Comparison

NoteKit vs ScribblePad

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

Head to head
About

NoteKit

Capture ideas, tasks, and sketches in one place with this note-taking and drawing application. It offers a simple yet powerful interface for writing, organizing notes into folders, and creating drawings or doodles.

Highlights
  • Type notes
  • Draw diagrams and doodles
  • Organize notes by folders
  • Intuitive minimal design
  • Free to use
Features
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Introducing NoteKit – the note-taking & drawing app designed to help you capture every idea, task, and sketch seamlessly in one place. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, organizing your to-do lists, or sketching out your creative concepts, NoteKit offers the perfect blend of simplicity and powerful features. Key Features: Write and Draw: Quickly type your notes or unleash your creativity with the all-new drawing tools. Draw diagrams, create doodles, or sketch out your thoughts and ideas. Easy Organization: Sort your notes by folders to keep everything neat and easy to find. Intuitive Interface: The sleek, minimal design ensures a distraction-free experience, so you can focus on what matters most. No matters who you are, NoteKit offers the perfect space to write, draw, and organize everything you need with ZERO fees. Try it today and take your note-taking to the next level!

About

ScribblePad

A private, free note-taking and PDF annotation app for Apple devices. It offers natural handwriting, organization tools, and optional cloud backup to your own storage. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
  • PDF annotation and markup
  • Organize notes with subjects and notebooks
  • On-device handwriting search (OCR)
  • Audio recording synced to notes
  • Optional Google Drive/iCloud backup
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The free, private note app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. No subscription, no account, no tracking — just fast handwriting, PDF markup, and backup to YOUR own cloud. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize notes into colorful subjects, and keep everything synced to your own Google Drive or iCloud. Nothing lives on our servers — your notes stay yours. WRITING & TOOLS • Smooth, low-latency ink (PencilKit) — pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso • Pinch to zoom, palm rejection, and ruler • Add text boxes, shapes, images, and stickers on top of your ink ORGANIZE • Subjects → notebooks → pages, drag to reorder • Templates: blank, ruled, grid, dotted + your own custom pages • Search your handwriting instantly with on-device OCR PDF & IMPORT/EXPORT • Import and annotate PDFs • Export as PDF, PNG, or the native .scribble format • Share notes with other ScribblePad users AUDIO • Record audio synced to your strokes — replay your notes in time PRIVATE BACKUP & SYNC (OPTIONAL) • Back up to your own Google Drive (the app only sees files it creates) or iCloud • Works fully offline — the cloud is yours, not ours No sign-up. No ads. No data collection. Just a beautiful place to think.

Screenshots

NoteKit4 screens
ScribblePad4 screens

Verdict

The call

NoteKit and ScribblePad are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NoteKit against 5.0 for ScribblePad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteKit ships an update every 3 days, ScribblePad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NoteKit versus ScribblePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteKitScribblePad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy NguyenSagar Seth

Customer experience

NoteKit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScribblePad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NoteKit

No in-app purchases

None

ScribblePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteKit free?
NoteKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScribblePad free?
ScribblePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteKit or ScribblePad?
NoteKit and ScribblePad are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do NoteKit or ScribblePad have ads?
Neither NoteKit nor ScribblePad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteKit or ScribblePad?
NoteKit ships an update every 3 days, and ScribblePad every 4 days. Most recently, NoteKit was updated on September 30, 2026 and ScribblePad on September 23, 2026.

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