Comparison

InfiniteNote vs UnivNote

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

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 — open your notes on iPhone and Mac. Recent updates added layers, shapes, memorization tests, exam countdowns, and study time tracking while improving speed, heat, and battery on stroke-heavy pages. ▶ What Makes UnivNote Different · A simple writing tool without AI clutter Responsive pen, fast lasso, easy copy and paste, and a stable PDF reader come first. · Layers — keep the original and your notes apart Keep handwriting, answers, and corrections on 5 layers per note. One tap hides or shows the answer layer everywhere; lock layers to protect originals, move lassoed ink between them. Unused, they tuck behind one button. · Study tools for memorization and review Cover answers with the masking highlighter, tap to reveal. Hide or show all masks, self-grade right/wrong tests, move down the mask list — flow never breaks. Each subject folder shows an exam countdown and logs study time. · Shapes you can re-edit anytime 30+ shapes — lines, arrows, polygons, cylinders, cones, spheres. Drag handles after inserting to tune an ellipse's flatness or a cylinder's shell thickness — great for math and science. · Fast writing with lower heat Input stays responsive as strokes pile up; eraser, paste, undo, and lasso stay smooth. Heat and battery keep improving under load — Split View, screen recording. · Built for lectures and class notes Laser pointer, reading mode, gesture shortcuts, recording, handwriting-synced playback. Recordings survive crashes and continue in the background. · Extend PDF margins on all four sides Add the mm you want per side for problem solving and notes. · Word-aware highlighting on PDF text Long-press and highlights snap to words; text stays black, never washed out. ▶ Main Features · Pen, highlighter, eraser, fountain pen — widths, colors, line styles · Layers — 5 per note, hide, lock, rename, move via lasso · Shape insertion — 30+ flat and 3D shapes, re-edit with handles · Masking highlighter — masks, right/wrong tests, mask list · Exam countdowns + auto study time per subject · Lasso selection — move, resize, rotate, copy, cut, duplicate, delete · Eraser capture delete — wipe all ink inside a closed area · Paste images — photos, screenshots, crop · Share sheet import — PDFs and photos from any app · Audio synced to handwriting — tap a stroke to jump there, up to 3x · Backlinks — all links pointing to this note · Text boxes with text style presets · Favorite pens + per-note tool memory · No-Pencil mode — finger writing, two-finger scroll · Page manager — add, delete, duplicate, rotate, multi-select · Sidebar table of contents — detects and edits PDF Outline · Unified search — PDF text, text boxes, note titles · Reading mode, laser pointer, gesture shortcuts · Design templates — study, planner, journal, creator · Folder library — nested folders, colors, favorites · iCloud sync — notes stay on device when off · WebDAV — import and full backup upload · 27 languages — 한국어/English/日本語/简体中文/繁體中文/Español/Deutsch/Français/Italiano/Português/Nederlands/Svenska/Dansk/Norsk/Suomi/Polski/Čeština/Magyar/Română/Ελληνικά/Русский/Українська/Türkçe/Tiếng Việt/ไทย/Bahasa Indonesia/Bahasa Melayu ▶ 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

Screenshots

InfiniteNote3 screens
UnivNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InfiniteNote ships an update fortnightly, UnivNote daily. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
InfiniteNote versus UnivNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfiniteNoteUnivNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJumpei TakiyasuJeonghwan Ryu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InfiniteNote

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notes$2.99
1 purchases

UnivNote

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notes$5.99

Questions

Is InfiniteNote free?
InfiniteNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UnivNote free?
UnivNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InfiniteNote or UnivNote have ads?
Neither InfiniteNote nor UnivNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InfiniteNote or UnivNote?
InfiniteNote ships an update fortnightly, and UnivNote daily. Most recently, InfiniteNote was updated on September 17, 2026 and UnivNote on September 13, 2026.

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