Comparison

University Notes vs Studink

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

Head to head
About

University Notes

This app allows students to create handwritten and typed study notes with advanced features for memorization and review. It includes tools for highlighting, masking, and layering content to aid in learning and exam preparation.

Highlights
  • Handwritten and typed notes
  • Memorization tools (masking, highlighting)
  • Layered questions and answers
  • PDF annotation
  • Note organization with folders
  • Drawing and diagram tools
Features
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Handwritten notes for studying, active recall, and exam prep Turn the notes you already take into study material you can actually use. Write by hand or type, organize class and lecture notes, annotate PDFs, build study guides, hide key information, and test yourself before quizzes, midterms, finals, entrance exams, and professional certification exams. Use your own notes for active recall, review, and exam preparation instead of simply storing information. □ 4 ways to study with your own notes 1. Memorize key information with colors Write important words, definitions, formulas, dates, or vocabulary in orange, blue, or other colors using handwriting or keyboard text. Place the Memorization Sheet over your notes to hide the answers. Try to recall the information first, then reveal it to check yourself. Long-press the icon to change the sheet color. 2. Hide highlighted sections for active recall Highlight important sentences, diagrams, anatomy charts, or sections of PDF textbooks and lecture materials. In Memorization Mode, choose which highlighter colors are hidden. For example, use yellow for regular emphasis and red for material you want to memorize. 3. Keep questions and answers on separate layers Write questions, answers, and explanations on different layers. Hide the answer layer, test yourself, rewrite your response, and practice the same digital worksheet again. 4. Cover answers with digital tape Use the Tape tool in Memorization Mode to cover definitions, formulas, vocabulary, answers, or sections of PDFs without changing your original note colors. Tap a tape strip to reveal just that answer, or use the Memorization Sheet to cover several areas at once. □ Review faster with the floating Memorization Sheet Instead of revealing highlighted areas one by one, drag the floating Memorization Sheet over your notes. Only the area beneath the sheet is hidden, making it useful for tables, lecture PDFs, study guides, vocabulary lists, diagrams, and exam materials. □ Practical note-taking tools ・Handwriting and keyboard input ・Multiple pens and highlighters ・Tabs for switching between notebooks ・Ruler, compass, and shapes ・Stickers, sticky notes, and comments ・Detailed eraser settings, including deleting only highlighter marks ・Categories, folders, and subfolders ・Chapters for separating lessons or topics □ Write directly on PDFs Annotate PDFs with handwriting or keyboard text. If a PDF does not leave enough room for notes, extend the right side of the page to create extra space for annotations, solutions, explanations, or review notes. □ Use handwriting and typing together Write by hand or select where you want to type and enter text directly without creating a text box first. □ Keep your notes organized Sort notes with categories, folders, and subfolders, and add chapters inside a notebook to separate lessons, topics, or units. □ Notebook templates Choose from built-in templates including blank paper, ruled paper, grid paper, and handwritten To-Do pages. You can also reuse layouts you create for study sheets, daily reports, professional logs, or exam review pages. □ Recommended for ・High school students taking notes and preparing for tests ・College students organizing class notes, lecture materials, and study guides ・Students working with PDF textbooks and course materials ・Medical, nursing, and pharmacy students ・Students preparing for entrance exams or professional certification exams ・Anyone who wants handwriting, typing, PDF annotation, and memorization tools in one digital notebook Write it down, hide what you want to remember, recall it from memory, and check your answer. Use the notes you already created for active recall, review, and exam preparation.

About

Studink

Features
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Studink is a calm, beautifully crafted study space for iPad and iPhone. Your handwritten notes, your deadlines and your revision finally live in one place — and stay entirely on your device. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK Studink feels like good paper. Write naturally with Apple Pencil using pens, pencil and highlighter in eight ink colours, erase precisely, and move anything with the lasso. Record a lecture while you write, so what you heard and what you noted always stay together. A NOTEBOOK FOR EVERY SUBJECT Choose from six cover colours and ruled, grid, dotted, blank, Cornell or audio-memo pages on ivory, white, sepia or mint paper. Assign each notebook to a subject, bookmark your favourites and pick up exactly where you left off. EVERY DEADLINE, HANDLED Capture a task in seconds — by typing or by voice. Add a due date and time, priority, subject, time estimate and checklist. Today, Upcoming, Someday and Done keep your week clear, and anything overdue is never hidden. KNOW WHAT TO REVISE NEXT Set a daily study goal and build a streak that encourages rather than guilt-trips. Review flashcards with spaced repetition, see your mastery for every subject, and let weak-topic insights show you where to focus before an exam. FOCUS, BEAUTIFULLY Start a focus session straight from your Home screen, with focus and break lengths that suit you. Your week's focus time, recall accuracy and subject mastery come together in clear, simple statistics. MADE TO BE YOURS • Eight accent themes, a choice of font style and your favourite default paper • Home Screen widgets that match your phone or your paper • A thoughtful onboarding that arranges Home around how you study • Designed for iPad and Apple Pencil, and just as at home on iPhone PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your library is stored in a protected file on your device — nothing is uploaded. Studink. Good paper, quiet mind.

Screenshots

University Notes4 screens
Studink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: University Notes at 15.6 against Studink's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
University Notes versus Studink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniversity NotesStudink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFoodmenu.world Inc.Ashraf Bedeer

In-app purchases

None

University Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Studink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is University Notes free?
University Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studink free?
Studink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do University Notes or Studink have ads?
Neither University Notes nor Studink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, University Notes or Studink?
University Notes ships an update every 3 days, and Studink every 3 days. Most recently, University Notes was updated on October 25, 2026 and Studink on October 7, 2026.

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