Notes Buddy Kit vs Pearstudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes Buddy Kit
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Notes Buddy is a notes app that brings useful tools directly into your documents. Every element, text or widget is an independent block so you can build notes that do more than record ideas: they calculate, track, and plan.
Pearstudio
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DOCUMENTS AND PROMPTS - Import a document and takes out the names and dates when needed. - Combine it with a prompt and preview the result. - Check the estimated token count. - Bring documents in from this device or another one on your network. PROMPT MANAGEMENT - Save your prompts, then tag and search them. - Give a prompt fill-in fields, and sentences you can switch on or off. - Answer them when you use it. The saved prompt stays as written. - Refine the wording with Apple Intelligence. - Insert a saved prompt into another app with the Pearstudio keyboard. Prompt refinement is available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. PDF TOOLS Merge PDFs or compress them. OFFLINE Documents, prompts, and PDFs are handled on your device. ICLOUD SYNC Sessions and prompts stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pearstudio at every 2 weeks against Notes Buddy Kit's every 2 months. Pearstudio also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notes Buddy Kit ships an update every 2 months, Pearstudio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Buddy Kit | Pearstudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ally Msuo | Braveyo LLC |
In-app purchases
Notes Buddy Kit
No in-app purchases
Pearstudio
No in-app purchases
