ForNote vs Tertiary NotePad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ForNote
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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 โข Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, or with your finger on iPhone โข Pen, marker, eraser, and lasso with a full color picker โข Native page-curl animation between pages โข Pinch to zoom up to 5ร โข Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION โข Nest folders inside folders โ Files-style hierarchy โข Drag and drop notebooks and folders between locations โข Spring-load on the back arrow to navigate while dragging โข Select multiple items at once โข Bulk export, move, or delete in a single action PAGE BACKGROUNDS โข Drop a photo as a background and annotate over it โข Import a PDF โ every page becomes a notebook page you can write on โข Scan a document with the camera and turn it into pages instantly โข Annotate every imported page with Apple Pencil SPOTLIGHT SEARCH โข Vision OCR runs in the background on every page you draw on โข Search for any handwritten word from Spotlight on your device โข Tap a result to jump straight to the exact page โข Turkish and English recognition out of the box STATISTICS โข Track your writing streak across notebooks, pages, and folders โข Library overview with item counts โข Content breakdown of OCR-indexed and image-backed pages โข 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 โ no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS โ TRY FREE โข Unlimited notebooks โข Unlimited PDF imports โข Photos, PDF, and document scanner page backgrounds inside the editor โข 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. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy
Tertiary NotePad
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NotePad is a clean, native iPad note-taking app built for Apple Pencil. It feels like a paper notebook with the power of digital ink. - Handwriting with pressure and tilt, low latency, and palm rejection - the Pencil draws while a finger scrolls and two fingers zoom. - GoodNotes-style tool bar: pen, highlighter, erasers, color dropdown and widths. - White paper or blackboard templates, applied across the whole notebook. - Shapes and flowcharts (process, decision, start/end, connectors) with editable vector overlays; connectors re-route when you move a node. - Type directly into sticky notes and flowchart nodes (multi-line, with background colors). - Lasso to move, delete or copy multiple strokes; recolor and edit shapes. - Import PDFs and annotate them; export pages or whole notebooks to PDF/PNG/JPG. - Organize with nested notebooks and tags, and search inside your handwriting. - Record voice memos per notebook. - Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Powered by Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tertiary NotePad at none against ForNote's 2. Tertiary NotePad also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tertiary NotePad asks for nothing beyond the download.
ForNote ships an update every 11 months, Tertiary NotePad daily. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | ForNote | Tertiary NotePad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAGAN DURGUN | Alfred Ang |
In-app purchases
ForNote
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
Tertiary NotePad
No in-app purchases









