# Notedrafts vs Wren

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notedrafts at 764 against Wren's 22. Notedrafts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Wren's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Notedrafts sells 5 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 764 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Notedrafts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wren's.

Notedrafts ships an update every 3 days, Wren every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Notedrafts | Wren |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (764 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notedrafts-note-taking/id6743032079/reviews) | **[5.0 (22 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wren-ai-whiteboard-and-notes/id6747797052/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **764** | 22 |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 13 MB | 105 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 (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Notes | $14.99 | 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-whiteboard-and-notes/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, iPhone Duo 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 764 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 every 10 days. Most recently, Notedrafts was updated on November 8, 2026 and Wren on November 5, 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.*