Pendo Note vs Notes Writer Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendo Note
This app helps you capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize events with smart features. It offers AI assistance for writing, learning, and translation, and syncs your data across devices using iCloud.
- AI writing and learning assistant
- Smart calendar event creation
- Recurring to-do list management
- Unified timeline for all entries
- Customizable tags for organization
- Contact info parsing for new contacts
- iCloud sync across devices
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Pendo brings your notes and calendar together in one place. Write notes, plan your day, and keep everything organized with a clean, intuitive timeline. Whether you're jotting down ideas, planning meetings, or keeping a journal — Pendo keeps it all in sync across your devices. Your data stays yours: export every note with its photos, location and weather into a single file, and import it back anytime — perfect for backups or moving to a new device.
Notes Writer Pro
This app is a versatile writing and note-taking tool that supports rich text and Markdown. It allows users to annotate PDFs, fill out forms, and organize their work into unlimited notebooks. The app also includes scanning capabilities and various export options for seamless sharing and backup.
- Rich text and Markdown writing
- PDF annotation and form filling
- Unlimited notebook organization
- Document scanning
- Cloud sync and multiple export formats
- Distraction-free writing mode
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You have lecture notes to take, a story to tell, article to publish, whether it’s today’s journal entry, tomorrow’s thesis, highlight important things in ebooks and PDFs, fill out a PDF form or get the most from your business meetings. Notes Writer is an excellent assistant in study and business, also being effective for writing down your ideas and thoughts and sharing them! Students, teachers, writers, doctors, journalists, scholars and business professionals use Notes Writer daily to store notes, annotations, memos, signed PDFs, papers, highlighted PDF text-books, lectures and more. With Notes Writer Pro you can: + WRITE. EDIT. FORMAT · Write Everywhere: Use Notes Writer as an stand-alone writing app even if you don’t have a computer or you are offline in the wilds · Create rich text format (RTF) and advanced Markdown (MD) documents · Define margins, headers/footers, paper sizes, MLA and APA style format · Live counters: characters, words, sentences, lines, Avg. Word length, Words per sentence & reading time · Text to Speech for proofreading · Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing · Typewriter: Distraction-Free mode, letting you focus on what you’re writing · Over 30 languages typing support including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic & Hebrew · Extra keys: tab, forward delete, cursor up/down/left/right, etc. + ANNOTATE PDFs. FILL FORMS. SIGN DOCUMENTS. · PDF Annotations: highlight, strikeout, underline, notes, voice notes, pencil, stamp, sign... · Fill out forms. Supports PDF AcroForms standard · Sign with your own signature documents, contracts, forms · Digital Signature Validation + ORGANIZE. STRUCTURE. FIND. · Organize your work in unlimited notebooks, folders and subfolders · Create notebooks and projects in your own tree-like structure: Sections, Classes, Lectures, Grades, Drafts, Folders, Chapters, Research, etc. · Design the cover of your notebooks · Full-text search your library of documents and projects + SCAN NOTES. RESEARCH. PDF LIBRARY · Split view: Open two PDFs or handwritten notes simultaneously on screen. Compare or use them as book and paper · Full PDF reader and manager included for reference files, text books, ebooks, articles, resources, papers, etc. · Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. as PDF · Open PowerPoint, Word and Excel files + SHARE NOTES. EXPORT PDF, HTML… · Open attachments directly from the Mail app · Sync via iCloud, Dropbox, Box, WebDAV and Google Drive · Convert to multiple formats RTF, Markdown, PDF, ePub, HTML, RTFD, TXT, etc. · Zip folders/notebooks and email them + AUTOMATIC BACKUPS. BE SAFE. PROTECT YOUR WORK · Protect your work with an app security passcode · Protect any folder or project with a passcode · Automatic Backups of your notes and notebooks Notes Writer is more than an innovative, fast and reliable note-taking, PDF annotator and writing app designed for anyone who take notes or writes. This is a smart notepad and writing workspace for your iPad and iPhone. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pendo Note at Free against Notes Writer Pro's $9.99. Pendo Note also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 48%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Notes Writer Pro's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 840) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Pendo Note is free to download; Notes Writer Pro costs $9.99 up front. Pendo Note sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Notes Writer Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pendo Note holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 840 and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Pendo Note's written reviews are positive against 48% of Notes Writer Pro's.
Pendo Note ships an update every 11 days, Notes Writer Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendo Note | Notes Writer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (840 ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 48.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 840 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 375 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Lychee Isle Co., Ltd. | Kairoos Solutions SL |
Customer experience
Pendo Note
Notes Writer Pro
User reviews
Pendo Note
From 840 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
- 💡 Unique timeline view for organizing thoughts
- 🎨 Cute and visually appealing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 🔌 Syncing issues between devices
- 🗓️ Difficulty managing recurring tasks
Notes Writer Pro
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent note-taking app
- 📁 Great folder organization
- 🎨 Customizable notebook covers
- 🔍 Useful PDF annotation tools
- 🤖 Impressive AI capabilities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Sync and file transfer issues
- 🕰️ Slow performance and lag
- 🔒 Poor customer support
- 💰 Misleading upgrade pricing
Bugs and requests
Pendo Note
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes and to-do items disappearing after updates
- Calendar events not syncing correctly
- Widget not displaying all information as expected
- Inability to add more than 3 images to a note
Requested features
4 requests- Add password protection or biometric lock
- Improve note-taking capabilities with more formatting options
- Integrate with more calendar/productivity apps
- Introduce a web/desktop version for better cross-platform experience
Notes Writer Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notes randomly disappearing
- Formatting issues with text and images
- Unreliable audio recording and playback
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to transfer files between free and pro versions
Requested features
5 requests- Handwriting recognition
- Improved eraser and shape tools
- Customizable keyboard and toolbar
- Better integration with cloud storage
- Ability to rotate and resize images
In-app purchases
Pendo Note
- A tikka$0.99
- A basket of buns$1.99
- A cup of Coffee$4.99
Notes Writer Pro
- Notes Writer Pro AI Assistant3 Days trial$2.991 Month
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