Pad Notes AI vs Cherry Notes

Pad Notes AI brings handwriting, typed notes, PDF annotation and a note-focused AI assistant into one workspace on iPhone, iPad and Mac. WRITE AND CREATE Write with Apple Pencil on compatible iPads or draw with touch. Adjust ink and stroke size, highlight, add text and images, and hold a stroke to turn it into an editable shape. Erase whole strokes or just part of them. MAKE EACH NOTEBOOK YOURS Choose from 15 cover styles, 19 page templates and 12 paper colors. Use ruled, dotted, grid, Cornell, planner, music and reading journal pages. Organize notebooks in folders, pin favorites, search your notes, and import or export PDFs. WORK WITH YOUR NOTES Record audio, use transcription and translation, and ask the assistant to summarize, explain or create study questions from selected pages. Apple on-device AI requires a supported device with Apple Intelligence available. Online AI requires your own provider API key and an internet connection. The basic offline mode extracts text and keywords using rules. Start with up to 20 notebooks for free. A one-time lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited notebooks. iCloud sync uses your device's Apple Account and requires iCloud to be available.

Cherry Notes is a task list that outlives the chat. Capture notes, tasks, features, and bugs on your phone - then connect your AI coding agent to work through them. No more pasting lists into chat every session. The problem: AI coding agents are powerful, but they forget. Every session starts blank - you paste your bug list, the agent works, you close it, and tomorrow you're pasting again. And as chat grows, earlier messages fall out of context. "I'm working on item 5" is just text - the agent can't claim work, track what's done, or release items back. The solution: Cherry Notes lives outside the chat. The agent reads your items and gets a clean, structured response every time, regardless of context window state - whether the session is 5 minutes or 5 days old. You cherry-pick an item, the agent works on it, and marks it done. This state is in a database, not a chat log. It survives session restarts, context clears, and agent switches. Captured when you think of it. You're in line at coffee, think of a new feature, jot it down. It's synced before you reach your desk - capture anywhere, the agent picks it up when it's time to work. Flag it and forget it: Swipe to flag any item. A connected agent automatically picks up flagged work - point it at a project and walk away. How it works: 1. Create projects and add items (ideas, features, bugs, tasks) 2. Connect an AI coding agent (Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Devin, and other MCP-compatible agents) 3. The agent reads your items, cherry-picks work, and marks it done 4. You stay in control - approve work before it's marked complete Features: - Quick capture: jot down ideas as they come, organized into projects - Flag for pickup: mark items for automatic pickup by your agent - Agent integration: connect any MCP-compatible AI coding agent - Session management: see which agents are connected and revoke access anytime - Cherry-pick workflow: agents claim specific items before starting work - Three-state items: todo, picked (in progress), done - Drag to reorder: arrange items exactly how your agent should see them - Done items visibility: control how many completed items the agent sees - Export data: export everything anytime from Settings - Face ID lock: protect your data with biometric authentication - Apple Sign In, Google Sign In, or email/password - Multi-project: separate lists per repo, each with its own profile - Project profiles: software, games, content, or research - Real-time sync across all your devices - Works offline: capture without a connection, syncs when you're back Use cases: - Software projects: track bugs, features, refactors, and tech debt - Game development: capture mechanics, levels, and polish items - Content creation: plan videos, articles, and creative projects - Research: organize tasks, hypotheses, and follow-ups Privacy first: - No tracking, no advertising, no selling or sharing data - No third-party analytics or crash reporting - Revoke agent access anytime - Delete your account anytime - permanently removes all data Cherry Notes Pro: Free includes up to 5 projects with 20 items each. Pro lifts the limits via auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before period end. Manage anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. If you use Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Devin, Cline, Zed, or any MCP-compatible agent, Cherry Notes bridges the gap between capturing ideas on your phone and having your agent ship code. Your agent forgets. Cherry Notes doesn't. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cherrynotes.app/privacy