TechSmith Fuse vs Notate for Microsoft 365
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TechSmith Fuse
Easily transfer photos and videos from your mobile device to TechSmith software like Snagit and Camtasia. Capture new media or import existing files, annotate them with a drawing tool, and share directly with colleagues.
- Transfer multiple images/videos
- Built-in camera for capture
- Import from camera roll
- Annotate images with drawing tool
- Direct upload to Snagit/Camtasia/Relay
- QR code pairing for computers
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With TechSmith Fuse®, it’s easy to get photos and videos from your mobile device into your favorite TechSmith products, Snagit, Camtasia and TechSmith Relay. Choose to import existing photos and videos, or capture something new using the app’s built-in camera. Images can be easily annotated with the freehand drawing tool and shared instantly with your colleagues through TechSmith Relay, all while you are on the go. Need to take advantage of the editing power in Snagit and Camtasia? Simply upload your mobile captures from TechSmith Fuse to either program, and create custom, sharable content. Features: • Send multiple images or videos from your mobile device at once • Connect to your local network to provide a fast and secure transfer • Use content imported from your camera roll • Preview images and video before sending • Capture images or record video within the app and send them directly to Camtasia, Snagit, or TechSmith Relay • Easily annotate images on the go with the built-in drawing tool (iPhone only), and share them with your colleagues via TechSmith Relay • Quickly pair your device with multiple computers via QR Code • Share recent TechSmith Relay content directly from the app through the upload history
Notate for Microsoft 365
This app is an all-in-one productivity tool designed to manage notes, tasks, contacts, calendar events, and email attachments. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 accounts, allowing users to edit documents, annotate PDFs, and scan business cards directly within the application.
- Edit Outlook email attachments
- Fill and sign PDF forms
- Annotate and collaborate on PDFs
- Scan business cards to Outlook contacts
- Scan paper documents to PDF
- Syncs with Microsoft 365 accounts
- Handwriting and Apple Pencil support
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IMPORTANT: NOTATE REQUIRES a Microsoft 365, Hotmail, or Outlook.com email account. It has been specially designed to operate with Microsoft Office 365. Perfect for small & midsize businesses. Stay productive while you work from home! Notate is the ultimate Office 365 Information Manager. Notate syncs notes, tasks, contacts, calendar, and email attachments with your Outlook Office 365 account. Notate is an all-in-one tool for Microsoft Office 365. Edit and store your documents so they are always available on all of your devices. * Notes - Create handwritten notes -- sync with your Microsoft Outlook 365 Account * PDF - Desktop quality PDF editor! Fill out PDF forms, edit PDF, annotate PDF, create PDFs, and sign PDF documents * Files - Edit Microsoft 365 email attachments without leaving Notate. Scan paper documents into PDF files. * Todo - Manage your Microsoft 365 to do list * Calendar - Take notes and to do items in meetings and send meeting minutes * Contacts - Business card scanner converts cards directly into Microsoft 365 Outlook contacts * Email - View and edit email attachments. Document converter converts office documents into PDF All syncing with your Microsoft 365, Hotmail, or Outlook.com account! Business card scanner supports 19 languages for fast, accurate OCR. Document converter transforms office docs to PDF. Full PDF annotation and PDF editor capabilities including Adobe Forms support. Sign PDF documents and return them with ease. STAY FOCUSED, GET WORK DONE. Notate helps you get organized and stay productive. Start by capturing all your important information. With Notate you can quickly create typed or handwritten notes and insert images, audio recordings, web clippings, PDF documents and more. SAVE EVERYTHING. Collect everything that matters knowing that you'll always be able to find it. Enhance your notes with handwriting, drawings, images, documents, PDFs, web clippings, and more. FIND YOUR INFORMATION QUICKLY by organizing your notebooks like folders. Notes and to do items are searchable. Easily search across all notebooks or search for text within notes. The Notate preview mode provides users a quick glance into the note subject matter. —FEATURES— - View and EDIT Outlook email attachments from your Microsoft Office 365 account - Fill out PDF forms - ANNOTATE, collaborate, and comment on PDF documents with peers - SCAN business cards into Office 365 Outlook contacts - Advanced word processor - Embed images, audio, web clippings and documents - SCAN paper documents into PDF files - Annotate and SIGN PDF files - To do management with reminder notifications - Handwriting and Apple Pencil support - Shared workspaces for collaboration - Syncs with Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, or Microsoft Office 365 - Features like Evernote, OneNote, Notability, provided in a secure enterprise environment Notate includes the following functions. Notes Writer PDF Scanner Scan Documents Business card scanner PDF signer Microsoft Office 365 To Do manager —MEMBERSHIP— Download Notate to try it free for thirty days. Cancel easily right from within Notate. After your free trial, Notate requires a subscription which provides you with regular app updates and syncing of your data. After your trial, you will not be charged unless you purchase a subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Price may vary by location. Privacy policy: http://notateapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notate for Microsoft 365 at 4.3 against TechSmith Fuse's 2.6. TechSmith Fuse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (51% vs 25%). 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. Notate for Microsoft 365 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. TechSmith Fuse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notate for Microsoft 365 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 33 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of TechSmith Fuse's written reviews are positive against 25% of Notate for Microsoft 365's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TechSmith Fuse ships an update every 4 months, Notate for Microsoft 365 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TechSmith Fuse | Notate for Microsoft 365 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (45 ratings) | 4.3 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TechSmith Corporation | Shafer Systems LLC |
Customer experience
TechSmith Fuse
Notate for Microsoft 365
In-app purchases
TechSmith Fuse
No in-app purchases
Notate for Microsoft 365
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.491 Month
- Monthly subscription(promo)1 Year trial$3.491 Month
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$3.491 Month
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- Monthly Premium Subscription$3.491 Month
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Annual subscription (promo)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
- 14 day premium trialFree






