Fusinote vs Amazing Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fusinote
A free note-taking application designed for simplicity and accessibility on Apple devices. It aims to provide a straightforward note-taking experience without requiring payment.
- Free note-taking
- Simple interface
- iPad optimized
- Cross-device sync
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I'm tired of paying for apps just to take good notes on an iPad. Notes should be simple.
Amazing Notes
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Amazing Notes turns your iPad into the best place to take class notes by hand, mark up lecture PDFs, and record audio — all on the same page. Made for students: - Handwrite notes naturally with Apple Pencil - Import lecture slides and PDFs, then annotate them page by page - Record audio while you write, with time markers tied to the page - Add typed text and images anywhere on the canvas - Organize your courses with folders, notebooks, sections and tags - Templates for blank, lined, grid, dotted, Cornell and planner pages - Search typed text, PDF text and scanned images to find anything fast - Export notebooks and pages to PDF, or a single page as an image Built to stay out of your way: - Opens instantly and works fully offline - No account, no sign-up — just open and start writing - iPad layout designed for lectures, study sessions and revision Free to use with up to 3 notebooks. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited notebooks. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fusinote at none against Amazing Notes's 1. Fusinote also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Amazing Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $15.00 per year. Fusinote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fusinote ships an update every 3 weeks, Amazing Notes every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Fusinote | Amazing Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehul Jasti | Nardi Haxhija |
In-app purchases
Fusinote
No in-app purchases
Amazing Notes
- Amazing Notes Pro Annual$15.001 Year
