Comparison

Nib 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

Nib

Features
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■ Where thoughts unfold Nib is a warm handwritten diary for iPad and Apple Pencil. The feeling of writing with a fountain pen on paper — captured in digital form. For anyone who wants to record today, organize class notes, or let ideas flow freely on the page. ■ Features ▸ Natural handwriting - Fountain pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso — optimized for Apple Pencil - 21 colors to express yourself - Blank, lined, and grid backgrounds ▸ Write directly on PDFs - Import textbooks, handouts, papers and annotate right away - Import from iCloud Drive, Files app, or anywhere - Select page ranges to import only what you need - Your annotations save separately — the original PDF stays intact ▸ Daily journal - End the day with a short note - Five moods (Heavy · Quiet · Even · Bloom · Radiant) to capture the feeling - Browse past days in the calendar ▸ Recording + auto-transcription - Record lectures or meetings while you write - Automatic transcription in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish - Notes and audio live side-by-side on the same page ▸ Organize by subject - Create subjects with 31 icons or draw your own - Tag notes with subjects - Browse by subject in the Shelf ▸ Six languages supported - 한국어 · English · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · Español - Switch language directly in the app ■ Made for - People who want a handwritten journal on iPad - Students annotating PDF textbooks - Anyone recording lectures while taking notes - Those looking for a beautifully-designed diary app - Digital note-takers who miss the feel of paper ■ What's coming Nib is actively being improved. Dark mode and iCloud sync (across devices) are on the way. Feedback and suggestions welcome at stockhub.kr@gmail.com ■ About the developer Nib is crafted by an independent developer. stockhub.kr

About

BLISS Note

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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. ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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) ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ 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/

Screenshots

Nib4 screens
BLISS Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nib at none against BLISS Note's 2. Nib also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). BLISS Note's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BLISS Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Nib asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nib ships an update every 2 days, BLISS Note weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Nib versus BLISS Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNibBLISS Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYONGGYU KIMBLISS AI Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Nib

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BLISS Note

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

Questions

Is Nib free?
Nib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLISS Note free?
BLISS Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nib or BLISS Note have ads?
Neither Nib nor BLISS Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nib or BLISS Note?
Nib ships an update every 2 days, and BLISS Note weekly. Most recently, Nib was updated on October 8, 2026 and BLISS Note on October 17, 2026.

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