Comparison

ScribblePad vs VivreMark

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

VivreMark

Features
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Record life. Leave a mark of thought. VivreMark is a freeform canvas for your handwriting and ideas. Keep a line from your reading, sketch your way through a problem, or capture a thought before it is fully formed. AI responds beside your ink with circles, connecting lines, notes and small drawings. • Write, draw and pan freely. Designed for iPad and Apple Pencil, with iPhone support too. • Let AI respond after a writing pause, or invite it yourself. Automatic co-thinking can be turned off. • Keep handwriting and AI responses on separate, editable layers. • Sign in with Apple, back up canvases and continue on another device. • Restore recently deleted canvases within 30 days. • Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and French. Follows your system language by default. Free accounts can create up to 3 canvases and receive an introductory AI allowance. Plus and Pro offer different allowance levels, with monthly and annual subscriptions. Both refresh the allowance monthly; unused monthly allowance does not roll over. Paid members can purchase extra allowance. Apple processes payment. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged at purchase confirmation; annual subscriptions are paid in full for the year. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. The purchase screen shows your current local price. AI requires an internet connection and can make mistakes. Check important information independently. Privacy: https://hand.createfun.ai/app-privacy.html?lang=en Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScribblePad4 screens
VivreMark3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScribblePad at none against VivreMark's 5. ScribblePad also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support 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. VivreMark sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ScribblePad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ScribblePad versus VivreMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribblePadVivreMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagar Seth登科 王

In-app purchases

None

ScribblePad

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

VivreMark

Subscriptions4
  • VivreMark Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • VivreMark Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • VivreMark Plus Annual$16.491 Year
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  • VivreMark Pro Annual$114.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Allowance$0.99

Questions

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

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