Comparison

MathNotes vs Plott

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

Head to head
About

MathNotes

This app provides an infinite digital canvas for studying and visualizing mathematics. It allows users to create 2D and 3D graphs, take notes with LaTeX formatting, and convert handwritten equations into editable LaTeX using OCR. Ideal for students and professionals needing a comprehensive math workspace.

Highlights
  • Infinite digital canvas
  • 2D and 3D graph plotting
  • Formula OCR to LaTeX
  • LaTeX equation rendering
  • Interactive animated sliders
  • Note organization with media
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Transform the way you study and visualize mathematics with MathNotes, the ultimate infinite canvas built for students, professionals, and math enthusiasts! Whether you're plotting a simple 2D graph, exploring complex 3D surfaces, or simply taking digital notes with perfect LaTeX formatting, MathNotes gives you full freedom in a single, boundless workspace. FEATURES • Infinite Canvas: Pan, zoom, and organize your math notes unhindered! Add text, images, videos, and web links instantly. • Advanced Plotting Engine: Easily plot standard 2D functions, polar coordinates, and parametric curves. • Interactive 3D Surfaces: Visualize multi-variable formulas (`z = f(x,y)`) in full 3D space with an orbit camera. • Formula OCR Engine: Found a complicated equation? Simply snap a photo or scan it using our built-in ONNX-powered OCR to perfectly convert it into editable LaTeX. • Beautiful LaTeX Rendering: Write and render complicated mathematical formulas with gorgeous typography. • Scrubbable Constants: Use animated sliders to watch your 2D and 3D graphs react in real-time. • Custom Organization: Pin definitions, build concepts visually, and maintain your custom study notes. Designed for fluid interaction, MathNotes handles your deepest mathematical explorations with a clean, dynamic, and focused interface. Ready to master calculus, linear algebra, and trigonometry? Download MathNotes today and unlock the perfect math study canvas!

About

Plott

Features
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Plott is a fast, native graphing calculator for 2D and 3D — a desktop-class grapher rebuilt for touch. Plot a function, a family of curves, a polar rose or a glowing 3D surface, then pan, zoom and orbit at a silky 120fps. Everything works offline, with no account and no sign-in. Type one line and Plott works out the rest — explicit y = f(x), polar, parametric, implicit, inequalities and vectors, all classified as you type. — GRAPH ANYTHING — • Functions, piecewise, polar, parametric and complex curves • Implicit equations and shaded inequalities • Families: sweep a whole set of curves from a single line • Data tables, scatter points and best-fit regression • 3D surfaces z = f(x, y), parametric surfaces, space curves and knots • Vector fields, slope fields, differential equations and attractors • Contour lines and level-curve heat maps — MATH, BUILT IN — • Sliders: drag a parameter and watch every curve update live • Calculus: derivatives, tangents, integrals and area under a curve • Evaluate limits, sums, products, matrices and determinants • Points of interest: tap to snap to roots, intercepts, extrema and intersections • Trace any curve for a live coordinate readout — TRUE 3D — • Real surfaces you can orbit to any angle — free rotation, no gimbal lock • Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, tap to read a point in space • Isometric, top and front view presets • Smooth at 60/120fps and fully offline — MADE FOR PHONE & TABLET — • A calm, high-contrast drafting studio in two themes: a luminous blueprint dark and a warm vellum light • On tablet, a desktop-class side rail edits every object at once • A purpose-built math keyboard with templates for every curve type • Apple Pencil and hardware-keyboard friendly — YOURS, ALWAYS — • Unlimited undo/redo, autosave and session restore • Export to PNG or PDF, or share a sheet as a file • A gallery of first-party examples to learn from Plott is made for students, teachers, engineers and the mathematically curious — precalculus and calculus, algebra and geometry, statistics and beyond. Replace a clunky handheld and a pile of apps with one beautiful grapher. Graph beautifully. Download Plott.

Screenshots

MathNotes4 screens
Plott4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plott at none against MathNotes's shown. MathNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. MathNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plott sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MathNotes versus Plott: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathNotesPlott
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size340 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav AlikovChirag Arora

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MathNotes

One-time1
  • Support the App and remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Plott

Subscriptions2
  • Plott Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Plott Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is MathNotes free?
MathNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plott free?
Plott is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MathNotes or Plott have ads?
MathNotes shows ads; Plott does not.

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