Comparison

ForNote vs Noteora

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

Head to head
About

ForNote

Features
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The notebook that turns Apple Pencil strokes into searchable, organized handwritten notes. ForNote is a native iPad and iPhone notes app for handwriting, sketching, and annotating PDFs. Draw with Apple Pencil, organize notebooks in nested folders, drop a photo or PDF as a page background, and find any handwritten word from Spotlight. HAND-DRAWN PAGES • Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, or with your finger on iPhone • Pen, marker, eraser, and lasso with a full color picker • Native page-curl animation between pages • Pinch to zoom up to 5Ɨ • Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION • Nest folders inside folders — Files-style hierarchy • Drag and drop notebooks and folders between locations • Spring-load on the back arrow to navigate while dragging • Select multiple items at once • Bulk export, move, or delete in a single action PAGE BACKGROUNDS • Drop a photo as a background and annotate over it • Import a PDF — every page becomes a notebook page you can write on • Scan a document with the camera and turn it into pages instantly • Annotate every imported page with Apple Pencil SPOTLIGHT SEARCH • Vision OCR runs in the background on every page you draw on • Search for any handwritten word from Spotlight on your device • Tap a result to jump straight to the exact page • Turkish and English recognition out of the box STATISTICS • Track your writing streak across notebooks, pages, and folders • Library overview with item counts • Content breakdown of OCR-indexed and image-backed pages • Everything stays on-device LIQUID GLASS DESIGN Every card, sheet, and toolbar uses iOS 26's stunning Liquid Glass material. The whole app is built with native SwiftUI — no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS — TRY FREE • Unlimited notebooks • Unlimited PDF imports • Photos, PDF, and document scanner page backgrounds inside the editor • Detailed writing statistics Start a free trial today. Cancel anytime. Built for students, researchers, planners, and anyone who thinks better with a pen. Available in 3 languages: English, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese. ——————————————— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy

About

Noteora

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One app for everything you write — type it or handwrite it, and it always looks exactly like the real page. Rich formatting, endless organization, PIN-protected privacy, and PDF exports that match your notes pixel for pixel. WRITE YOUR WAY Choose typed notes with full rich-text formatting, or switch to a natural, pressure-sensitive pen for handwriting and sketching. Mix both inside the same note collection — Noteora adapts to however you think best. RICH TEXT EDITING • Bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough — freely combined • Four heading levels for real document structure • Bullet lists, numbered lists, and checklists • Block quotes and code blocks • Clickable links • Custom text color and highlight color • Nine font families to match your style • Left, center, right, and justified alignment • Insert, drag, resize, and rotate images anywhere on the page HANDWRITING & SKETCHING • Smooth, pressure-sensitive pen strokes that feel natural • Seven page templates: blank, lined, narrow ruled, wide ruled, grid, dotted, and Cornell notes • Portrait or landscape page orientation • Multi-page canvases for long-form handwritten notes PAGES THAT WORK LIKE A REAL DOCUMENT Long notes automatically flow onto new pages as you type, just like a word processor. Switch between continuous scroll and a two-page book view, pinch to zoom in on detail, and trust that what you see on screen is exactly what you get when you export — every margin, every line break, every list. STAY ORGANIZED • Nested folders to structure notes any way you like • Pin your most-used folders to the top • Favorite the notes you return to often • Tag notes and filter your whole library by tag • Fast full-text search across titles and content • Sort by date modified, date created, title, or deadline NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Attach reminders and due dates to any note, and keep track of what needs your attention. YOUR NOTES, YOUR PRIVACY Lock any individual note or folder with its own PIN, with an optional hint if you forget it. Noteora stores everything locally on your device — no account, no sign-up, no cloud sync, and nothing ever leaves your phone. Your notes are yours alone. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark, and system-matched themes • A full color palette for text and highlights • Adjustable zoom for comfortable reading and writing at any size EXPORT & SHARE Export any note — typed or handwritten — as a pixel-perfect PDF that looks exactly like it does in the app, or as a plain text file. Choose to export an entire note or just the pages you select, then share instantly through your device's native share sheet. Whether you're taking lecture notes, planning your week, sketching an idea, or keeping a private journal, Noteora gives typed and handwritten notes the same care — organized, protected, and export-ready whenever you need them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ForNote4 screens
Noteora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noteora at none against ForNote's 2. Noteora also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Noteora asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ForNote versus Noteora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForNoteNoteora
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAGAN DURGUNPerfectAiStudio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ForNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
None

Noteora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ForNote free?
ForNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noteora free?
Noteora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ForNote or Noteora have ads?
Neither ForNote nor Noteora shows ads.

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