ForNote vs Encria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā 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 ⢠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 5à ⢠Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION ⢠Nest folders inside folders ā 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 ā 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 ā no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS ā 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. āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy
Encria
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Turn handwritten pages into clean, editable text on iPhone and iPad. Capture a page with your camera or import several images from Photos. Encria transcribes handwriting, keeps the original pages beside the result, and lets you correct, copy, or share the text. ⢠Keep the raw transcription word for word, and let an optional AI pass repair reading errors and broken sentences ⢠Compare every result with the original page ⢠Fix the words flagged as uncertain, underlined right under the original ⢠Save corrections and writing profiles on your device ⢠Keep your document library locally on your iPhone or iPad ⢠Use Encria without creating an account Start with 5 transcribed pages per month. Encria Pro includes up to 500 pages per month and batches of up to 20 pages. Your images are sent only when you explicitly start a transcription. Encria's server keeps no durable database of your documents or source images. Handwriting recognition can make mistakes, so always review important transcriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Encria at every 3 days against ForNote's every 11 months. Encria also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Encria sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ForNote ships an update every 11 months, Encria every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForNote | Encria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAGAN DURGUN | Teo Goulois |
In-app purchases
ForNote
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
Encria
- Encria Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Encria Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- 100 OCR Page Credits$1.99
- Encria Pro Lifetime$179.99









