Comparison

Experience vs AINotes

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

Head to head
About

Experience

Features
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Experience brings Focus, Notes, ToDo, documents, calculators, workspace tools, and productivity insights together in one refined productivity workspace. The main purpose of Experience is simple: help you study, work, plan, and stay focused without constantly switching between apps. During Focus sessions, essential tools are available directly from the Focus screen, so you can stay in flow while keeping notes, tasks, documents, and productivity tools close. Experience is designed for focused work, daily organization, and long-term productivity improvement. You can start Focus sessions, create notes, manage ToDos, open useful documents, review your progress, and understand your habits with ProAnalyze insights. For iPad users, Experience becomes even more powerful in landscape mode. Notes, ToDo, and Focus tools can be used together in a wider workspace, helping reduce the need to move between separate apps. Supported drag and drop flows make it easier to organize content and work more naturally. During Focus, you can quickly access favorite PDF files, books, study materials, or other documents from ProBoard with a single tap. This makes Experience useful not only for focus tracking, but also for real study and work sessions where your materials need to stay close. Experience also makes daily productivity more motivating with levels, progress, streaks, XP, personal records, and activity tracking. You can earn progress through Focus sessions and also through daily actions such as adding notes and creating ToDos. A minimum Focus duration is required before a session can count toward progress. With ProAnalyze, you can review deeper insights into your focus habits, productivity patterns, best focus windows, streak risk, performance trends, break recovery, session distribution, and local productivity recommendations. Free users can access core productivity tools with usage limits, including Focus sessions, basic productivity tools, limited Notes access, limited ToDo access, limited ProBoard/workspace access, and basic productivity insights. Experience Pro is an optional auto-renewable yearly subscription that unlocks expanded limits and advanced productivity tools. Experience Pro includes: • Expanded Notes limits • Expanded ToDo limits • Advanced ToDo options, including tags, attachments, repeats, and auto rescheduling • Advanced ProAnalyze insights beyond the basic overview • ProAnalyze reports for patterns, forecasts, risk, sessions, break recovery, performance scores, and local productivity recommendations • Expanded ProBoard document and workspace tools • Additional Focus ProBoard workspace access • Premium workflow and productivity tools inside the app

About

AINotes

This app offers a natural handwriting experience on an infinite canvas for note-taking and document annotation. Organize study, work, and creative projects with features like multiple layers, split-screen editing, and PDF annotation. It supports various file formats and offers iCloud sync for seamless device transfer.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for freeform ideation
  • Paper-like handwriting with Apple Pencil support
  • Annotate PDFs, DOCs, PPTs, and ebooks
  • Multiple layers for complex editing
  • Split-screen editing for side-by-side notes
  • OCR for text recognition from scanned documents
  • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad
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AINotes is a professional note-taking and document annotation app for iPad and iPhone, with smooth, paper-like handwriting. Use Apple Pencil, an infinite canvas, freeform layout, multiple layers, and split-screen editing to capture ideas naturally and keep your study, work, and creative projects organized. AINotes is currently free to use, with no subscription required for its core features. WRITE NATURALLY • Optimized for iPhone and every iPad size, with pressure sensitivity and tilt support on compatible Apple Pencil models • Write and draw with a fountain pen, ballpoint pen, brush pen, or pencil • Use a highlighter, shapes, magnifier, laser pointer, ruler, and other precision tools • Customize stroke colors, widths, and styles, then refine content with the precision eraser and lasso tools THINK WITHOUT LIMITS • Create structured paged notes or explore ideas freely on an infinite canvas • Zoom and pan smoothly to organize outlines, build mind maps, plan projects, and develop creative sketches • Freely move, resize, and rotate handwriting, text, images, and shapes • Use multiple layers to edit complex content independently, and view or edit multiple notes side by side READ & ANNOTATE MULTIPLE FORMATS • Import PDF, DOC, and PPT files; Pages, Numbers, and Keynote documents; and ebooks in EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 formats • Read imported documents and ebooks, then add handwriting, highlights, shapes, text, and comments • Import screenshots, photos, worksheets, exam papers, and other images, then crop, resize, rotate, and arrange them freely • When you need to capture paper content, scan documents, recognize text with OCR, and use smart correction and filters for clearer results • Export finished work as a PDF, individual images, or a single long image STAY ORGANIZED, MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Organize classes, projects, meetings, and personal notes with folders • Search note titles and content to quickly find what you need • Personalize notes with beautiful covers and ruled, grid, dot grid, blank, Cornell note, and other paper templates • Write comfortably in low light with Dark Mode • Sync notes between iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and create local backups that you can restore when needed FREE TO USE • No subscription or payment is required to access the core features • Work offline and capture ideas wherever you are • Export and share in multiple formats while keeping control of your notes and backups BUILT FOR STUDY, WORK & CREATIVITY Use AINotes for classroom notes, reviewing mistakes, lesson planning, handout annotation, meeting notes, document review, ebook reading, study notes, project planning, digital journaling, creative sketches, and everyday inspiration. Start using AINotes today—write naturally, think without limits, and turn every idea into something clear and useful. For technical support or feedback, contact us: Email: feedback@prodsoft.net Privacy Policy: https://www.prodsoft.net/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.prodsoft.net/terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Experience4 screens
AINotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AINotes at none against Experience's 2. AINotes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Experience sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AINotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Experience ships an update every 6 days, AINotes every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Experience versus AINotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExperienceAINotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB213 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAli YigitPRODSOFT PTE LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Experience

Subscriptions2
  • Experience Pro$0.991 Month
  • Experience PRO Yearly$2.991 Year
None

AINotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Experience free?
Experience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AINotes free?
AINotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Experience or AINotes have ads?
Neither Experience nor AINotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Experience or AINotes?
Experience ships an update every 6 days, and AINotes every 10 days. Most recently, Experience was updated on October 9, 2026 and AINotes on October 28, 2026.

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