not responding
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  • App freezes when highlighting large areas with markers
  • Handwriting input not registering
  • Palm rejection issues causing unwanted marks
  • Shape recognition failures
  • Scribble-to-erase function unreliable
  • PDF export causing app crashes
  • Notes auto-deleting or getting corrupted
  • Sync getting stuck mid-process
  • Slow and delayed cross-device synchronization
  • UI elements obscuring page content after 20+ minutes of use
  • Copy-paste functionality limited and unreliable
  • App performance degradation over time
  • Glitchy behavior with shape drawing mode

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add layers feature for advanced editing
  • Implement automatic zoom box that follows writing
  • Add pencil, waterbrush, and crayon drawing tools
  • Sticker marketplace or sticker customization
  • Horizontal page flipping/swiping navigation
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  • Ability to pause real-time syncing
  • MacBook native app with full feature parity
  • More shape customization (arcs for graphing)
  • Improved text formatting and customization options
  • Single page view mode (vertical and horizontal)
  • Notebook organization beyond just pages
  • Magnifying glass tool like GoodNotes
  • More pen and pencil style options
  • Line spacing customization for text
  • PDF import from web/internet
  • Printing functionality
  • Audio recording and sharing capabilities
  • Hyperlink support on desktop version
  • Scroll locking to prevent accidental page movement
  • Better shape recognition (arrows, parentheses)

Amphi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Notewise

Subscriptions8
  • Notewise Cloud Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Notewise Cloud Starter Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Notewise Cloud Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Notewise Cloud Pro Monthly$15.991 Month
  • Notewise Cloud Basic Yearly$28.991 Year
  • Notewise Cloud Starter Yearly7 Days trial$36.991 Year
  • Notewise Cloud Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Notewise Cloud Pro Yearly7 Days trial$129.991 Year
One-time2
  • Notewise Marketplace Content$9.99
  • Notewise Unlimited$19.99
2 purchases

Amphi

Subscriptions2
  • Student$0.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Notewise free?
Notewise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amphi free?
Amphi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notewise or Amphi?
Notewise is rated higher. Notewise averages 4.6 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Amphi averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Notewise or Amphi have ads?
Neither Notewise nor Amphi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notewise or Amphi?
Notewise ships an update every 2 days, and Amphi weekly. Most recently, Notewise was updated on November 5, 2026 and Amphi on November 5, 2026.

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