Comparison

OrbitNote vs Money by mathies

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

Head to head
About

OrbitNote

This tool allows users to read, annotate, and listen to PDF documents. It converts image-based PDFs to accessible text and offers features like speech playback, highlighting, and iCloud sync for seamless document management across devices.

Highlights
  • Annotate PDFs with highlights, underscores, and notes
  • Convert image PDFs to searchable text
  • Listen to PDFs with human-quality voice playback
  • Change background and text colors for readability
  • Sync documents and annotations with iCloud
  • Import/export PDFs from cloud storage and other apps
Features
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OrbitNote is an accessible, reading and study PDF tool for all. Annotate, mark up, listen to and save PDF files which are then still fully compatible with other popular PDF apps. Have accessible text PDF files spoken back to you with human quality voice & synchronised highlighting. PDF image files or photographs of text can be converted to accessible, searchable PDF files and read in the app. + Speech, Productivity and Accessibility Alongside the full range of iOS system voices, OrbitNote comes with a range of high-quality voices in different languages. A ‘Speak in Background’ option lets you listen to a PDF while viewing another app - great for proofreading PDF files while you’re working in other apps. The ‘Speak on tap’ and ‘Stop on tap’ options make speech easy to control. + OrbitNote allows the background colour of the PDF to be changed, and text colour inverted, to enhance readability. OrbitNote fully supports VoiceOver. + Annotations, Notes and Comments OrbitNote includes a powerful Annotation toolbar that lets you add notes and other comments. These are fully interchangeable with most other popular PDF apps, so your OrbitNote comments will still be there if you open the PDF on another device. Annotations created in another PDF app can also be viewed and edited. Annotation features include: highlight; underscore; strikeout; notes; free text (type straight into the PDF); free line draw; shapes (circle, square, line - with many options); images (you can even insert photos from your iPad camera or photo library into the PDF file); audio and video. + Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion You can convert photos and other images to fully accessible text PDF files that can be spoken, searched, copied and highlighted. As well as converting photos, you can also convert any PDF Image file into a fully accessible Text PDF file. Along with making these PDF files accessible and searchable, it will also compress them, reducing file size. Further credit can be purchased in app. Photos and Image PDF to Text PDF Conversion in OrbitNote requires an internet connection. + Managing PDF Files PDF files can be opened in OrbitNote from all other apps, including Mail and Safari. All opened PDF files will be placed in the OrbitNote Documents List for later viewing. You can also open files from Google Drive, OneDrive, or import directly from your device. PDF files can be saved into OrbitNote Documents, OneDrive or Google Drive, sent by email, or opened in other apps that support PDF files. + Sync with iCloud You can sync ClaroPDF with your iCloud account. This lets you store and synchronise your PDF files and annotations across multiple devices. Sync with iCloud can also act as a document backup so you can keep your documents safe. + Switch Accessibility OrbitNote responds to switch or Bluetooth keyboard commands: 1 (~1) Start speech 2 (~2) Stop speech 3 (~3) Turn to previous page 4 (~4) Turn to next page + Fullscreen mode Allows the full document to be seen without toolbars in view. Ideal for smaller screens!

About

Money by mathies

This app helps children learn about Canadian currency through interactive visual representations. It covers concepts like counting, skip counting, addition, subtraction, and place value using realistic coin and bill images. Users can customize currency sets, manipulate images, and utilize an annotation tool to explain their thinking.

Highlights
  • Realistic Canadian coin and bill images
  • Explore counting and skip counting
  • Add and subtract money amounts
  • Customize currency sets
  • Annotation tool for explanations
  • Undo/redo history
Features
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Represent various money amounts using these realistic images of Canadian coins and bills. Mathematical Concepts: Create visual representations that help explore mathematical thinking related to: • Estimating and counting the value of a collection of money • Skip counting using the value of one of the coins or bills • Representing the relationship between coins and bills. (e.g., There are 8 quarters in a toonie) • Adding and subtracting money amounts by making simulated purchases and providing change • Exploring place value and unit conversions • Multiplicative thinking • Anchors of 2, 5 and 10 Features: • Customize the allowable set of currencies • Resize currency images for easier manipulation • Show labels indicating the value of each currency • Set the units of these labels to indicate dollars or cents • Set the number of copies to drag from the cash drawer • Step through a history of your work with the undo/redo buttons • Check to see how many of each type of currency are in the workspace • Multiple select items in the workspace, then copy, move or recycle as a group • Communicate your thinking or highlight various features of your representation using the built in annotation tool. • Import multiple images, position and resize them • Switch between English and French

Screenshots

OrbitNote4 screens
Money by mathies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Money by mathies at none against OrbitNote's 10. Money by mathies also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). OrbitNote's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. OrbitNote sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Money by mathies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OrbitNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OrbitNote has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of OrbitNote's written reviews are positive against 67% of Money by mathies's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OrbitNote ships an update monthly, Money by mathies every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OrbitNote versus Money by mathies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitNoteMoney by mathies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.58.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverway Opco Ltd.OAME

Customer experience

OrbitNote

All ratings60 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

Money by mathies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OrbitNote

One-time10
  • Krzysztof$1.99
  • Joaquim$1.99
  • 5000 Credits$3.99
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  • Elise$3.99
  • Valentin$3.99
  • Elias$3.99
  • Emilie$3.99
  • Filip$3.99
  • Freja$3.99
  • Unlock ClaroPDF Pro$9.99
None

Money by mathies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OrbitNote free?
OrbitNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Money by mathies free?
Money by mathies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OrbitNote or Money by mathies?
OrbitNote is rated higher. OrbitNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Money by mathies averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do OrbitNote or Money by mathies have ads?
Neither OrbitNote nor Money by mathies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OrbitNote or Money by mathies?
OrbitNote ships an update monthly, and Money by mathies every 3 months. Most recently, OrbitNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and Money by mathies on November 1, 2026.

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