Notal Pro vs PlainPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Notal Pro
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Notal Pro is a fast and elegant note-taking app designed for writing, organization, and powerful tables. Capture ideas quickly, structure your notes with rich text, and work with smart tables that feel natural inside your documents. Write without distractions, organize everything in one place, and turn simple notes into more useful workspaces with formulas, autosums, and integrated tables. Main Features: ⢠Rich text notes with clean formatting ⢠Integrated tables inside your notes ⢠Automatic lists using ā-ā, ā*ā, ā1.ā and ā@ā ⢠Pin notes instantly and keep them organized ⢠Light and dark mode ⢠Automatic iCloud sync ⢠Minimal and modern interface ⢠iPhone and iPad support Pro Features: ⢠Advanced formulas in tables ⢠Autosums and extra table operations ⢠Enhanced formatting tools ⢠Improved table workflows on iPad ⢠Additional Pro improvements over time Notal Pro is a clean space to think, write, calculate, and stay organized. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PlainPDF
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Scan, merge, compress and sign PDFs ā every tool is free, with no watermarks, no account and no subscription. Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded. SCAN ⢠Scan documents with automatic edge detection ⢠Crisp black & white mode for text, plus colour and greyscale ⢠Re-crop, rotate and reorder pages before saving ⢠Make scans searchable with on-device text recognition EDIT ⢠Sign PDFs: draw or type your signature, add the date, text and ticks ⢠Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, insert and extract ⢠Add watermarks like CONFIDENTIAL or COPY ⢠Add page numbers in six positions and four formats CONVERT ⢠Merge PDFs and photos into one file ⢠Split PDFs by page, by range or every few pages ⢠Compress PDFs for email and upload limits ā or set a target size, like "under 2 MB" ⢠Turn photos into PDFs with A4, Letter or fit-to-photo pages ⢠Copy text from any scan or photo PDF ⢠Extract images from PDFs, or save pages as images SECURITY ⢠Add a password to a PDF ⢠Remove a password you know QR CODES THAT NEVER EXPIRE ⢠Create QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts, email, phone, SMS, UPI payments and locations ⢠The information is stored in the code itself, so it keeps working without any server ⢠Every code is tested before you save it ⢠Printable sheets with 1, 4, 12 or 24 codes per page, with cut lines ⢠Scan QR codes and see where a link really goes before opening it WORKS THE WAY YOU DO ⢠Files app and "Open in PlainPDF" from Mail, Messages and other apps ⢠Designed for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode FREE, HONESTLY Every tool is free with ads. PlainPDF Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads, adds batch processing for many files at once, and unlimited text recognition on large documents. No subscription, ever. No account. Your files never leave your iPhone. Questions or ideas: hello@smileappsstudio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlainPDF at none against Notal Pro's 3. PlainPDF also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Notal Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Notal Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PlainPDF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notal Pro ships an update every 5 months, PlainPDF every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notal Pro | PlainPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months ā better |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Molina | Swaminathan L |
In-app purchases
Notal Pro
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
- Notal Pro Lifetime$24.99
PlainPDF
No in-app purchases









