Comparison

Amazing Notes vs BLISS Note

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

Head to head
About

Amazing Notes

Features
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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/

About

BLISS Note

Features
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One pencil across every note — ink on text notes, PDFs, slides and sheets, open Word, PowerPoint and Google files as notes, and keep notes inside notes. An all-in-one notebook for iPad, iPhone and Mac, built for Apple Pencil. ā–  One pencil, every note • The same pens, highlighter and tools on text notes, PDFs, drawings and sheets — ballpoint, fountain pen and more • Write over your typed notes — ink stays on its page as you edit • Free canvas, or A4, Letter, B5, square and slide paper, with lasso select & move • Vector shapes and flowcharts with connectors, lock and group • Handwriting to text, handwritten titles, and a zoom-write strip for small text ā–  Bring in what you already have • Word as a page note that keeps its layout, Excel and CSV as a sheet note, PowerPoint as editable slides to write on • Google Docs, Sheets and Slides — from a link or your own Google Drive • Notion pages and exports, and Markdown files — with sub-pages, databases and media • Export to PDF, PPTX and Excel, or AirDrop a note as a .blissnote file ā–  Slides & spreadsheets • Slide paper with title and body layouts; present with pen and laser pointer • Sheet notes — formulas that recalculate, sort & filter, find & replace, a fill handle, and ink on top ā–  Write together, nearby • Share a note live with devices on the same Wi-Fi. Guests can view, write on their own layer, or edit together ā–  Planner, timetable & tasks • Tasks, planner notes synced with your iCloud calendar, and a note for every event • Project dashboard — progress, overdue tasks and next deadlines at a glance, with a period and status for each project • Class timetable — tap a period to open its notes • Recurring events, lunar anniversaries and D-day countdowns ā–  Exam prep & memorization • Question bank & wrong-answer notes — split an exam PDF into questions; missed ones return on a 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30-day schedule • Vocabulary flashcards and a memorization sheet (red sheet) ā–  Counseling notes • For school counseling and HR one-on-ones — records, statistics, group sessions, reminders, PDF reports and a Face ID lock, kept only on your devices and your own cloud ā–  Record, transcribe & translate • Turn meetings and lectures into text, and translate on-device, even offline (59 languages) • Tap ink you wrote while recording to play from that moment ā–  Find & connect • Search text and PDFs, plus your handwriting, recording transcripts and #tags • Embed PDFs, drawings, videos and other notes inside a note; link notes and see what links back • Shelves, six view modes, a page grid, split view and YouTube playlists • Headings, lists, tables, checklists, code blocks — and clean paste from AI answers ā–  PDFs & the web • Pen, highlighter and underline; note pages between PDF pages; Sepia, Dim and Night reading modes • Automatic paper citations in APA, MLA, IEEE & BibTeX • Annotate web pages with highlights, notes and pen — only your annotations are stored ā–  Make it your own • Covers and paper from your own images or Unsplash, stickers, washi tape you draw like a pen, and your drawing behind the Home screen ā–  Free & Pro • Free: every tool, for up to 7 notes and 5 PDFs • Bliss Note Pro (monthly or yearly subscription): unlimited notes and PDFs, plus cloud and calendar sync ā–  Privacy first • No sign-up to start — your notes live on your device • Pro sync goes only through your own iCloud or Google Drive • Available in 24 languages Terms of Service: https://blissnote.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://blissnote.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BLISS Note at weekly against Amazing Notes's every 2 months. BLISS Note also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Amazing Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $15.00 per year and BLISS Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazing Notes ships an update every 2 months, BLISS Note weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Amazing Notes versus BLISS Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazing NotesBLISS Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNardi HaxhijaBLISS AI Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Amazing Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Amazing Notes Pro Annual$15.001 Year
2 purchases

BLISS Note

Subscriptions2
  • Bliss Note Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Bliss Note Pro (Yearly)$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Amazing Notes free?
Amazing Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLISS Note free?
BLISS Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Amazing Notes or BLISS Note have ads?
Neither Amazing Notes nor BLISS Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amazing Notes or BLISS Note?
Amazing Notes ships an update every 2 months, and BLISS Note weekly. Most recently, Amazing Notes was updated on October 6, 2026 and BLISS Note on October 17, 2026.

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