Comparison

Livescribe+ vs Nuwa+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Nuwa+

Features
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The pen that remembers what you write down. “One of our favorite smart pens will be the Nuwa Pen, which promises smart notes on any paper.” - WIRED Nuwa App The Nuwa App is a key part of the Nuwa ecosystem, which includes the Nuwa Pen, Case, and App. The Nuwa App acts as your digital notebook and assistant. Watch your handwriting come to life through digitization and convert it to typed text with our text conversion feature. The Nuwa App features: handwriting digitization, text conversion, note augmentation, writer’s dashboard, community leaderboard, search, share/store functionality, quick summaries and more. All future features will also be added to the Nuwa app. Free Features The Nuwa App offers free features such as handwriting digitization, unlimited storage, search functionality, a writer’s dashboard, and shareability. Integrations Effortlessly export your notes as PDF or JPEG files, or copy and paste typed text transcriptions into any digital document. Nuwa integrates with over 50 popular productivity apps. In-House Development The Nuwa Pen and Nuwa App are developed entirely in-house. This is a collaborative project backed by Kickstarter supporters.

Screenshots

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Nuwa+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nuwa+ at fortnightly against Livescribe+'s every 2 months. Livescribe+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Livescribe+ ships an update every 2 months, Nuwa+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Livescribe+ versus Nuwa+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivescribe+Nuwa+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLivescribe Inc.Nuwa Pen B.V.

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

Nuwa+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Livescribe+

No in-app purchases

None

Nuwa+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Livescribe+ free?
Livescribe+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nuwa+ free?
Nuwa+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Livescribe+ or Nuwa+ have ads?
Neither Livescribe+ nor Nuwa+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Livescribe+ or Nuwa+?
Livescribe+ ships an update every 2 months, and Nuwa+ fortnightly. Most recently, Livescribe+ was updated on August 15, 2026 and Nuwa+ on September 17, 2026.

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