ForNote vs InkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β 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 β’ Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, or with your finger on iPhone β’ Pen, marker, eraser, and lasso with a full color picker β’ Native page-curl animation between pages β’ Pinch to zoom up to 5Γ β’ Floating tool palette you can drag anywhere on screen FOLDERS & ORGANIZATION β’ Nest folders inside folders β Files-style hierarchy β’ Drag and drop notebooks and folders between locations β’ Spring-load on the back arrow to navigate while dragging β’ Select multiple items at once β’ Bulk export, move, or delete in a single action PAGE BACKGROUNDS β’ Drop a photo as a background and annotate over it β’ Import a PDF β every page becomes a notebook page you can write on β’ Scan a document with the camera and turn it into pages instantly β’ Annotate every imported page with Apple Pencil SPOTLIGHT SEARCH β’ Vision OCR runs in the background on every page you draw on β’ Search for any handwritten word from Spotlight on your device β’ Tap a result to jump straight to the exact page β’ Turkish and English recognition out of the box STATISTICS β’ Track your writing streak across notebooks, pages, and folders β’ Library overview with item counts β’ Content breakdown of OCR-indexed and image-backed pages β’ 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 β no custom chrome, just the system you already know from Notes, Files, and Reminders. FORNOTE PLUS β TRY FREE β’ Unlimited notebooks β’ Unlimited PDF imports β’ Photos, PDF, and document scanner page backgrounds inside the editor β’ 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. βββββββββββββββ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cagandurgun.com/fornoteprivacy
InkNote
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InkNote brings your documents, notes, scans and lecture recordings together in one workspace. WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS β’ Import PDF, Word, Excel, text and image files. β’ Draw with Apple Pencil or place typed notes directly on the page. β’ Save selected passages in My Notes with a link to the source document and page. β’ Export notes and drawings as PDF. SCAN AND ORGANIZE β’ Scan several pages in sequence with the camera. β’ Delete pages, add another scan and reorder pages by dragging. β’ Apply scan filters to improve document appearance. LECTURE RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPTS β’ Record audio and convert speech to text. β’ Edit or copy the transcript. β’ On supported devices, refine text with Appleβs on-device model. NOTES, TEMPLATES AND PLANNER β’ Choose lined, grid, dot and youth-focused templates. β’ Use A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 page sizes. β’ Plan with Apple Pencil or keyboard. β’ Take a short break with daily Sudoku and chess. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES β’ Enable iCloud sync to keep notes and attachments current across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices signed in to the same Apple account. β’ Turn syncing off at any time in InkNote settings. InkNote offers an auto-renewable annual subscription. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 3-day free trial. Unless cancelled, the subscription renews at the annual price shown by the App Store after the trial. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. If the subscription ends, access to view existing notes and export them as PDF remains available. Feature availability may depend on the device, operating-system version, language and system permissions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ForNote at none against InkNote's shown. InkNote's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ForNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and InkNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ForNote ships an update every 11 months, InkNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForNote | InkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAGAN DURGUN | TES MED LINK GmbH |
In-app purchases
ForNote
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
InkNote
- InkNote Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year









