# Notedrafts vs Wren

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notedrafts at 753 against Wren's 22. Notedrafts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Wren's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Notedrafts sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Wren sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Wren holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notedrafts has 753 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Notedrafts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wren's.

Notedrafts ships an update every 3 days, Wren weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Notedrafts | Wren |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (753 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079/reviews) | **[5.0 (22 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wren-ai-notes-and-study-agent/id6747797052/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **753** | 22 |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 13 MB | 104 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Appycron Interactive e.K.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1732266825) | [NOTENEST LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1822927815) |

## What reviewers say

### Notedrafts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079)

This app allows you to write, organize, and mark up documents with various tools. It supports PDF annotation, freeform sketching on a large canvas, and vertically extended pages for continuous writing. Customize templates, import various file types, and organize notes with folders and icons.

**Highlights:** Write on PDFs, Freeform canvas sketching, Vertically extended pages, Customizable templates, Import PDFs and images, Organize with folders and icons

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bronze Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Silver Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| PRO Version | $5.99 | one-time |
| Platinum Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $14.99 | one-time |
| Diamond Tip | $19.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $24.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $39.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $49.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Notes | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth writing experience
- 👍 Clean and polished UI
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 👍 Elegant note-taking experience
- 👍 Plentiful templates and notebook covers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 Missing features like search, audio recording, and undo
- 🔧 Limited customization options for toolbar and pencil settings

**Reported bugs**

- No issues reported

**Requested features**

- Add support for scribble to erase
- Implement custom notebook covers
- Add pure text writing mode
- Ability to customize toolbar
- Embed URL links with web preview


### Wren

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wren-ai-notes-and-study-agent/id6747797052)

Transform your handwritten notes into study materials. This app uses AI to generate summaries, practice questions, flashcards, and mind maps from your lecture notes. It also includes a calendar for tracking deadlines and scheduling study sessions.

**Highlights:** AI-generated summaries, Practice questions from notes, Flashcard creation, Mind map generation, Specialized sticky types (code, graphs, flowcharts), Integrated calendar with deadline tracking, Search by meaning, not just keywords

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

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NoteNest Lite | $4.99 | per month |
| NoteNest Founder | $6.99 | per month |
| NoteNest Pro | $9.99 | per month |
| NoteNest Elite | $14.99 | per month |
| NoteNest Pro Annual | $71.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Notedrafts free?

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

### Is Wren free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Notedrafts or Wren?

Wren is rated higher. Notedrafts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 753 ratings, while Wren averages 5.0 from 22 ratings.

### Do Notedrafts or Wren have ads?

Neither Notedrafts nor Wren shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Notedrafts or Wren?

Notedrafts ships an update every 3 days, and Wren weekly. Most recently, Notedrafts was updated on October 16, 2026 and Wren on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*