Comparison

UnivNote vs 课伴

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

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UnivNote

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UnivNote — Smooth PDF Note App UnivNote makes the fundamentals — writing, reading, and organizing on PDFs — fast and reliable, instead of leading with AI. Write on textbooks, slides, papers, and books with iPad and Apple Pencil, and keep working on the same notes on iPhone and Mac. Memorize with the masking highlighter, review on schedule, and collect missed problems in Mistake Notes — your whole study flow in one app. ▶ What Makes UnivNote Different · Fast writing with lower heat Pen, eraser, lasso, and paste never stall, even as your notes pile up. We keep improving scrolling and note opening on stroke-heavy pages, along with heat and battery. · Cover, test, and review on schedule Cover answers with the masking highlighter and tap to check. Drag a rectangular mask with your finger to move it, or drag a corner to resize it. Right/wrong memory test results set your next review date, and the “Review” tab and Home Screen widget show today’s reviews and your weekly and monthly schedule. You can also set your own review intervals. · Layers — keep the original and your notes apart Keep handwriting, answers, and corrections on 5 layers per note and hide them with one tap. Edits touch only the current layer, so ink on the others stays as it is. · Views built for workbooks Choose Vertical scroll, Horizontal page turn, Horizontal scroll, or Two-page view, and keep your place with Lock Zoom and Lock View. Extend page margins on all four sides to make room for working out problems. · Shapes you can re-edit anytime 30+ shapes, from lines and arrows to 3D shapes like cylinders, cones, and spheres. Keep fine-tuning their form with handles after inserting. · Lecture recording and class notes Audio recording with handwriting-synced playback, laser pointer, reading mode, and gesture shortcuts. Recordings are kept even if the app quits unexpectedly. ▶ Main Features · Pen, pencil, highlighter, fountain pen, eraser — widths, colors, line styles · Lasso and rectangle select — move, resize, rotate, copy, duplicate, move to layer · Apple Pencil double-tap and squeeze actions, favorite pens, per-note tool memory · No-Pencil mode — finger writing, two-finger scroll · Masking highlighter, right/wrong memory tests, Review tab and widget · Mistake Notes — collect lassoed problems and jump back to their page · Page links and backlinks · Shape insertion, image paste and crop, text boxes · Text recognition (OCR), word-aware highlighting on PDF text · Unified search — PDF text, text boxes, note titles · Sidebar table of contents — detects and edits PDF outlines, Build Contents with AI · Import EPUB ebooks and Office documents, “Translate with Your AI” · AI Connection — your AI reads your notes to help organize and review (needs UnivNote for Mac) · Import folders and .zip files exported from other note apps in one go · Bring in PDFs and photos from other apps via the share sheet · 90+ design templates, note covers, infinite notes · Study clock — stopwatch and timer, exam countdowns per subject · Folder library — nested folders, grid view, hide, lock · Page manager — add, delete, duplicate, rotate, multi-select · iCloud sync, WebDAV import, Auto Backup (folder or WebDAV) · “Help” guide in Settings, 27 languages ▶ Pricing · Free for up to 20 notes · Unlimited Notes is a one-time lifetime purchase · No subscription · No ads · Family Sharing supported · Early Supporters automatically get Unlimited Notes ▶ Privacy · No note data is sent externally · Notes stay on your device or your own iCloud ▶ Recommended Setup · iPad + Apple Pencil recommended; iPhone and Mac supported · iPadOS 18 or later, optimized for 13" and 11" iPad Pro / iPad Air

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课伴

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课伴 — 独立家教老师的全能课时管家 教课可以免费,经营需要升级。 课伴是一款专为独立家教设计的课时管理工具。不绑学校、不绑机构,只为你一个人的教学工作服务。 为什么独立家教老师选择课伴? 【AI智能课后反馈 — 省时利器】 上完课,输入课堂要点,AI 30秒生成可直接发给家长的微信文案。温暖、严谨、简洁三种风格随心选。从此告别"写反馈写到半夜"的痛苦。 【排课管理 — 一目了然】 按日/周查看课表,支持上门、线上、灵活三种模式。请假、调课、补课,拖拽即改。再也不会记错时间、跑错地方。 【课时包与收款 — 笔笔清晰】 课时包自动扣减,收款状态实时追踪。课时、课包与收款自动关联——谁交了、谁没交、还剩几节课,一眼看穿。 【学生档案 — 一人一档】 每位学生的科目、年级、上课方式、课时包剩余进度、历史课程记录,一个页面全展现。管30个学生也不乱。 【工作台 — 今日待办一览】 今日课程、待办事项、待收款项,签到→扣课→写反馈→收款,四步走完,一笔不错的账。 谁在用课伴? 独立家教老师(数学、英语、物理、化学、音乐、美术...) 自由教师 / 私教 上门辅导老师 线上1对1老师 任何不依附机构、自己经营教学的老师 隐私安全 所有数据存储在您的设备上。不上传、不分享、不追踪。你的学生信息、收入数据,只有你自己知道。 Pro 会员(¥68/年) 免费版已可管理5名学生。升级 Pro 解锁: • 无限学生管理 • 教学概况(收入趋势、待收统计) • 智能课后反馈(每月60次) • 收款追踪与操作日志 • 课前提醒 联系我们 如有任何问题或建议,欢迎通过 App 内反馈功能联系我们。 教课免费,经营升级。立即下载课伴,让教学管理更简单。 使用条款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

UnivNote4 screens
课伴4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UnivNote at daily against 课伴's fortnightly. UnivNote also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. UnivNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 课伴 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UnivNote ships an update daily, 课伴 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
UnivNote versus 课伴: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnivNote课伴
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeonghwan Ryu高 剑辉

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UnivNote

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notes$9.99
1 purchases

课伴

Subscriptions1
  • Tutor Desk Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is UnivNote free?
UnivNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 课伴 free?
课伴 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UnivNote or 课伴 have ads?
Neither UnivNote nor 课伴 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UnivNote or 课伴?
UnivNote ships an update daily, and 课伴 fortnightly. Most recently, UnivNote was updated on November 5, 2026 and 课伴 on October 31, 2026.

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