Comparison

Noteora vs Lemon Notes

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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One app for everything you write — type it or handwrite it, and it always looks exactly like the real page. Rich formatting, endless organization, PIN-protected privacy, and PDF exports that match your notes pixel for pixel. WRITE YOUR WAY Choose typed notes with full rich-text formatting, or switch to a natural, pressure-sensitive pen for handwriting and sketching. Mix both inside the same note collection — Noteora adapts to however you think best. RICH TEXT EDITING • Bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough — freely combined • Four heading levels for real document structure • Bullet lists, numbered lists, and checklists • Block quotes and code blocks • Clickable links • Custom text color and highlight color • Nine font families to match your style • Left, center, right, and justified alignment • Insert, drag, resize, and rotate images anywhere on the page HANDWRITING & SKETCHING • Smooth, pressure-sensitive pen strokes that feel natural • Seven page templates: blank, lined, narrow ruled, wide ruled, grid, dotted, and Cornell notes • Portrait or landscape page orientation • Multi-page canvases for long-form handwritten notes PAGES THAT WORK LIKE A REAL DOCUMENT Long notes automatically flow onto new pages as you type, just like a word processor. Switch between continuous scroll and a two-page book view, pinch to zoom in on detail, and trust that what you see on screen is exactly what you get when you export — every margin, every line break, every list. STAY ORGANIZED • Nested folders to structure notes any way you like • Pin your most-used folders to the top • Favorite the notes you return to often • Tag notes and filter your whole library by tag • Fast full-text search across titles and content • Sort by date modified, date created, title, or deadline NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Attach reminders and due dates to any note, and keep track of what needs your attention. YOUR NOTES, YOUR PRIVACY Lock any individual note or folder with its own PIN, with an optional hint if you forget it. Noteora stores everything locally on your device — no account, no sign-up, no cloud sync, and nothing ever leaves your phone. Your notes are yours alone. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark, and system-matched themes • A full color palette for text and highlights • Adjustable zoom for comfortable reading and writing at any size EXPORT & SHARE Export any note — typed or handwritten — as a pixel-perfect PDF that looks exactly like it does in the app, or as a plain text file. Choose to export an entire note or just the pages you select, then share instantly through your device's native share sheet. Whether you're taking lecture notes, planning your week, sketching an idea, or keeping a private journal, Noteora gives typed and handwritten notes the same care — organized, protected, and export-ready whenever you need them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lemon Notes

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Lemon Notes: Write, Draw, and Organize Turn your iPhone and iPad into a flexible digital notebook for studying, planning, work, and creative ideas. Write and sketch with touch on iPhone, or use Apple Pencil on iPad. Organize your notebooks, annotate PDFs, and bring your notes with you across both devices. WRITE AND DRAW • Choose from pen, pencil, highlighter, fountain pen, watercolor, crayon, monoline, and more. • Customize colors, widths, and stroke smoothing. • Use stroke and pixel erasers, lasso selection, copy, duplicate, resize, and move tools. • Turn rough drawings into clean geometric shapes with Smart Shape Recognition. • Organize complex notes and drawings with editable layers. PDFS AND DOCUMENTS • Import PDFs from the Files app and write, draw, highlight, underline, or annotate them. • Expand PDF page margins for extra writing space and bookmark important pages. • Import PowerPoint presentations and convert them into PDF notes. • Add photos, scanned documents, images, and emoji stickers. • Export complete notebooks or selected pages as shareable PDFs. NOTEBOOKS AND TEMPLATES • Create multi-page notebooks with customizable paper settings. • Choose from blank, lined, grid, dotted, Cornell, checklist, daily, weekly, monthly, habit tracker, mind map, table, music, guitar tab, storyboard, and other templates. • Select paper sizes including A3, A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, and Tabloid. • Customize orientation, paper colors, spacing, line width, backgrounds, and covers. • Organize notes with folders and nested folders. • Restore notebooks from Recently Deleted and protect notebooks or folders with a password. STUDY AND PRODUCTIVITY • Search handwritten notes with handwriting recognition. • Record audio with optional live speech transcription. • Use a stopwatch, countdown timer, and built-in calculator. • Solve handwritten arithmetic with Automatic Math. • Open two notes together with split-screen editing. • Preview pages, read with Reader Mode, and let pages adapt to dark mode. • Watch YouTube videos or browse the web alongside your notes. ICLOUD AND LEMON STORE • Enable iCloud sync to use your notebooks on iPhone and iPad and continue working on either device. • Back up PDF notes to iCloud Drive. • Discover additional templates, covers, planners, study sheets, engineering templates, calendars, and digital stationery in the Lemon Store. Lemon Notes works on both iPhone and iPad. No separate Lemon Notes account is required. Use the same Apple Account on both devices to access your purchases, and enable iCloud sync to keep your notes in sync. Create up to three notebooks for free. One optional annual subscription unlocks unlimited notebook creation on both devices. Purchases can be restored at any time. Privacy Policy: https://lemonnotes.site/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://lemonnotes.site/terms/

Screenshots

Noteora4 screens
Lemon Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noteora at none against Lemon Notes's 1. Noteora also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Lemon Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Noteora asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Noteora versus Lemon Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteoraLemon Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB118 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPerfectAiStudioNEFISE ZELIHA BAYAR

In-app purchases

None

Noteora

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lemon Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Lemon Notes Unlimited Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Noteora free?
Noteora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lemon Notes free?
Lemon Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noteora or Lemon Notes have ads?
Neither Noteora nor Lemon Notes shows ads.

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