ForNote vs Eve
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
Eve
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Eve is a calm, offline PDF reader and annotator for iPhone and iPad. Open your documents, mark them up, and pick up right where you left off ā with no accounts, ads, or tracking. YOUR LIBRARY, LIKE A SHELF ⢠Real first-page cover previews turn your files into a bookshelf ⢠See reading progress at a glance ⢠Filter by unread or favorites, and sort your way A FOCUSED READER ⢠Smooth continuous or page-by-page reading ⢠Search across the whole document ⢠Outline and bookmarks to jump anywhere ⢠Go to any page instantly, with a live thumbnail scrubber ⢠Fit width or whole page; light, dark, and sepia modes ANNOTATE WITH EASE ⢠Highlight, underline, strikethrough, and squiggly marks ⢠Sticky notes, free text, and freehand ink ⢠Saved per document and redrawn when you reopen MADE FOR READING ⢠Reading stats and a daily streak ⢠Reading timer, auto-scroll, and read-aloud ⢠Brightness swipe and an immersive, distraction-free mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Eve works fully offline. Your PDFs, annotations, bookmarks, and settings stay on your device ā never uploaded, never shared. No account required. Eve is a companion to Eve for Mac. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gladve.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Eve at every 3 weeks against ForNote's every 11 months. Eve also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 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 Eve sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ForNote ships an update every 11 months, Eve every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForNote | Eve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAGAN DURGUN | KAAN DONMEZ |
In-app purchases
ForNote
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
Eve
- Eve Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Eve Pro ā Annual$24.991 Year









