Comparison

Feenote vs Notes Writer

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

Head to head
About

Feenote

Capture ideas, inspiration, and creativity with this powerful yet simple note-taking app. It offers handwriting support, customization options, and the ability to add images to your notes. Secure your work with a passcode and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Handwriting with Apple Pencil or stylus
  • Customizable pen color, thickness, and style
  • App security passcode protection
  • Add images to notes
  • Share notes to social networks
Features
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Welcome to Feenote, a powerful yet very simple note-taking software. Since its launch in 2014, it has more than 8 million users. Feenote can help you simplify your work, study and life; Notes is just the beginning, use Feenote to capture ideas, find inspiration and unleash your creativity. Key Features • Write with the Apple Pencil or with many capacitive styluses and even your finger. • Select and customize your pen color,thickness,and style. • Protect your work with an app security passcode. • You can add some images to your note. • Send it to your friends or publish in social networks. ------------ Pro Pack Subscription Conditions: • Your subscription lasts 3 month, or 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. • You will be charged $3.99 for 3 month , $7.99 for 1 year , depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. • Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You will be charged $3.99 for 3 month or $7.99 for 1 year, depending on your subscription level. • You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. • You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://kkmop.com/privatePolicyFnEN Terms of use: https://kkmop.com/privateUserFnEN By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Contact us] We look forward to receiving your feedback. You can contact us via email :feenote@outlook.com

About

Notes Writer

This app is a comprehensive note-taking and PDF editing solution for mobile devices. It allows users to write, format, and organize notes, annotate PDFs, fill forms, and scan documents. The app offers advanced editing tools, powerful search, and seamless sharing and export options.

Highlights
  • Write and format notes
  • Annotate PDFs and fill forms
  • Organize with unlimited notebooks
  • Powerful full-text search
  • Document scanning
  • Sync with cloud services
  • Export to multiple formats
Features
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Notes Writer brings handwriting, PDFs, voice, documents and AI together on iPad and iPhone. Take notes in class, mark up a contract, record a meeting or plan a thesis, and keep it all in one place that is easy to search and share. HANDWRITING THAT FEELS LIKE PAPER • Write with Apple Pencil using pens, pencils, markers, fountain pens and watercolor brushes, and refine with the lasso, ruler and shapes. • Mix handwriting, typed text, images, stickers and audio on one page. • Choose blank, ruled, Cornell, planner, music or graph paper. • Search your handwriting, check its spelling, or convert it to text, math or LaTeX. • Tap your ink to hear what was said as you wrote it. FOR STUDENTS • Record lectures while you write, then search the transcript. • Hide key facts under Tape, reveal them one by one and turn them into flashcards. • Study flashcards with spaced repetition, reminders and a Home Screen widget. • Make a quiz from your notes, a topic or pasted text, and score yourself. • Circle a problem with Magic Lasso and ask AI to explain, solve or check it. • Find free open textbooks and keep each subject together in a Study Project. FOR PROFESSIONALS • Meeting Notes records and transcribes the meeting, enhances your notes and writes a summary with action items. • Mark up PDFs, fill forms, sign, measure plans and redact text. • Scan paper documents and recognize their text. • Present on an external display or with AirPlay, using a laser pointer. • Brainstorm on whiteboards with sticky notes, images and recordings. • Open Word, RTF, Markdown and plain text, and export to PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML or EPUB. FOR WRITERS AND RESEARCHERS • Draft in rich text and keep your sources open in tabs. • Organize long projects in the Binder, plan on the Corkboard, save snapshots and compile a manuscript or ebook. • Write LaTeX papers with a live PDF preview. • Combine explanations, graphs, charts and Python cells in Math Notebooks. • Structure ideas as outlines and exchange them in OPML. AI THAT WORKS WITH YOUR NOTES • Rewrite, simplify, translate, or fix spelling and grammar. • Ask questions and get answers from your own notes, PDFs and transcripts. • Summarize a reading, a recording or a meeting. You decide what goes into your notes. YOUR NOTES, YOUR WAY • Import notes from other note-taking apps. • Sketch with graphite and charcoal, or paint with watercolor, oils and acrylics. • Share an iPad with separate profiles, each with its own notes and an optional passcode. • Keep folders with covers, and work with files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and the Files app. • Autosave, recovery, backups and passcodes protect your work. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Feenote4 screens
Notes Writer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Feenote at 91% against Notes Writer's 45%. Feenote also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Notes Writer's advantage is ratings volume (7.3K vs 2.1K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Feenote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Notes Writer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Feenote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 7.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Feenote's written reviews are positive against 45% of Notes Writer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feenote ships an update weekly, Notes Writer every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Feenote versus Notes Writer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeenoteNotes Writer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better4.5 (7.3K ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K7.3K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB688 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer惠明 劳Kairoos Solutions SL

Customer experience

Feenote

All ratings2,059 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews752 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.4%

Notes Writer

All ratings7,339 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews966 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral15.1%
Negative40.1%

User reviews

Feenote

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing app
  • 👍 Helpful for school/work
  • 🔒 Secure with password
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Organized and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs
  • 💰 Some features require payment
  • 🖋️ Limited handwriting capabilities

Notes Writer

From 7.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth writing experience
  • 💡 Versatile note-taking features
  • 🔒 Good privacy
  • 👍 Useful for various purposes (notes, PDF annotations, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Limiting free version with paywalls
  • 🐛 Bugs with erasing, page management, and file corruption
  • 🐛 Laggy performance and slow loading times

Bugs and requests

Feenote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Handwriting recognition issues
  • Compatibility problems with certain devices
  • Unexpected crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More handwriting options
  • Ability to add images/drawings
  • Offline access
  • Backup/sync capabilities

Notes Writer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes randomly disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Inability to recover deleted documents
  • Unexpected behavior when adding/deleting pages
  • Syncing issues and broken links between documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more brushes and pen customization options
  • Improve the clipping/selection tool
  • Implement OCR and handwriting search
  • Provide a Mac version

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Feenote

Subscriptions2
  • 3 Months Subscription$4.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription(1 Year)$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Professional/3 months$4.99
  • Professional/one year$9.99
  • Professional$19.99
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  • Professional / permanent$19.99
4 purchases

Notes Writer

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Notes Writer Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Full Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Feenote free?
Feenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes Writer free?
Notes Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Feenote or Notes Writer?
Feenote is rated higher. Feenote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Notes Writer averages 4.5 from 7.3K ratings.
Do Feenote or Notes Writer have ads?
Neither Feenote nor Notes Writer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feenote or Notes Writer?
Feenote ships an update weekly, and Notes Writer every 4 days. Most recently, Feenote was updated on November 11, 2026 and Notes Writer on November 11, 2026.

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