Skratch vs BlueNotess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skratch
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Skratch is a calm, paper-inspired notebook for longform writing and fleeting thoughts. Five cream pages, a warm wax-seal palette, and a typeface that feels like ink on paper — nothing to set up, nothing to distract. • Five notebook pages, always a swipe away • Mark up your words with a hand-drawn pen feel: underline, strike through, circle • Moon-phase page dots that keep your place • Choose your paper: blank, dotted, ruled, or squared • Syncs privately through your own iCloud — across iPhone and Mac • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your words stay yours. Skratch keeps out of the way so you can just write.
BlueNotess
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BlueNotes is a handwriting-first notebook for students, professionals, and anyone who thinks better on paper. Write by hand, sketch diagrams, import and annotate PDFs, organize everything into folders, and find any note in seconds. Your notebooks are stored on your device. FREE PLAN • Up to 3 notebooks • Handwriting, typed notes, and every paper style • Basic ink colors • PDF import and annotation • Search, bookmarks, pinning, and dark mode • 3 PDF exports per month • Supported by banner ads BLUENOTES PREMIUM • Unlimited notebooks • Every AI feature — summaries, study outlines, and quizzes generated from your own notes • The full ink palette plus a custom color picker • Premium covers and themes • Unlimited folders for advanced organization • Unlimited PDF export • No advertising • All future premium features AI THAT RESPECTS YOUR NOTES The AI assistant is off by default. When you turn it on, only the text of the notebook you choose is sent for processing so it can produce a summary, outline, or quiz. Your handwriting, drawings, and imported files never leave your device. SUBSCRIPTION BlueNotes Premium is available as a weekly or a monthly auto-renewing subscription. The monthly plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. The exact price is shown in your local currency before you confirm the purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in iOS Settings › your name › Subscriptions. If you cancel during the free trial you are not charged, and any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/blue-notes-poltica-de-privacid/inicio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skratch at none against BlueNotess's 2. Skratch also leads on ads (none vs shown). BlueNotess's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. BlueNotess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Skratch asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Skratch | BlueNotess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Marshall | antonio jesus pujol diaz |
In-app purchases
Skratch
No in-app purchases
BlueNotess
- BlueNotes Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- BlueNotes Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month









