Comparison

Notek vs Oplæs

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

Head to head
About

Notek

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Notek is a smart notebook for iPad that combines Apple Pencil with an AI tutor. • Write naturally with Apple Pencil or your finger — infinite pages, folders, multiple notebooks. • AI tutor watches your work and gives Socratic hints when you're stuck — never the answer. • Math, science, language, history — works across all academic subjects. • Chat panel: ask follow-up questions, get hints, not direct answers. • Markdown + LaTeX rendering for clean explanations of every step. • PDF import & export — annotate textbooks and worksheets. • Voice notes attached to pages. • 7-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Cancel anytime in Apple ID Settings. Notek doesn't think for you. It teaches you how to think. Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless canceled at least 24 hours before. Manage in Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://notek.bounlu.com/privacy

About

Oplæs

Features
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Oplæs reads English and Danish text aloud in natural voices and highlights each word as you follow along. Pay once. No ads. No account – and all reading happens on your iPhone. LISTEN TO ANYTHING • PDFs, reports and course packs – scanned pages too • Articles from the web: tap Share in Safari and choose Oplæs • ePub books, text you paste and paper you photograph • Headers, page numbers, footnote numbers and web addresses are skipped FOLLOW ALONG WORD BY WORD • Each word lights up yellow, in time with the voice • Tap a sentence to read from there • Skip a sentence forward or back, or jump to a chapter • Large, calm type that’s easy to read – made for dyslexia, good for everyone VOICES THAT SOUND HUMAN • A natural English voice (Chatterbox by Resemble AI) • Mic and Nic: natural Danish voices from the CoRal project, recorded by Nota • Each paragraph is read by the voice for its language • On iOS 26, Oplæs listens to its own reading to make sure every word is said WHEREVER YOU ARE • 0.5× to 3× speed • Listen with the screen locked, on AirPods or in the car • Sleep timer and Lock Screen controls • Oplæs remembers where you left off YOUR TEXT IS YOURS The voices are downloaded once and then run on your iPhone. No account, no server reading along, no tracking. The app is in English, Danish, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Brazilian Portuguese. The voices read English and Danish. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Oplæs costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.

Screenshots

Notek4 screens
Oplæs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notek at Free against Oplæs's $1.99. Oplæs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

Notek is free to download; Oplæs costs $1.99 up front. Notek sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Oplæs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notek ships an update weekly, Oplæs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Notek versus Oplæs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotekOplæs
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ARSLANCommanigy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notek

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$41.991 Year
None

Oplæs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notek free?
Notek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oplæs free?
Oplæs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notek or Oplæs have ads?
Neither Notek nor Oplæs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notek or Oplæs?
Notek ships an update weekly, and Oplæs every 5 days. Most recently, Notek was updated on October 31, 2026 and Oplæs on November 1, 2026.

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