Comparison

BindNotes vs Note Prime

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

Head to head
About

BindNotes

Features
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Your notes. Linked. Notes shouldn't be limited by the size of a page. But linear pages and infinite canvas aren't the answer โ€” you just get lost. BindNotes takes a different approach: go infinitely deep, not infinitely long. Lasso any handwriting with Apple Pencil, link it to another page, and tap to jump. Pages give you focus. Links give you depth. Your notes become a connected network of ideas โ€” not a stack of dead-end pages. BindNotes is a notebook app built for Apple Pencil. Write, sketch, and draw like any notebook โ€” then connect your pages. Headers & Outline Assign header levels (H1โ€“H5) to any page. Headers build a navigable outline for your notebook โ€” tap to see the full structure, drill into sections, jump to any page. Color-coded by level so you can see hierarchy at a glance. Links let you follow a thought. Headers let you see the shape of your notebook. Together, they turn a stack of pages into a system. Page Overview See every page connection in your notebook as a visual graph. Arrows show which pages link where. Spot structure, find orphaned pages, navigate by tapping. PDF Annotation Import any PDF into a notebook. Annotate with pen, highlighter, and lasso. The highlighter lifts actual pixels from the PDF โ€” highlighted content becomes a visual element you can work with. Add headers to organize the PDF. Create links between pages. Turn a static document into something navigable. PDF Export Export your notebook as a PDF. Links become clickable cross-references. An outline page is auto-generated. Your handwritten notebook exports like a professional document. Sync with iCloud Drive Notebooks sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud Drive. No account. No server. You control where your data lives. All Features Are Free No purchases, subscriptions, or ads. All features are included: โ€ข Unlimited notebooks and pages โ€ข All drawing tools โ€” pen, highlighter, eraser, lasso โ€ข Page-to-page linking โ€ข Headers and outline navigation โ€ข Page overview (link graph) โ€ข iCloud Drive sync โ€ข 10 light and dark page templates โ€ข PDF import and annotation โ€ข PDF export with clickable links and bookmarks โ€ข Tags for notebook organization โ€ข Dark page templates โ€ข Full link and header color palettes Your notes stay on your device. We collect no data. No analytics. No tracking. No server. Your notebooks are stored locally or in your iCloud Drive โ€” nowhere else. See our privacy policy at bindnotes.com/privacy.

About

Note Prime

Features
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Think in your own handwriting, keep it digital with Note Prime. With Apple Pencil support for a smooth, low-latency writing experience, Note Prime brings note-taking, drawing and organizing your ideas together in one app. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Natural Handwriting โ€” Smooth drawing and writing with Apple Pencil, just like on paper โ€ข Audio Notes โ€” Record audio while you write and embed it in your page โ€ข Video & Photos โ€” Enrich your notes by adding videos and images โ€ข Notebooks & Folders โ€” Organize notes into notebooks and notebooks into folders โ€ข Pen Variety โ€” Fountain pen, watercolor, pastel and more brush options โ€ข Page Templates โ€” Lined, grid or plain pages, plus ready-made backgrounds โ€ข Backup โ€” Export and back up your notes whenever you want Note Prime is designed for students, professionals and anyone who wants to keep their ideas digital with the feel of paper. Upgrade to Premium to unlock unlimited notebooks, pages, audio recordings, videos and advanced pen options. Privacy Policy: https://noteprime.netlify.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BindNotes4 screens
Note Prime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BindNotes at none against Note Prime's 2. BindNotes also leads on ads (none vs shown). Note Prime's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Note Prime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BindNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BindNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, Note Prime every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
BindNotes versus Note Prime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBindNotesNote Prime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgenii EremeevZeynep Toy

In-app purchases

None

BindNotes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Note Prime

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is BindNotes free?
BindNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note Prime free?
Note Prime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BindNotes or Note Prime have ads?
Note Prime shows ads; BindNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, BindNotes or Note Prime?
BindNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Note Prime every 10 days. Most recently, BindNotes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Note Prime on November 8, 2026.

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