Comparison

Pencil Box vs Wellnote

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Box

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing tool. Select from various brushes, pens, and shapes, customize their properties, and utilize layers for complex designs. Import and export your artwork seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Multiple drawing tools (airbrush, pen, pencil, line, shapes)
  • Adjustable tool color, size, and transparency
  • Layer support with transparency and visibility control
  • Import drawings from Mail and iTunes
  • Export drawings via iTunes
  • Sync tool preferences with iCloud
Features
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Pencil Box is a useful drawing tool that allows you to display your artistic talent. You can: - choose your preferred tool - airbrush - pen - pencil - line - rectangle - ellipse - eraser - control tool color, size, and transparency - add layers and control layer transparency and visiblity - import and export drawings via iTunes - import drawings from mail - sync tool preferences between devices using iCloud Pencil Box is an active development. New features are always in the works.

About

Wellnote

Experience natural handwriting with a stylus for note-taking and document annotation. Organize your thoughts with categorization and search, and study more effectively using split-screen and custom templates. Import and mark up PDFs, Word, and PPT files for interactive learning.

Highlights
  • Real handwriting experience with stylus
  • Categorize and search notes
  • Import and annotate PDFs, Word, PPT
  • Split-screen for multitasking
  • Customizable templates
  • Masking tape feature for memorization
Features
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Real Writing Experience -- Combined with a stylus pen, you can feel the real touch of writing on the iPad, achieving a natural writing sensation. -- Wellnote provides a smooth writing experience, accurately capturing your handwriting whether you're jotting down notes quickly or making detailed records. Categorize Notes -- The categorization feature allows you to organize your notes by project, course, or topic, keeping your notes tidy and orderly. -- With the search function, you can easily find the notes you need. -- The writing effects that used to require a stack of paper can now be easily achieved on the iPad. Import Documents for Annotation -- Log in to Baidu Cloud, and files in the cloud (PPT, Word, PDF) can be downloaded and imported at any time. -- Annotate, mark, and highlight directly on PDF files or by importing PPTs and Word documents as PDFs, making learning more interactive and vivid. -- Combining text and notes helps you better understand and remember the content of your studies. Study More Efficiently -- The split-screen feature allows you to view different books, materials, or apps simultaneously, efficiently taking notes. -- Using the split-screen feature in class allows you to record key points in real-time while viewing class materials, ensuring you don't miss any important information. -- The masking tape feature can cover and reveal content, allowing you to study and memorize more efficiently. Customize Templates -- Based on your personal learning and working style, custom templates let you create note formats that meet your needs. -- With preset templates, you can not only improve the efficiency of organizing notes but also study and review more effectively. Explanation of Automatic Subscription Service (1) Subscription Services: AI+VIP Continuous Monthly Subscription (1 month), AI+VIP Continuous Annual Subscription (12 months) (2) Subscription Price: For example, AI+VIP continuous monthly subscription (1 month) is US$1.99 per month, and the continuous annual subscription product is US$10.99/year. The specific price will be adjusted according to promotional activities during different periods, subject to the actual display within the application. (3) Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes the payment, it will be credited to the iTunes account. (4) Auto-renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration, and upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription cycle. (5) Cancel Service: You can go to "Settings" on your iPhone --> enter "iTunes Store & App Store" --> tap "Apple ID" and select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, tap "Subscriptions" to manage auto-renewal subscriptions. If you need to cancel, simply turn it off 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle, and no further charges will be incurred within 24 hours before expiration. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://wellnote.meatmeet.top/app/privacy/index.html?language=en End User Licensing Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have any questions, you can contact us via email for assistance: wellnote@maxeye.com

Screenshots

Pencil Box4 screens
Wellnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wellnote at 77% against Pencil Box's 0%. Wellnote also leads on ratings volume (914 vs 1). Pencil Box's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Wellnote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pencil Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wellnote has 914 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Pencil Box's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wellnote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pencil Box versus Wellnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil BoxWellnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (914 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews77.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1914 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB445 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFays Lane LabsMAXEYE US INC.

Customer experience

Pencil Box

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Wellnote

All ratings914 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative13.2%

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Box

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Wellnote

Subscriptions3
  • AI+VIP$1.991 Month
  • AI+VIP$10.991 Year
  • AI Pro VIP$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • AI Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Pencil Box free?
Pencil Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wellnote free?
Wellnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Box or Wellnote?
Pencil Box is rated higher. Pencil Box averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wellnote averages 4.7 from 914 ratings.
Do Pencil Box or Wellnote have ads?
Neither Pencil Box nor Wellnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Box or Wellnote?
Pencil Box ships an update fortnightly, and Wellnote fortnightly. Most recently, Pencil Box was updated on October 4, 2026 and Wellnote on October 16, 2026.

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