MyScript Math vs MathWrite Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyScript Math
This app functions as a handwriting graphing calculator, allowing users to write and solve math problems, plot functions, and utilize variables. It offers AI-powered step-by-step guidance and editing tools like a scratch-to-erase feature.
- Handwritten equation solving
- Interactive function plotting
- Variable definition and usage
- AI-powered step-by-step solutions
- Scratch-to-erase editing
- LaTeX export
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Meet MyScript Math, your handwriting graphing calculator. Write and solve math, plot functions, use variables, edit with a scratch — and get AI-powered, step-by-step guidance when you need it. Enjoy reliable recognition and focus on your math without second-guessing the results. With its super smart engine, MyScript Math can read any handwritten equation accurately. Perfect for students! Tackle equations easily — be it with variables, percentages, fractions, or inverse trigonometry, MyScript Math’s solver has you covered with quick, accurate answers. Start with a 7-day free trial to get the full experience — then subscribe or purchase the app to keep full access. • Solving — Write an equal sign to solve a calculation. Update your equation, and the result updates automatically. • Plotter — Tap an equation to create an interactive graph that updates instantly as you edit the equation. Add multiple functions to the same graph and immediately see how they interact. • Variables — Define a variable, use it in different equations, and update it to see all the calculations and graphs adjust automatically. • Solution steps — Get detailed step-by-step explanations to better understand how to solve your problems. • Expandable workspace — Adjust the zoom level and move around to make editing easier and see everything clearly. Use as much space as you need. • Scratch to erase — No need to switch tools, just scribble out what needs to be removed and keep going. • Images — Take a photo or import an image of your math problem, crop it if needed, and follow step-by-step solutions to solve it, one equation at a time. • Drag & drop — Tap your content to select it or use the lasso tool, then drag and drop it for easy reuse. • Editing tools — Use colors to emphasize calculations and results, and the lasso to move or copy content. • Preferences — Choose the result format of your calculation: degree, radian, decimal, fraction, mixed numbers. • LaTeX support — Write your math equations naturally and copy/paste them as LaTeX in other apps. • Multiple math notes — Display all your math notes in a single view for easy access. • Export your notes as images or PDF to share. • MyScript Notes compatibility — Copy handwritten equations from MyScript Notes to MyScript Math for instant results. MyScript Math respects your privacy and never stores content on our servers without your explicit consent. For help or feature requests, create a ticket at https://myscri.pt/support You can use any compatible active or passive pen to write in MyScript Math. Check minimum and recommended requirements for MyScript Math: https://myscri.pt/math-devices
MathWrite Notes
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MathWrite converts handwritten science notes into LaTeX. Write with Apple Pencil the way you already do. When a page is finished, MathWrite reads it and produces LaTeX you can compile, copy, or send straight to Overleaf. FREE TO START MathWrite is free to download and use. A free account keeps one notebook, writes by hand without limits, and includes 5 LaTeX conversions and 20 PDF compilations to try the conversion on your own notes. Those are one-time and do not renew. PREMIUM UNLOCKS THE REST • As many notebooks as you like • Unlimited LaTeX conversion and PDF compilation • Document scanning, photo import and PDF import • Converting a whole imported notebook in one go The yearly plan begins with a 7-day free trial. WRITTEN FOR MATHS • Pressure-sensitive ink with Apple Pencil, built on PencilKit • Apple Pencil-only mode for proper palm rejection • Blank, ruled, grid and dotted pages, in colours chosen for long reading sessions LATEX THAT ACTUALLY COMPILES • Finish a page and it converts, so the LaTeX grows with the notebook • Theorems, proofs, aligned equations, matrices and macros survive the conversion • Pages are joined into one document. A proof that starts on one page and ends on the next comes out as a single environment, not two broken halves • Macros you define once are collected into the preamble, not repeated • Three document styles: Default, Tagged and Boxed • Compile to PDF inside the app and read it beside your handwriting • Open in Overleaf in one tap, into your own account BRING YOUR OLD NOTEBOOKS • Import a PDF and write on top of it • Imported pages convert too, so your old notes become LaTeX as well • Scan paper notes with the camera and convert those Scanning and importing are premium features. BUILT FOR HOW STUDYING ACTUALLY GOES • Works offline: write with no connection, and the pages convert when you are back • Read-only mode for revising without stray marks • Export any notebook as a PDF • Favourites for finding a lecture again in week eleven Available in English and Spanish. Designed for iPad first, and works on iPhone. CONVERSION AND COMPILATION Conversion and compilation need to be online. Writing, reading and exporting are unlimited and work offline. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • MathWriteNotes Yearly Subscription — 39.99 USD per year, starting with a 7-day free trial • MathWriteNotes Monthly Subscription — 9.99 USD per month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If you take the free trial, any unused portion is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://math-write-notes-backend.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://math-write-notes-backend.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
MyScript Math and MathWrite Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MyScript Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MathWrite Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MyScript Math | MathWrite Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (72 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyScript | Andres Osorio Leyenda |
In-app purchases
MyScript Math
- MyScript Math – Full Access$1.991 Month
- MyScript Math – Full Access2 variants$7.991 Year
- MyScript Math – Full Access$24.99
MathWrite Notes
- MathWriteNotes Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- MathWriteNotes Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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