PDF Notes Pro vs Bullet Journal Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Notes Pro
Transform your iOS device into a digital notebook for annotating and managing PDF documents. Easily add handwritten notes, highlights, and drawings directly onto PDFs, and organize your files with a built-in management system. Share, print, and search your documents and notes with ease.
- Handwritten notes with audio recording
- PDF annotation (highlight, underline, strikeout)
- Freehand drawing and signing
- Full-text search within PDFs and notes
- Built-in file management
- PDF sharing and printing
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PdfNotes Pro is a notes-taking iOS universal app which provides the capability to make notes on PDF documents. It gives you the ability to take notes by handwriting and make your iOS device a magic notebook. It also enable you to read, annotate, print, manage, and share your notes and PDF files. Using PDF Notes Pro, it is simple to take notes and browse notes, sign a PDF document, annotate PDF documents, add bookmarks, highlight text, search text over all the pages, draw anything with a touch pen or just your finger. PdfNotes Pro has a simple but powerful built-in file management system, so it is very easy to import notes and PDF files into PDF Notes Pro or export them from PDF Notes Pro. Features: 1. Take handwriting notes 1) You can take handwriting notes directly on your iOS device with finger or stylus. 2) You can record audio while you are taking notes by handwriting. 3) The audio recorded is stored together with your handwriting notes so you can review your notes later against the audio. 4) You can zoom in to make more room for your handwriting. 5) You can erase any handwriting notes with the Eraser tool. 6) You can change color or line width of your handwriting. 7) Paper-like smooth and comfortable experience and process of notes-taking. 8) You can add handwriting notes into a PDF document. 9) You can access handwriting notes directly from a PDF document. 10) You can print handwriting notes onto paper via AirPlay-compatible printers. 11) You can turn handwriting notes into a PDF document. 12) Free style drawing 2. Annotate PDF documents 1) Write down notes on your PDF documents and browse them later. 2) Highlight text with different colors, and link text notes with it. 3) Underline text with different colors, and link text notes with it. 4) Squiggly text with different colors, and link text notes with it. 5) Strikeout text with different colors, and link text notes with it. 6) Add sticky notes. 7) Draw anything with a touch pen or just your finger, and link text notes with it. 8) Sign PDF documents. 9) Add bookmarks to remember the important pages. 10) Powerful full text search for your notes on the PDF document. 3. Read PDF Documents 1) Browse a PDF Document using its outlines and bookmarks. 2) Browse a PDF Document using its links. 3) Powerful but simple to use full text search helps you find any text in your PDF document quickly and easily. 4) Browse a PDF Document using the notes you have taken. 5) Open password-protected PDF documents with a valid password. 6) Browse a PDF Document using thumbnail view. 4. PDF document sharing 1) Open PDF files directly from your email. 2) Send out PDF documents by email. 3) Print PDF document with your notes via AirPrint. 4) Print PDF document without your notes via AirPrint. 5) Open PDF files directly from any other apps which provide the ability to open a PDF file in another app. 6) Provide the ability to open a PDF file in another app. 7) Download from Dropbox or upload into Dropbox. 8) Download from GoogleDrive or upload into GoogleDrive. 9) Download from Sky Drive or upload into Sky Drive. 10) Download from Box or upload into Box. 11) Send and receive PDF files via AirDrop from iOS Device nearby made in 2013 or later. 5. File Management 1) Create folder or delete folder. 2) Copy, move, and delete a PDF or notes file. 3) Rename a folder. 4) Rename a notes or PDF file. 5) Display number of files in a folder. 6) Display file size and last modified date for a file. 7) Display statistics of a notes or PDF document, such as last open time, current page, etc. 8) Provide unlimited depth for folders(you can create subfolder of unlimited sub level).
Bullet Journal Companion
This app enhances your notebook journaling practice by offering digital tools for capturing tasks, events, and notes. It provides features for backing up, tagging, and searching your notebooks, along with guidance and community inspiration. The app also helps foster reflection and prepare you for monthly planning.
- Digital task, event, and note logging
- Notebook backup and search
- Bullet Journaling guide and tutorials
- Reflection prompts and habit formation
- Community articles and inspiration
- Monthly planning prompts
- Page photo capture and backup
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The Bullet Journal® Companion 2.0 is designed from the ground up to help you get the most out of your BuJo® practice and your notebook. Version two is packed with the most requested features by the community. FEATURES: • The Log - Quickly capture Tasks, Events, and Notes when away from your notebook. • Library - Backup and Tag and search all your notebooks. • Guide - Learn the how to Bullet Journal®. • Reflection - Help form the powerful habit of reflection. • Articles - Get inspired by the global community. • Monthly prompts - Make sure you're prepared each month. • Designed by Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal® system. NEW in version 2.5: - Improved menu and interface - Home screen now features daily journaling prompts and quotes - New collection of widgets to log or reflect - "Learn" section features a lot of new content - "Guide" features new tutorials - A LOT of bug fixes and optimizations NEW in version 2.0: • Take pictures of all your pages. • Back up your Bullet Journals to your Files app. • Restore old notebooks on new devices. • View reflections from months past. • Redesigned reminders notifications. • Log items expire after 72 hours. • New views to organize your entire library of Bullet Journals. • Now faster and more responsive. • Numerous optimizations and bug fixes. NOTE: This app is NOT designed to replace your notebook. It is a companion FOR your notebook.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bullet Journal Companion at 4.5 against PDF Notes Pro's 1.7. Bullet Journal Companion also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (39% vs 13%). PDF Notes Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
PDF Notes Pro costs $4.99 and Bullet Journal Companion $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bullet Journal Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet Journal Companion has 2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PDF Notes Pro's written reviews are positive against 39% of Bullet Journal Companion's.
PDF Notes Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Bullet Journal Companion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Notes Pro | Bullet Journal Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #32 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UMateY | Lightcage LLC |
Customer experience
PDF Notes Pro
Bullet Journal Companion
Bugs and requests
PDF Notes Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bullet Journal Companion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reflection times not recorded accurately
- Log entries sometimes duplicated or disappear unexpectedly
- Issues with loading and navigating the app
Requested features
5 requests- Allow customization of font, colors, and layout
- Extend expiration time for log entries
- Add support for multiple concurrent journals
- Improve scanning and indexing of journal pages
- Integrate with digital assistants like Siri for quick logging
In-app purchases
PDF Notes Pro
No in-app purchases
Bullet Journal Companion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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