InfiniteNote vs UnivNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InfiniteNote
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An infinite canvas notebook built for work and study. Take meeting notes, lecture notes, diagrams, formulas, and visual thinking on one open canvas without page breaks. Even large notes stay manageable with a minimap and bookmark pins, so you can always find your place again. [Key Features] ■ Infinite canvas for freeform thinking Write vertically or horizontally without worrying about page limits. Great for notes, diagrams, structured thinking, and study. ■ Stay oriented in large notes Use the minimap to see where you are. Drop bookmark pins to jump back to important areas instantly. ■ Import, export, and share Import images into your notes. Export your work as PDF for sharing, review, or storage. ■ Sync across devices Use iCloud to keep your notes available across your Apple devices. ■ Simple tools that stay out of your way ・Pen ・Lasso tool ・Grid view ・Dark mode Core features are free. Try your first note, and unlock unlimited notes with a one-time purchase if it fits your workflow.
UnivNote
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UnivNote — Smooth PDF Note App UnivNote makes the fundamentals — writing, reading, and organizing on PDFs — fast and reliable, instead of leading with AI. Write on textbooks, slides, papers, and books with iPad and Apple Pencil, and keep working on the same notes on iPhone and Mac. Memorize with the masking highlighter, review on schedule, and collect missed problems in Mistake Notes — your whole study flow in one app. ▶ What Makes UnivNote Different · Fast writing with lower heat Pen, eraser, lasso, and paste never stall, even as your notes pile up. We keep improving scrolling and note opening on stroke-heavy pages, along with heat and battery. · Cover, test, and review on schedule Cover answers with the masking highlighter and tap to check. Drag a rectangular mask with your finger to move it, or drag a corner to resize it. Right/wrong memory test results set your next review date, and the “Review” tab and Home Screen widget show today’s reviews and your weekly and monthly schedule. You can also set your own review intervals. · Layers — keep the original and your notes apart Keep handwriting, answers, and corrections on 5 layers per note and hide them with one tap. Edits touch only the current layer, so ink on the others stays as it is. · Views built for workbooks Choose Vertical scroll, Horizontal page turn, Horizontal scroll, or Two-page view, and keep your place with Lock Zoom and Lock View. Extend page margins on all four sides to make room for working out problems. · Shapes you can re-edit anytime 30+ shapes, from lines and arrows to 3D shapes like cylinders, cones, and spheres. Keep fine-tuning their form with handles after inserting. · Lecture recording and class notes Audio recording with handwriting-synced playback, laser pointer, reading mode, and gesture shortcuts. Recordings are kept even if the app quits unexpectedly. ▶ Main Features · Pen, pencil, highlighter, fountain pen, eraser — widths, colors, line styles · Lasso and rectangle select — move, resize, rotate, copy, duplicate, move to layer · Apple Pencil double-tap and squeeze actions, favorite pens, per-note tool memory · No-Pencil mode — finger writing, two-finger scroll · Masking highlighter, right/wrong memory tests, Review tab and widget · Mistake Notes — collect lassoed problems and jump back to their page · Page links and backlinks · Shape insertion, image paste and crop, text boxes · Text recognition (OCR), word-aware highlighting on PDF text · Unified search — PDF text, text boxes, note titles · Sidebar table of contents — detects and edits PDF outlines, Build Contents with AI · Import EPUB ebooks and Office documents, “Translate with Your AI” · Import folders and .zip files exported from other note apps in one go · Bring in PDFs and photos from other apps via the share sheet · 90+ design templates, note covers, infinite notes · Study clock — stopwatch and timer, exam countdowns per subject · Folder library — nested folders, grid view, hide, lock · Page manager — add, delete, duplicate, rotate, multi-select · iCloud sync, WebDAV import and backup · “Help” guide in Settings, 27 languages ▶ Pricing · Free for up to 20 notes · Unlimited Notes is a one-time lifetime purchase · No subscription · No ads · Family Sharing supported · Early Supporters automatically get Unlimited Notes ▶ Privacy · No note data is sent externally · Notes stay on your device or your own iCloud ▶ Recommended Setup · iPad + Apple Pencil recommended; iPhone and Mac supported · iPadOS 18 or later, optimized for 13" and 11" iPad Pro / iPad Air
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UnivNote at daily against InfiniteNote's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. InfiniteNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UnivNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
InfiniteNote ships an update fortnightly, UnivNote daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InfiniteNote | UnivNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Takiyasu | Jeonghwan Ryu |
In-app purchases
InfiniteNote
- Unlimited Notes$4.99
UnivNote
- Unlimited Notes$9.99








