Comparison

PupilBot vs CaptureNote

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

Head to head
About

PupilBot

Features
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Photograph what you study β€” get quizzed before you forget. PupilBot turns your handwritten notes, textbook chapters, and printed handouts into practice questions. Snap a page with your camera β€” or import a PDF and pick the pages you need β€” and within seconds you have a personalized quiz built from exactly what you chose to learn. Then PupilBot checks in with review questions right before the material starts slipping away. HOW IT WORKS Bring in the pages. Open the camera and snap a chapter, your notes, a few slides β€” or load a PDF and pick the pages or chapters you need. Our OCR engine reads every line and pulls out the key topics. Practice adaptively. Six question shapes β€” single-choice, multi-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, numeric, free-form β€” picked for what you're learning. The system tracks where you're strong and where you need work, adjusting difficulty in real time. Remember it. FSRS-6 spaced repetition brings every card back the moment you'd start to forget. Bayesian Knowledge Tracing keeps a running mastery estimate per topic, so you always know what still needs work. FEATURES Camera or PDF β€” snap the pages, or pick the chapters you need out of a PDF. You choose what to study Six question formats, picked automatically for what's in front of you Adaptive difficulty that scales with your progress FSRS-6 spaced repetition β€” the latest generation of memory-aware scheduling Per-topic mastery tracking with Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT) Free-form answers checked intelligently, not just by keyword Study quietly inside Telegram between sessions β€” same engine, same memory Works with handwritten notes, printed text, slides, and diagrams WHO IT'S FOR Students preparing for exams. Professionals studying for certifications. Anyone who reads to learn and wants the material to stay learned. If you've ever finished a chapter and realized you couldn't remember it the next week, PupilBot was built for you. Free to start. Sign up and begin studying today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pupilbot.com/privacy

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CaptureNote

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Turn screenshots from textbooks, lectures, websites, and chats into notes you can actually find and use. CaptureNote extracts text from images, distills summaries and key points, and keeps the source image, full recognized text, and structured note together. You can also send a screenshot to CaptureNote from Shortcuts and save it directly to the folder you choose. KEY FEATURES β€’ Multi-page capture: scan or import pages, arrange, crop, rotate, and highlight them. β€’ Active recall: practice from your notes, reveal reference answers, and return to source pages or note points. β€’ Image to text: On-device OCR extracts text from screenshots and photos. β€’ Smart summaries: Create a title, concise summary, and key points with less manual copying. β€’ Shortcuts actions: Summarize a Screenshot or Recognize Screenshot Text as part of your automation. β€’ Folders and search: Organize, search, edit, move, share, or delete notes. β€’ Keep the context: Store the source image, full text, summary, and key points together. β€’ Local first: OCR and local processing happen on device. Content is never uploaded without your explicit consent. Ideal for lecture slides, textbook screenshots, web research, reading highlights, and quick ideas. Turn the screenshots in your photo library into knowledge you can reuse. CaptureNote is free to download. Basic OCR, editing, folders, search, and 5 complete smart summaries are free; unlimited smart summaries and summary Shortcuts require a one-time Lifetime Pro in-app purchase.

Screenshots

PupilBot4 screens
CaptureNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PupilBot at every 2 days against CaptureNote's every 3 weeks. CaptureNote's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PupilBot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CaptureNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PupilBot ships an update every 2 days, CaptureNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PupilBot versus CaptureNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPupilBotCaptureNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel Policiuc思θΏͺ 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PupilBot

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

CaptureNote

One-time1
  • NoteLoom Lifetime Pro$2.99

Questions

Is PupilBot free?
PupilBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaptureNote free?
CaptureNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PupilBot or CaptureNote have ads?
Neither PupilBot nor CaptureNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PupilBot or CaptureNote?
PupilBot ships an update every 2 days, and CaptureNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, PupilBot was updated on October 6, 2026 and CaptureNote on October 13, 2026.

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