Comparison

LuNote vs Reader Ink

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

Head to head
About

LuNote

Features
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LuNote brings your handwriting, documents, tasks and calendar into one place. WRITE BY HAND Use Apple Pencil on blank, lined or grid paper. Choose from several pen tips and adjust thickness. Mix handwriting with typed text and images on the same page. WORK ON DOCUMENTS Open PDFs, Word files, presentations and ebooks, then annotate them directly. Read in page-turning mode or scroll normally, whichever suits you. AI THAT HELPS Summarise a note, ask questions about a document, or turn what you wrote into flashcards for studying. PLAN YOUR DAY Tasks with subtasks and due dates, a calendar that syncs with your system calendar, and a focus timer for deep work sessions. CAPTURE ANYTHING Scan documents with your camera and get searchable text through OCR. Record lectures or meetings and turn them into transcripts. BRING EVERYTHING IN Import from Notability and GoodNotes. Open PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and web pages straight into LuNote. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Your notes, documents and drawings stay in sync on iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Home Screen widgets keep today's tasks and notes in view. MAKE IT YOURS 25 themes, paper styles and reading backgrounds. Siri Shortcuts for the way you work. LuNote is free to start. Premium unlocks unlimited notes, the AI assistant, voice recording, the scanner and sync across your devices. The subscription supports Family Sharing. LuNote Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lunote.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://lunote.app/terms.html Questions or feedback: support@lunote.app

About

Reader Ink

Features
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Reader Ink is a fast, focused PDF app for iPhone and iPad. Read comfortably, mark up with Apple Pencil, fill and sign forms, and listen to any document β€” all in one calm, native app. READING THAT FEELS RIGHT β€’ Three reading tones β€” light, warm sepia, and a true dark mode that inverts the page while keeping photos, charts, and colored diagrams intact. β€’ Full-width pages, fluid scrolling, and instant open even for very large documents. β€’ Continuous or single-page layouts, pinch to zoom, and fit-to-width in one tap. β€’ Move fast with a thumbnail grid, the document outline (table of contents), and your own bookmarks. β€’ Open several documents at once as tabs, and keep your place across sessions. FIND ANYTHING INSTANTLY β€’ One fast search with results grouped by page and the current match clearly emphasized. β€’ Match case and whole-words options; full keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac. MARK UP WITH APPLE PENCIL β€” OR YOUR FINGER β€’ Apple’s own tool palette floats right on the live page: pen, highlighter, marker, eraser, and ruler. β€’ Highlight, underline, and strike through text that snaps to the lines. β€’ Add shapes, stamps (Approved, Confidential, Draft, date), and sticky notes. β€’ Everything is written as standard PDF annotations, so your work opens correctly in Preview, Acrobat, and everywhere else. β€’ See every highlight and note in one list β€” search it, filter by type and color, tap to jump, edit in place. β€’ Share a flattened copy or a clean, unmarked copy; your original is never changed. FILL & SIGN β€’ Tap form fields and type; move through them with next and previous. β€’ Create your signature once β€” draw it, type it, or capture it from a photo β€” store it securely on device, and reuse it anytime. β€’ Add a date stamp, then share a flattened, signed copy. The original document stays untouched. LISTEN TO ANY DOCUMENT β€’ Read aloud sentence by sentence, with the spoken sentence highlighted on the page. β€’ Choose the voice and speed; the page language is detected automatically. β€’ Control playback from the Lock Screen and headphones. LOOK UP & TRANSLATE β€’ Select text to look up definitions, translate, or search the web β€” right from the page. NEVER LOSE YOUR WORK β€’ Local version history keeps earlier versions of every document; go back anytime without losing anything. β€’ Automatic recovery restores your document if the app is interrupted. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES β€’ Edit documents in place in the Files app and iCloud Drive β€” no importing, no separate library. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE β€’ Built with VoiceOver document structure, Dynamic Type, Reduce Transparency, Reduce Motion, and Differentiate Without Color. β€’ Fully localized in 23 languages. Reader Ink brings reading, annotation, forms, signatures, and read-aloud together in one place β€” precise, quiet, and right at home on Apple devices. PDF viewer, PDF editor, PDF converter and PDF scanner β€” all in one app. Convert PDF to Word, PDF to Excel, PDF to PowerPoint and PDF to JPG. Scan to PDF with OCR. Merge PDF, split PDF and compress PDF. Sign PDF and fill PDF forms. As your PDF viewer and PDF editor, Reader Ink lets you annotate PDF, highlight PDF and read PDF aloud. PDF reader, PDF editor, PDF converter, PDF scanner, PDF signer β€” Reader Ink. Ready for Apple Duo, Apple's foldable phone β€” more room to read PDF, annotate PDF and sign PDF. Privacy Policy: https://60studio.net/apps/reader-ink/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LuNote4 screens
Reader Ink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LuNote at every 2 days against Reader Ink's every 11 days. 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. LuNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Reader Ink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LuNote ships an update every 2 days, Reader Ink every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
LuNote versus Reader Ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuNoteReader Ink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLu Apps LLCILKER YILDIRIM

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LuNote

Subscriptions4
  • Agenda Plan7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Full Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Agenda Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Full Plan7 Days trial$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Reader Ink

Subscriptions2
  • Reader Ink Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Reader Ink Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is LuNote free?
LuNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reader Ink free?
Reader Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LuNote or Reader Ink have ads?
Neither LuNote nor Reader Ink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LuNote or Reader Ink?
LuNote ships an update every 2 days, and Reader Ink every 11 days. Most recently, LuNote was updated on October 23, 2026 and Reader Ink on October 24, 2026.

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