Comparison

Pearnotes vs proLingo+

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

Head to head
About

Pearnotes

Features
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ASK YOUR NOTES - Save a drawing, photo, or PDF and the title, summary, and tags are filled in. - Ask a question and get an answer from your notes. Available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. PDFS AND PHOTOS - Add a PDF to a note and annotate it page by page, then share it as a PDF or a PNG. - Add a photo as the canvas background and draw on top of it. - Write and sketch with Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro, or your finger. - Pearnotes can open onto a blank page. TIMERS AND D-DAY Set a countdown, a time, or a date, in any timezone. Recurring timers show D-Day. Color changes as the time gets close. Pin a timer to a widget. ICLOUD SYNC Notes and timers stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

About

proLingo+

Features
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proLingo+ is a real-time speech transcription and translation app. Speak naturally, and see your words transcribed and translated instantly. One-time purchase, no subscription โ€” yours forever. KEY FEATURES Real-Time Transcription On-device speech recognition transcribes your voice to text in real-time with high accuracy. Supports 28 languages. Dual ASR Engine Choose between the built-in Local Engine (fully offline, no data leaves your device) or Azure Speech (cloud-powered, superior accuracy, no time limit). Switch anytime in Settings. Instant Translation Translate transcribed text in real-time using on-device translation. No internet connection required for translation. Live Waveform See your voice activity visualized with a smooth, adaptive waveform that responds to your speech in real-time. Session History All transcription sessions are automatically saved. Review and export past sessions anytime. Export & Share Save transcripts as text or SRT subtitle files. Share directly from the app. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once, use forever. No subscription fees, no in-app purchases, no hidden costs. All features included. All future updates included. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Speech Recognition: 28 languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and more. Translation: 20+ language pairs powered by on-device translation. PRIVACY Microphone is used only for live transcription. With the Local Engine, all processing stays on-device. No account required. No tracking. No ads.

Screenshots

Pearnotes4 screens
proLingo+3 screens

Verdict

The call

Pearnotes and proLingo+ are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pearnotes versus proLingo+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearnotesproLingo+
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraveyo LLCๅฒฉ ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

None

Pearnotes

No in-app purchases

None

proLingo+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pearnotes free?
Pearnotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is proLingo+ free?
proLingo+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pearnotes or proLingo+ have ads?
Neither Pearnotes nor proLingo+ shows ads.

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