Comparison

ClassNotes vs Weakspot

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

Head to head
About

ClassNotes

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ClassNotes is a handwriting-first notebook for iPad, built so what you write is exactly what stays on the page. WRITE, DON'T FIGHT YOUR APP Your Apple Pencil ink is recorded exactly as you draw it — no smoothing, no reshaping, nothing "cleaned up" behind your back. Turn on live beautification only if you want your handwriting typeset as you go. SMART TOOLS, ON YOUR TERMS • Hold a shape steady and watch it snap into a clean line, circle, rectangle, or triangle — still adjustable until you lift the pencil • A real two-finger ruler for straight edges • Paint bucket fill that flows under your ink, not over it • Scribble to erase • Sticky tape, text boxes, and photo/file drops • Full undo/redo history, per page NOVA, YOUR AI STUDY PARTNER Circle anything — a diagram, an equation, a paragraph — and ask NOVA about it. It sees exactly what you circled, not just the text, so it can actually explain a graph or work through the diagram you drew. MADE FOR NOTEBOOKS 28 cover designs, 14 paper templates, custom paper and line colors, multiple page sizes and orientations, and a dedicated whiteboard page for freeform sketching. FIND ANYTHING Search across typed text and your own handwriting — even pages you never touched with a keyboard. STAYS IN SYNC Sign in with a free ClassNotes account (optional) and your notebooks, pages, and attachments sync automatically, or keep everything on your device without one. READ ANYWHERE The iPhone companion app is a fast, read-only viewer for your whole library — perfect for a quick look between classes. NOVA PLUS AND NOVA PRO (OPTIONAL) NOVA is free. NOVA Plus ($3.99 a month or $34.99 a year) gives you 30 answers a day from Anthropic's Claude, and NOVA Pro ($5.99 a month or $54.99 a year) gives you 50. After the day's Claude answers, NOVA carries on with the free model. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Free to use. No paywall on the notebook: every tool is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tony11-dot.github.io/classmate-legal/privacy.html

About

Weakspot

Transform your notes into custom quizzes. Import PDFs, slides, or handwritten materials to generate multiple-choice, true-or-false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. Track your progress and focus on areas needing improvement.

Highlights
  • Import notes from various sources
  • Generate multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank questions
  • Track mastery by topic
  • Adaptive practice for weak areas
  • Organize subjects and materials
  • Delete documents and associated questions
Features
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Turn your own notes into focused practice. Import a PDF, lecture slides, photos, or handwritten notes. Weakspot finds the key topics and creates multiple-choice, true-or-false, and fill-in-the-blank questions from your material. Study smarter: • Choose the question formats you want • See explanations and supporting passages • Track mastery by topic • Revisit weak areas with adaptive practice • Keep subjects and imported material organized • Delete a document and everything created from it at any time Free generation runs on your device when supported, with an extractive fallback available on other devices. Weakspot Pro uses cloud-powered generation for clearer, more challenging questions, plus adaptive weak-topic study and source highlighting. Pro plans include a recurring cloud-question allowance. Additional cloud-question packs are available as an optional in-app purchase. Internet access is required for cloud generation. Weakspot creates questions only from the study material you provide. Always review generated content against your source when accuracy is important. Privacy Policy: https://weakspot-study.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ClassNotes3 screens
Weakspot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Weakspot at 17.0 against ClassNotes's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ClassNotes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Weakspot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ClassNotes versus Weakspot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassNotesWeakspot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTony AboudJustice Kwaku Mfum

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ClassNotes

Subscriptions4
  • NOVA Plus$3.991 Month
  • NOVA Pro$5.991 Month
  • NOVA Plus$34.991 Year
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  • NOVA Pro$54.991 Year
3 purchases

Weakspot

Subscriptions2
  • Weakspot Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Weakspot Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • 200 Extra Cloud Questions$4.99

Questions

Is ClassNotes free?
ClassNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weakspot free?
Weakspot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClassNotes or Weakspot have ads?
Neither ClassNotes nor Weakspot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClassNotes or Weakspot?
ClassNotes ships an update every 4 days, and Weakspot every 4 days. Most recently, ClassNotes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Weakspot on October 29, 2026.

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