Comparison

BLISS Note vs PaperFlow

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

Head to head
About

BLISS Note

Features
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One pencil across every note โ€” ink on text notes, PDFs, slides and sheets, open Word, PowerPoint and Google files as notes, and keep notes inside notes. An all-in-one notebook for iPad, iPhone and Mac, built for Apple Pencil. โ–  One pencil, every note โ€ข The same pens, highlighter and tools on text notes, PDFs, drawings and sheets โ€” ballpoint, fountain pen and more โ€ข Write over your typed notes โ€” ink stays on its page as you edit โ€ข Free canvas, or A4, Letter, B5, square and slide paper, with lasso select & move โ€ข Vector shapes and flowcharts with connectors, lock and group โ€ข Handwriting to text, handwritten titles, and a zoom-write strip for small text โ–  Bring in what you already have โ€ข Word as a page note that keeps its layout, Excel and CSV as a sheet note, PowerPoint as editable slides to write on โ€ข Google Docs, Sheets and Slides โ€” from a link or your own Google Drive โ€ข Notion pages and exports, and Markdown files โ€” with sub-pages, databases and media โ€ข Export to PDF, PPTX and Excel, or AirDrop a note as a .blissnote file โ–  Slides & spreadsheets โ€ข Slide paper with title and body layouts; present with pen and laser pointer โ€ข Sheet notes โ€” formulas that recalculate, sort & filter, find & replace, a fill handle, and ink on top โ–  Write together, nearby โ€ข Share a note live with devices on the same Wi-Fi. Guests can view, write on their own layer, or edit together โ–  Planner, timetable & tasks โ€ข Tasks, planner notes synced with your iCloud calendar, and a note for every event โ€ข Project dashboard โ€” progress, overdue tasks and next deadlines at a glance, with a period and status for each project โ€ข Class timetable โ€” tap a period to open its notes โ€ข Recurring events, lunar anniversaries and D-day countdowns โ–  Exam prep & memorization โ€ข Question bank & wrong-answer notes โ€” split an exam PDF into questions; missed ones return on a 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30-day schedule โ€ข Vocabulary flashcards and a memorization sheet (red sheet) โ–  Counseling notes โ€ข For school counseling and HR one-on-ones โ€” records, statistics, group sessions, reminders, PDF reports and a Face ID lock, kept only on your devices and your own cloud โ–  Record, transcribe & translate โ€ข Turn meetings and lectures into text, and translate on-device, even offline (59 languages) โ€ข Tap ink you wrote while recording to play from that moment โ–  Find & connect โ€ข Search text and PDFs, plus your handwriting, recording transcripts and #tags โ€ข Embed PDFs, drawings, videos and other notes inside a note; link notes and see what links back โ€ข Shelves, six view modes, a page grid, split view and YouTube playlists โ€ข Headings, lists, tables, checklists, code blocks โ€” and clean paste from AI answers โ–  PDFs & the web โ€ข Pen, highlighter and underline; note pages between PDF pages; Sepia, Dim and Night reading modes โ€ข Automatic paper citations in APA, MLA, IEEE & BibTeX โ€ข Annotate web pages with highlights, notes and pen โ€” only your annotations are stored โ–  Make it your own โ€ข Covers and paper from your own images or Unsplash, stickers, washi tape you draw like a pen, and your drawing behind the Home screen โ–  Free & Pro โ€ข Free: every tool, for up to 10 notes and 5 PDFs โ€ข Bliss Note Pro (monthly or yearly subscription): unlimited notes and PDFs, plus cloud and calendar sync โ–  Privacy first โ€ข No sign-up to start โ€” your notes live on your device โ€ข Pro sync goes only through your own iCloud, Google Drive or OneDrive โ€ข Available in 24 languages Terms of Service: https://blissnote.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://blissnote.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PaperFlow

Features
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Write by hand and link like you type. A word you wrote becomes a link, your handwritten pages sit in the same graph as the notes you type, and one search reads both. CIRCLE A WORD. IT BECOMES A LINK. Lasso a word on the page, tap "Link to a note" and pick the note. That note lists the page under "Mentioned in". A link like [[Calculus II - notebook#page=12]] opens your handwriting on page 12. HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED, ONE GRAPH Every notebook you write is a node beside the notes you type, with links and backlinks both ways. Tap a node to see what it connects to. TYPE A WORD. FIND THE PAGE YOU WROTE. One search covers your handwriting, the notes you type and the text inside your PDFs. Your handwriting is read on your device, and it stays handwriting: it turns into text only when you ask. THE SYNTAX YOU ALREADY TYPE Wikilinks with autocomplete, note embeds, callouts, YAML properties, a templates folder, a daily note, LaTeX, Mermaid flowcharts and code blocks. Tabs, split panes, floating windows, a command palette and a quick switcher. PLAIN FILES, ON YOUR DEVICE Your notes are files: .md for what you type, .ink for what you write. The vault shows up in the Files app, every notebook exports to PDF or PNG, and the whole vault exports as a zip. Everything works offline, and two devices writing on the same page don't erase each other. A PEN WORTH WRITING WITH Press and the line thickens; tilt the pencil and it shades. Squeeze or double-tap Apple Pencil to switch tools, hover shows where the tip will land, and Pencil Pro's barrel roll turns the nib. Your palm leaves no mark. A different paper on every page. PDFS AND GOODNOTES NOTEBOOKS COME IN Import a PDF and write on top of it. Goodnotes notebooks open as PaperFlow notebooks. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PLUS The notebook is free forever, with no page limit: writing, linking, search, the graph, import and export. That list doesn't shrink. PaperFlow Plus adds sync across your devices with a copy in the cloud, AI that suggests links up to a monthly allowance, and MCP access so your own AI assistant can read and write the vault once you allow it. 7 days free for new subscribers. PAPERFLOW PLUS Monthly or annual subscription with a free trial, renewed automatically until you cancel in your device Settings. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://paperflow.dev/privacy/en Support: https://paperflow.dev/support

Screenshots

BLISS Note4 screens
PaperFlow3 screens

Verdict

The call

BLISS Note and PaperFlow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. BLISS Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PaperFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLISS Note ships an update every 6 days, PaperFlow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BLISS Note versus PaperFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLISS NotePaperFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size180 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLISS AI Inc.Freedom It

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BLISS Note

Subscriptions2
  • Bliss Note Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Bliss Note Pro (Yearly)$5.991 Year
3 purchases

PaperFlow

Subscriptions2
  • PaperFlow Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PaperFlow Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founder Plan (lifetime)$99.90

Questions

Is BLISS Note free?
BLISS Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaperFlow free?
PaperFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BLISS Note or PaperFlow have ads?
Neither BLISS Note nor PaperFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLISS Note or PaperFlow?
BLISS Note ships an update every 6 days, and PaperFlow every 3 days. Most recently, BLISS Note was updated on November 5, 2026 and PaperFlow on October 25, 2026.

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