Comparison

JustNotes vs FlowSnap

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

Head to head
About

JustNotes

Create handwritten notes and annotate PDFs on your iPad with Apple Pencil. Organize your thoughts with folders and export them as PDFs or images. Enjoy a full-featured, offline notebook experience without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • PDF import and annotation
  • Folder organization
  • Export as PDF or PNG
  • Offline functionality with autosave
  • Pinch-to-zoom and pan
Features
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JustNotes is a free, offline notebook for iPad. Other apps require payments, or have limitations, but not this one. Write with Apple Pencil, import and annotate PDFs, organize notes in folders and subfolders, and export exactly what you need—no ads, no tracking. All the features of other apps, but without the money or ads. Why you’ll like it: • Beautiful handwriting with Apple Pencil • Pinch-to-zoom & one-finger pan while drawing • Per-page orientation: portrait or landscape • Paper styles: plain, lined, or grid • Import PDFs (auto-saved in Imported Files) • Organize with folders & subfolders; drag to reorder pages • Export as PDF or images (PNG) • Works offline with continuous autosave

About

FlowSnap

Easily add important dates from various sources like emails and texts to your family's calendars. This tool extracts event details and sends invites, simplifying busy family logistics.

Highlights
  • Screenshot to calendar events
  • Identify dates, times, and locations
  • Send calendar invites to family/teams
  • Direct Apple Calendar integration
  • Direct Google Calendar integration
  • Manual event entry
Features
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FlowSnap: Share Schedules in Seconds Stop texting schedules. Stop forwarding emails. Stop inviting everyone to yet another shared calendar. FlowSnap turns a screenshot or photo into calendar events in seconds, then sends calendar invites others can add to the calendar they already use—Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, and more. Everyone keeps their own calendar. Everyone stays in sync. No shared calendar. No copying and pasting. No manual typing. Nobody else needs FlowSnap. Whether you're coordinating a family, managing sports, organizing school activities, planning travel, coparenting, or keeping a team in sync, FlowSnap keeps everyone on the same schedule. Spend less time coordinating schedules and more time living them. Before you forget it, FlowSnap it. Terms Of Use: https://getinflow.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getinflow.app/privacy

Screenshots

JustNotes4 screens
FlowSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JustNotes at none against FlowSnap's 2. FlowSnap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. FlowSnap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. JustNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JustNotes against 5.0 for FlowSnap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlowSnap has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustNotes ships an update monthly, FlowSnap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
JustNotes versus FlowSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustNotesFlowSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeel RoyGet In Flow Labs LLC

Customer experience

JustNotes

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

FlowSnap

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JustNotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FlowSnap

Subscriptions2
  • FlowSnap Calendar Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • FlowSnap Calendar Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is JustNotes free?
JustNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlowSnap free?
FlowSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JustNotes or FlowSnap?
JustNotes and FlowSnap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do JustNotes or FlowSnap have ads?
Neither JustNotes nor FlowSnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustNotes or FlowSnap?
JustNotes ships an update monthly, and FlowSnap weekly. Most recently, JustNotes was updated on October 24, 2026 and FlowSnap on October 16, 2026.

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