Comparison

Tratto vs Notes Index

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

Head to head
About

Tratto

Features
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Tratto is a to-do list built for how you actually think โ€” on an infinite canvas where you can handwrite with Apple Pencil or type with the keyboard. Capture tasks the natural way. Sketch ideas, jot reminders, or type when you need speed. Arrange everything freely across projects, sections, and columns so your plan looks the way your mind works. WHY TRATTO โ€ข Handwrite or type to create tasks โ€” switch anytime โ€ข Infinite free-form canvas for tasks and notes โ€ข Organize with projects, sections, and Kanban-style columns โ€ข Built for Apple Pencil, stylus, and touch โ€ข Sync your projects across devices when signed in STAY ORGANIZED Create project columns for Work, Personal, or anything else. Group tasks into sections, reorder with a long-press drag, add subtasks, tags, links, and image attachments. Open rich notes on any task โ€” type or draw โ€” with backgrounds that feel like paper. PLAN WITH INTENT Set start and due dates, track what youโ€™ve completed with Stats, and hide finished tasks when you want a clean view. Choose lined, dot-grid, or blank canvas backgrounds to match how you focus. DRAWING TOOLS THAT FEEL FAMILIAR Pen, highlighter, eraser, and lasso โ€” plus undo, redo, and zoom โ€” so your canvas stays as flexible as a notebook, without the clutter of a traditional list app. FREE TO START. PRO WHEN YOU NEED MORE. Tratto is free to try with one project and two sections. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited projects, unlimited sections, and due-date reminder notifications. Whether you prefer handwriting, typing, or both โ€” Tratto turns your iPhone and iPad into a spatial to-do canvas that stays out of your way. Download Tratto and plan the way you think. Terms and conditions: https://trattotodo.com/terms.html

About

Notes Index

Features
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Notes Index turns your handwritten notes into a library you can search. Scan a notebook page or loose sheet with the built-in document scanner, or bring in a photo you already took. Notes Index cleans up the page, recognizes your handwriting on the device, and files it by date. FIND ANY PAGE Search for a word you wrote and Notes Index highlights exactly where it appears on the page. BROWSE LIKE PAPER Pinch through your library from a full-width page down to a dense grid. On iPad, open two pages side by side, like an open notebook. MARK IT UP Write on your pages with Apple Pencil or your finger, and recrop a page any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Text recognition happens on your device. Turn on iCloud sync to keep your library on all your devices, stored in your own iCloud account. Export your images and text whenever you like.

Screenshots

Tratto3 screens
Notes Index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes Index at none against Tratto's 2. Tratto's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Tratto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Notes Index asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tratto ships an update every 4 days, Notes Index every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tratto versus Notes Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrattoNotes Index
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size109 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro Paolinonedrelow, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tratto

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
None

Notes Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tratto free?
Tratto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes Index free?
Notes Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tratto or Notes Index have ads?
Neither Tratto nor Notes Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tratto or Notes Index?
Tratto ships an update every 4 days, and Notes Index every 9 days. Most recently, Tratto was updated on October 29, 2026 and Notes Index on October 29, 2026.

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