ScribblePad vs Notelit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScribblePad
A private, free note-taking and PDF annotation app for Apple devices. It offers natural handwriting, organization tools, and optional cloud backup to your own storage. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or tracking.
- Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
- PDF annotation and markup
- Organize notes with subjects and notebooks
- On-device handwriting search (OCR)
- Audio recording synced to notes
- Optional Google Drive/iCloud backup
- Offline functionality
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The free, private note app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. No subscription, no account, no tracking — just fast handwriting, PDF markup, and backup to YOUR own cloud. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize notes into colorful subjects, and keep everything synced to your own Google Drive or iCloud. Nothing lives on our servers — your notes stay yours. WRITING & TOOLS • Smooth, low-latency ink (PencilKit) — pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso • Pinch to zoom, palm rejection, and ruler • Add text boxes, shapes, images, and stickers on top of your ink ORGANIZE • Subjects → notebooks → pages, drag to reorder • Templates: blank, ruled, grid, dotted + your own custom pages • Search your handwriting instantly with on-device OCR PDF & IMPORT/EXPORT • Import and annotate PDFs • Export as PDF, PNG, or the native .scribble format • Share notes with other ScribblePad users AUDIO • Record audio synced to your strokes — replay your notes in time PRIVATE BACKUP & SYNC (OPTIONAL) • Back up to your own Google Drive (the app only sees files it creates) or iCloud • Works fully offline — the cloud is yours, not ours No sign-up. No ads. No data collection. Just a beautiful place to think.
Notelit
A fast and beautiful notebook app for handwriting, typing, sketching, and organizing notes. Offers various drawing tools, text formatting, and organizational features. Syncs across devices and supports multiple languages.
- Handwriting with Apple Pencil support
- Nine drawing tools with custom colors and widths
- Text formatting with Markdown preview
- Customizable page styles and sizes
- Organize notes into colorful files
- iCloud sync across devices
- Apple Watch companion app
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Notelit is a beautiful, fast notebook for your iPhone and iPad — for handwriting, typing, sketching, and keeping everything you learn in one place. Write with Apple Pencil the way you would on paper. Notelit uses PencilKit, so pressure, tilt, and palm rejection just work — while your fingers scroll and select. DRAW WITH REAL INK • Nine tools: pen, pencil, fountain pen, monoline, marker, highlighter, crayon, and watercolor • Any color and stroke width • Two erasers: rub out ink, or lift a whole stroke at a touch TYPE AND FORMAT • Text boxes with bold, italic, underline, color, and alignment • Every font iOS ships • Live Markdown preview — headings, bold, lists MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS • Page styles: blank, ruled, or grid • Page sizes: fit the app, A4, Letter, or square • Drop in shapes, photos, files, and sticker packs STAY ORGANIZED • Group notes into colorful files with custom icons • Pin your favorites to the top • Search across notes and subjects • List or grid layouts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Save to iCloud and sync across your devices • Home Screen widgets for your files and a quick note • Apple Watch companion • Custom app icons SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE • 14 languages built in, with full right-to-left support for Arabic and Urdu — switch instantly, no restart Notelit is a student-built app, made with care. Start free, and unlock iCloud backup, stickers, every font, custom icons, widgets, and more with Notelit Pro. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScribblePad at none against Notelit's 4. ScribblePad also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Notelit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ScribblePad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScribblePad against 5.0 for Notelit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
ScribblePad ships an update every 4 days, Notelit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScribblePad | Notelit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sagar Seth | Ali Alraeesi |
Customer experience
ScribblePad
Notelit
In-app purchases
ScribblePad
No in-app purchases
Notelit
- Notelit Lite Monthly$2.991 Month
- Notelit Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Notelit Lite Yearly$9.991 Year
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- Notelit Pro Yearly$14.991 Year









