BindNotes vs InkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
BindNotes
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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 β 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 β not a stack of dead-end pages. BindNotes is a notebook app built for Apple Pencil. Write, sketch, and draw like any notebook β then connect your pages. Headers & Outline Assign header levels (H1βH5) to any page. Headers build a navigable outline for your notebook β 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 (Pro) Import any PDF into a notebook. Annotate with pen, highlighter, and lasso. The highlighter lifts actual pixels from the PDF β 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 (Pro) 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. Free β No Limits on Note-Taking Everything you need to write, draw, and link is free: β’ Unlimited notebooks and pages β’ All drawing tools β pen, highlighter, eraser, lasso β’ Page-to-page linking β’ Headers and outline navigation β’ Page overview (link graph) β’ iCloud Drive sync β’ 5 page templates (blank, ruled, graph, dots) BindNotes Pro β One-Time Purchase Unlock tools for serious workflows. No subscription. Buy once, own forever. β’ PDF import and annotation β’ PDF export with clickable links and bookmarks β’ Tags for notebook organization β’ Dark page templates β’ 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 β nowhere else. See our privacy policy at bindnotes.com/privacy.
InkNote
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InkNote brings your documents, notes, scans and lecture recordings together in one workspace. WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS β’ Import PDF, Word, Excel, text and image files. β’ Draw with Apple Pencil or place typed notes directly on the page. β’ Save selected passages in My Notes with a link to the source document and page. β’ Export notes and drawings as PDF. SCAN AND ORGANIZE β’ Scan several pages in sequence with the camera. β’ Delete pages, add another scan and reorder pages by dragging. β’ Apply scan filters to improve document appearance. LECTURE RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPTS β’ Record audio and convert speech to text. β’ Edit or copy the transcript. β’ On supported devices, refine text with Appleβs on-device model. NOTES, TEMPLATES AND PLANNER β’ Choose lined, grid, dot and youth-focused templates. β’ Use A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 page sizes. β’ Plan with Apple Pencil or keyboard. β’ Take a short break with daily Sudoku and chess. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES β’ Enable iCloud sync to keep notes and attachments current across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices signed in to the same Apple account. β’ Turn syncing off at any time in InkNote settings. InkNote offers an auto-renewable annual subscription. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 3-day free trial. Unless cancelled, the subscription renews at the annual price shown by the App Store after the trial. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. If the subscription ends, access to view existing notes and export them as PDF remains available. Feature availability may depend on the device, operating-system version, language and system permissions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: InkNote at weekly against BindNotes's every 3 weeks. InkNote also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BindNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and InkNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BindNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, InkNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BindNotes | InkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgenii Eremeev | TES MED LINK GmbH |
In-app purchases
BindNotes
- BindNotes Pro$2.99
InkNote
- InkNote Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year









