Comparison

Notes vs IcePDF

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

Head to head
About

Notes

Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and sketch designs with a versatile digital notebook. Customize your notes with various paper templates, stickers, fonts, and colors. Effortlessly organize and share your work as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Customizable paper covers and templates
  • Multimedia tools: pencil, text, photos
  • Vector-based digital pencil for drawing
  • Hundreds of font and color options
  • Organize notes with custom titles and covers
  • Export notes as PDF
Features
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Take your notes to the next level! Download Notes: Note taking & writing for free and experience the new way of taking digital notes. This notetaking app is as flexible as you are. Jot down ideas, take notes, or sketch your next big idea. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just love doodling, you'll find all the tools you need. UPGRADE YOUR NOTE-TAKING • Choose from various cute and inspiring paper covers. • Work on your content with many available paper templates like Daily Plan, To-do-list, Vocabulary list, and more. • Bring photos from the gallery to your notes with one click. Easily memorize and mark the photos you prefer. • Various sticker selections to make your notes lively and memorable. YOUR NOTES YOUR STYLES WITH CUSTOMIZED TEXTS AND HAND-DRAW OPTION • Use multi-media tools like pencil, and text to work on the content. • Add your text anywhere in the notes and choose from hundreds of available fonts and colors of your choice. • Experience the most lifelike, vector-based digital pencil to freely draw anything you like. Enjoy fine-tuned, responsive, and precise writing. STAY ORGANIZED, STAY PAPER-FREE • Keep all your notes in one place, without the bulk or waste of paper. • Freely add additional pages to your current work to make your note endless. • Organize with hundreds of different notebook covers and specify the title of your choice. SHARE IDEAS EFFORTLESSLY AS PDF • Easily share your notes in PDF format with any contacts and channels. Our note-writer app goes beyond just being a cutting-edge, fast, and reliable note-taking app—it's designed for anyone who takes notes or writes. This smart notepad and writing workspace is perfect for both your iPad and iPhone. Contact us: teammarketing@lutech.ltd Terms of Services: https://lutech.vn/term Privacy Policy: http://lutech.vn/privacy

About

IcePDF

Features
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IcePDF brings everything you want to do with PDFs into one app: edit, convert, scan, sign, and chat with your documents using AI. EDIT • Tap any text in a PDF and change it directly • Highlight, draw, add notes and shapes • Create your signature and place it on documents • Rotate, delete, and reorder pages CONVERT • PDF → Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, and images • Images, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and text → PDF • AI-powered pixel-accurate page conversion • Merge, split, and compress PDFs SCAN • Scan documents with your camera; edges are detected automatically • Crop documents from photos in your gallery • Extract text from scans with OCR AI • Chat with your PDF: summarize it, ask questions • Translate your documents into many languages SECURITY • Add or remove PDF passwords • Add watermarks Start right away with the free tools, or unlock unlimited access and AI features with Premium. Premium is offered as an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://icepdfapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://icepdfapp.com/privacy.html Questions? Visit https://icepdfapp.com

Screenshots

Notes4 screens
IcePDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notes at 14.0 against IcePDF's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and IcePDF sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notes versus IcePDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesIcePDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutech-DNYamac Ege Cimen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions4
  • monthly$0.991 Month
  • quarterly$2.493 Months
  • Premium Year$3.491 Year
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  • Loyalty member1 Year trial$3.991 Year
8 purchases

IcePDF

Subscriptions4
  • Premium (Aylık)$0.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$4.991 Year
  • Premium Max (Monthly)$5.991 Month
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  • Premium Max (Yearly)$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Kredi$1.99
  • 200 Credits$3.99
  • 500 Credits$7.99
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  • 1000 Credits$14.99

Questions

Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IcePDF free?
IcePDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes or IcePDF have ads?
Neither Notes nor IcePDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes or IcePDF?
Notes ships an update every 2 days, and IcePDF every 2 days. Most recently, Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and IcePDF on October 16, 2026.

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