Comparison

Noteora vs Zotty

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

Head to head
About

Noteora

Features
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Noteora is a free note-taking app for everything you write. Type it, handwrite it or write right on top of a PDF, and every page looks exactly like the real thing. No account, no cloud: your notes never leave your device. Open a PDF or Word file, mark it up with Apple Pencil, add a table, sketch a diagram and export a pixel-perfect PDF in seconds. HANDWRITING THAT FEELS LIKE PAPER • Pressure- and tilt-aware pen, pencil and highlighter with smooth, natural strokes • Pen-only mode with palm rejection: rest your hand on the screen and write • Apple Pencil double-tap switches between the eraser and your last pen • A felt-tip highlighter that keeps one even thickness • Seven paper templates: blank, lined, narrow ruled, wide ruled, grid, dotted and Cornell notes • Portrait or landscape, with as many pages as you need • Add photos to handwritten pages and annotate them • Shape recognition: hold the pen to snap a perfect line, rectangle, square or circle • Object pen to select, move, rotate and resize anything on the page • Snapped shapes come with handles to resize them, and rectangles keep the angle you drew ANNOTATE ANY PDF Open a PDF from Files, Mail or Safari straight into Noteora. Handwrite over its pages or type on them, start a new note or add the pages to one you already have, at the beginning or at the end. Ideal for lecture slides, worksheets, research papers, contracts and forms you need to fill in and sign. Photos open the same way, as a one-page note you can write on. WORD-LEVEL TEXT NOTES • Real pages that reflow as you type, just like a word processor • Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and four heading levels • Bullet lists, numbered lists, checklists, quotes, code blocks and links • Tables you can create, fill and export • Nine fonts, text and highlight colors, and all four alignments • Insert, drag, resize and rotate images; attach PDFs and files as cards • Import .docx documents with the same fonts, sizes, line spacing and page count PAGES YOU CONTROL Every note has a pages panel: duplicate, rename, reorder, copy and paste, or multi-select pages to share or delete. Copy pages from one note into another, several at a time. Switch between continuous scroll and a two-page book view, and pinch to zoom in on detail. Each note reopens on the exact page you left off. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Nested folders with a folder tree; drag a note onto a folder to move it • Pinned folders, favorites, tags and tag filters • Due dates and reminders on any note, so no deadline slips by • Fast full-text search across titles and content • Sort by date modified, date created, title or deadline • Duplicate any note in one tap • Trash keeps deleted notes for 30 days, so nothing is lost by accident PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock any note or folder with its own PIN and an optional hint. Locked notes are encrypted on your device with a key derived from your PIN. Noteora works fully offline, needs no sign-up and never uploads your notes anywhere. EXPORT & SHARE Export typed or handwritten notes as pixel-perfect PDFs or plain text, and text notes as Word documents. Export the whole note or only the pages you pick, then share instantly through the native share sheet. • Vector PDF export: razor sharp at any zoom, far smaller files. Convert anything into pdf. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Light, dark and system themes, a full color palette, adjustable zoom and a guided tour that has you writing within a minute. Available in 12 languages. PERFECT FOR • Students: lecture notes, Cornell notes, homework, exam revision and annotated slides • Professionals: meeting minutes, reports, Word drafts and signed PDFs • Planners and journalers: daily pages, to-do lists, bullet journals and sketches Studying for finals, planning your week or keeping a private diary? Noteora gives typed and handwritten pages the same care. Download it free and take your first note in seconds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zotty

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Zotty is a modern, fast and secure note-taking and productivity app that elevates your daily workflow with artificial intelligence, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Easily capture daily thoughts, study notes or meeting summaries. Expand, summarize, translate or rewrite your notes instantly with built-in AI tools, and keep track of your spending in the same place. Key Features: • Smart AI-Powered Notes & Summaries • Checklists, Journals, Meeting Notes, Sketches & Voice Notes • Financial & Expense Tracking with Subscriptions and Trends • Folders, Tags, Pinning and Powerful Search • Shortcuts & Siri: Create notes hands-free • Multiple Windows on iPad and Mac • Quick Notes from the Mac Menu Bar • Local Privacy & Biometric Lock Support • Clean, Distraction-Free Interface with Light and Dark Themes • Available in 8 languages Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zotty.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Noteora4 screens
Zotty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noteora at none against Zotty's 3. Noteora also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Zotty's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Zotty sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Noteora asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noteora ships an update every 2 weeks, Zotty every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Noteora versus Zotty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteoraZotty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerfectAiStudioYunus Akcicek

In-app purchases

None

Noteora

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Zotty

Subscriptions2
  • Zotty Monthly Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Zotty Yearly Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Zotty Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Noteora free?
Noteora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zotty free?
Zotty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noteora or Zotty have ads?
Neither Noteora nor Zotty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noteora or Zotty?
Noteora ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zotty every 5 days. Most recently, Noteora was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zotty on October 29, 2026.

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