Livescribe+ vs Ophaya Pro+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Livescribe+
Instantly sync handwritten notes and sketches from your smartpen to your iPhone or iPad. Organize, tag, and convert notes to text for easy management. Enhance notes with audio, photos, and typed memos, then share them as PDFs or videos.
- Sync handwritten notes from smartpen
- Organize notes by page, timeline, or pencast
- Convert handwriting to editable text
- Record audio synced with notes
- Add photos and typed memos
- Share notes as PDFs or videos
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Note: Livescribe+ is designed to be used with the Aegir and Livescribe 3 smartpens from Livescribe. Livescribe+ pairs with your Livescribe 3 or Aegir smartpen to instantly sync everything you write on paper directly onto your iPhone or iPad. Your notes become more useful, more quickly when they’re organized, tagged, searchable, and converted to text. Notes, sketches, diagrams and drawings created with your Livescribe 3 or Aegir smartpen show up instantly in Livescribe+. Access your notes in 3 different views to get more out of them: (1) Page View shows your notebooks and pages exactly as they were written. (2) Feed View organizes your notes into smaller, actionable snippets sorted in a timeline. (3) Pencast View allows you to play back audio recordings synced to your notes so you can hear what was said exactly when you were writing. Convert your handwritten notes into text to transform them into tasks, reminders, calendar events, new contacts and more. Import shared pages or snippets into Adobe Illustrator or any other vector drawing app, and work directly with your own hand-drawn artwork. Paper-to-vector path is an industry first! Create pencasts and add photos and typed memos directly in Livescribe+ to add more depth and context to your written notes. Save your pencasts as video and play them back anywhere, or use iMovie or any other video editor to easily create great lectures and presentations. Tag your notes in Feed view to create Collections that sort all your tagged content together. Share PDFs of your notes, pictures and pencasts through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Evernote, OneNote, Dropbox, and more. Need help or want to discover more? Visit www.livescribe.com
Ophaya Pro+
Capture your handwritten notes digitally with instant storage, retrieval, and sharing. This app works with smart pens and notebooks, allowing you to write traditionally while enjoying digital convenience. It supports offline writing and synchronized audio recording for comprehensive review.
- Instant digital storage
- Quick retrieval of notes
- Easy sharing of written content
- Offline writing support
- Synchronized audio recording
- Adjustable font size and color
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Ophaya Pro+ is an app that supports a smart handwriting pen. It is designed to seamlessly integrate with notebooks, handwriting pads, and B5 paper through its dedicated app. This allows users to write in a traditional manner while enjoying the convenience of instant digital storage, quick retrieval, and easy sharing of written content. With the ability to write both online and offline, Ophaya Pro+ preserves the familiarity of traditional writing habits while providing real-time digital capture. During the writing process, users have the flexibility to change font size and color on the fly. Additionally, the pen supports simultaneous audio recording while writing. When played back, the written strokes and audio are synchronized for a comprehensive review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ophaya Pro+ at 2.8 against Livescribe+'s 2.1. Ophaya Pro+ also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 19%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ophaya Pro+ holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Livescribe+'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Ophaya Pro+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Livescribe+ | Ophaya Pro+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (52 ratings) | 2.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livescribe Inc. | 啟思文化 |
Customer experience
Livescribe+
Ophaya Pro+
Bugs and requests
Livescribe+
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when opening notebooks
- Pen disconnects randomly during use
- Handwriting not always accurately transcribed
- Sync issues with Evernote and OneNote
- Firmware update process is unreliable
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable tags and notebooks
- Improved cloud sync and backup
- Native desktop app support
- Enhanced audio recording and playback
- Smoother integration with productivity apps
Ophaya Pro+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Livescribe+
No in-app purchases
Ophaya Pro+
No in-app purchases









