# YouNotes vs PDF Master

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Master at none against YouNotes's 4. YouNotes's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. YouNotes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. PDF Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for YouNotes against 5.0 for PDF Master. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YouNotes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | YouNotes | PDF Master |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/younotes-good-notes-and-notepad/id6769743144/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-master-all-in-one-tools/id6773182044/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **5** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 166 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yangjiang AiYue Information Technology Co., LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1840340425) | [Nguyen Hoang Tung](https://appshunter.io/developer/6773182046) |

## What reviewers say

### YouNotes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/younotes-good-notes-and-notepad/id6769743144)

This digital note-taking app helps you organize thoughts for learning, work, and creativity. Create personalized notebooks, draw on a freeform canvas, and brainstorm with mind maps. It offers a smooth and reliable experience for all your note-taking needs.

**Highlights:** Personalized notebooks with custom covers, Freeform canvas for writing and drawing, Whiteboard mode with zooming, Mind map creation for idea organization, Insert images, text, and shapes, Flexible editing tools

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual Membership | $2.99 | per year |
| Internal Test Member | $2.99 | one-time |
| Hội viên trọn đời | $5.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Member | $6.99 | one-time |


### PDF Master

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-master-all-in-one-tools/id6773182044)

This comprehensive tool allows users to scan, edit, annotate, sign, convert, merge, split, compress, and protect PDF documents. It offers OCR for searchable scans, AI summarization and chat, and secure password protection. Designed for iOS, it provides a fast and native user experience.

**Highlights:** Scan documents to searchable PDFs with OCR, Edit PDFs with highlights, drawings, and text, Sign documents with digital signatures, Convert PDFs to/from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and images, Merge, split, compress, and rotate PDFs, Password-protect and secure documents, AI summarization and document chat

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is YouNotes free?

YouNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PDF Master free?

PDF Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, YouNotes or PDF Master?

YouNotes and PDF Master are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do YouNotes or PDF Master have ads?

Neither YouNotes nor PDF Master shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*