# Notebooks vs Penta Notes

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notebooks at none against Penta Notes's 2. Penta Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Penta Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Notebooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Notebooks | Penta Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[1.6 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebooks-your-digital-notes/id6502499785/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **10** | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Size | 46 MB | 96 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Droid-Veda LLP](https://appshunter.io/developer/1432465313) | [Phu Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1857246978) |

## What reviewers say

### Notebooks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebooks-your-digital-notes/id6502499785)

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a digital notebook. Create multiple notebooks, customize covers, and protect them with passwords. Easily search, attach images, and convert notes to PDF.

**Highlights:** Multiple customizable notebooks, Password protection, Page titles and bookmarking, Freehand drawing, Image attachments, PDF conversion, Google Drive backup

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Penta Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penta-notes-notebook-notepad/id6757710055)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Penta Notes Premium | $0.99 | per month |
| Penta Notes Premium | $4.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Notebooks free?

Notebooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Penta Notes free?

Penta Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Notebooks or Penta Notes have ads?

Notebooks shows ads; Penta Notes does not.

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