Comparison

Dynamics AX vs Notate for Microsoft 365

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

Head to head
About

Dynamics AX

Capture expense transactions and receipt information, and create/submit timesheets. Data syncs directly with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 for seamless expense reporting and timesheet updates.

Highlights
  • Expense transaction capture
  • Receipt information capture
  • Timesheet creation
  • Timesheet submission
  • Data sync with Dynamics AX 2012 R3
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For use with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, this application enables you to capture your expense transactions and receipt information. This application also allows you to create and submit timesheets. The information captured with this application will be available when you enter or update an expense report and/or timesheets in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. If your organization uses Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 and has enabled these features, you will be notified by your system administrator. By downloading and using Dynamics AX 2012, you accept the Microsoft software license terms: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39093. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the software.

About

Notate for Microsoft 365

This app is an all-in-one productivity tool designed to manage notes, tasks, contacts, calendar events, and email attachments. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 accounts, allowing users to edit documents, annotate PDFs, and scan business cards directly within the application.

Highlights
  • Edit Outlook email attachments
  • Fill and sign PDF forms
  • Annotate and collaborate on PDFs
  • Scan business cards to Outlook contacts
  • Scan paper documents to PDF
  • Syncs with Microsoft 365 accounts
  • Handwriting and Apple Pencil support
Features
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IMPORTANT: NOTATE REQUIRES a Microsoft 365, Hotmail, or Outlook.com email account. It has been specially designed to operate with Microsoft Office 365. Perfect for small & midsize businesses. Stay productive while you work from home! Notate is the ultimate Office 365 Information Manager. Notate syncs notes, tasks, contacts, calendar, and email attachments with your Outlook Office 365 account. Notate is an all-in-one tool for Microsoft Office 365. Edit and store your documents so they are always available on all of your devices. * Notes - Create handwritten notes -- sync with your Microsoft Outlook 365 Account * PDF - Desktop quality PDF editor! Fill out PDF forms, edit PDF, annotate PDF, create PDFs, and sign PDF documents * Files - Edit Microsoft 365 email attachments without leaving Notate. Scan paper documents into PDF files. * Todo - Manage your Microsoft 365 to do list * Calendar - Take notes and to do items in meetings and send meeting minutes * Contacts - Business card scanner converts cards directly into Microsoft 365 Outlook contacts * Email - View and edit email attachments. Document converter converts office documents into PDF All syncing with your Microsoft 365, Hotmail, or Outlook.com account! Business card scanner supports 19 languages for fast, accurate OCR. Document converter transforms office docs to PDF. Full PDF annotation and PDF editor capabilities including Adobe Forms support. Sign PDF documents and return them with ease. STAY FOCUSED, GET WORK DONE. Notate helps you get organized and stay productive. Start by capturing all your important information. With Notate you can quickly create typed or handwritten notes and insert images, audio recordings, web clippings, PDF documents and more. SAVE EVERYTHING. Collect everything that matters knowing that you'll always be able to find it. Enhance your notes with handwriting, drawings, images, documents, PDFs, web clippings, and more. FIND YOUR INFORMATION QUICKLY by organizing your notebooks like folders. Notes and to do items are searchable. Easily search across all notebooks or search for text within notes. The Notate preview mode provides users a quick glance into the note subject matter. —FEATURES— - View and EDIT Outlook email attachments from your Microsoft Office 365 account - Fill out PDF forms - ANNOTATE, collaborate, and comment on PDF documents with peers - SCAN business cards into Office 365 Outlook contacts - Advanced word processor - Embed images, audio, web clippings and documents - SCAN paper documents into PDF files - Annotate and SIGN PDF files - To do management with reminder notifications - Handwriting and Apple Pencil support - Shared workspaces for collaboration - Syncs with Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, or Microsoft Office 365 - Features like Evernote, OneNote, Notability, provided in a secure enterprise environment Notate includes the following functions. Notes Writer PDF Scanner Scan Documents Business card scanner PDF signer Microsoft Office 365 To Do manager —MEMBERSHIP— Download Notate to try it free for thirty days. Cancel easily right from within Notate. After your free trial, Notate requires a subscription which provides you with regular app updates and syncing of your data. After your trial, you will not be charged unless you purchase a subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Price may vary by location. Privacy policy: http://notateapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Dynamics AX3 screens
Notate for Microsoft 3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notate for Microsoft 365 at 4.3 against Dynamics AX's 1.5. Notate for Microsoft 365 also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 5%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Dynamics AX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Notate for Microsoft 365 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Dynamics AX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notate for Microsoft 365 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Dynamics AX's written reviews are positive against 25% of Notate for Microsoft 365's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dynamics AX ships an update every 4 months, Notate for Microsoft 365 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dynamics AX versus Notate for Microsoft 365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynamics AXNotate for Microsoft 365
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (17 ratings)4.3 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1733 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB157 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationShafer Systems LLC

Customer experience

Dynamics AX

All ratings17 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative85.0%

Notate for Microsoft 365

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dynamics AX

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Notate for Microsoft 365

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Monthly subscription(promo)1 Year trial$3.491 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$3.491 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Subscription$3.491 Month
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual subscription (promo)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 14 day premium trialFree

Questions

Is Dynamics AX free?
Dynamics AX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notate for Microsoft 365 free?
Notate for Microsoft 365 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dynamics AX or Notate for Microsoft 365?
Notate for Microsoft 365 is rated higher. Dynamics AX averages 1.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Notate for Microsoft 365 averages 4.3 from 33 ratings.
Do Dynamics AX or Notate for Microsoft 365 have ads?
Neither Dynamics AX nor Notate for Microsoft 365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dynamics AX or Notate for Microsoft 365?
Dynamics AX ships an update every 4 months, and Notate for Microsoft 365 every 2 months. Most recently, Dynamics AX was updated on September 20, 2026 and Notate for Microsoft 365 on October 3, 2026.

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