Comparison

PDF Notes Pro vs Texlet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

Texlet

Create and preview LaTeX formulas and documents instantly, even offline. Organize your work with folders and custom pins. Offers advanced features like PDF export and iCloud sync with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Live LaTeX formula preview
  • Offline typesetting
  • Full document creation
  • Plain .tex file support
  • Organized workspace with folders
  • Syntax highlighting
  • LaTeX guide and examples
Features
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Write formulas in LaTeX and see them typeset right away. Texlet opens in an instant – no account, no setup, no internet needed. For homework, lecture notes, slides, theses and every equation that should look good. TYPE IT, SEE IT TYPESET The live preview shows your formula as you write – right below it on iPhone, next to it on iPad, and on iPhone Duo half open, right on the other half. Or view it full screen, free of distractions. Fractions, integrals, sums, matrices, cases and chemistry with \ce are typeset cleanly, even offline. BUILDING BLOCKS AT HAND • Above the keyboard: fraction, root, superscript and subscript, Greek letters, sums and integrals, relations, arrows, brackets, matrices and environments • Brackets close themselves • Return after \begin{…} adds the matching \end{…}, and lists continue with the next \item • Syntax highlighting for commands, math, environments and comments WHOLE DOCUMENTS, TOO Put formulas in text with $…$, or write a whole document with \section, lists, tables and numbered equations – the preview typesets it beautifully, with title and sections. Your own \newcommand macros work too. REAL .TEX FILES Your formulas are plain .tex files in the Files app under “On My iPhone › Texlet”. Open .tex files from iCloud Drive or other apps and edit them right where they are. Copy the LaTeX code with one tap. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Every formula as a typeset thumbnail on the home screen • Folders with their own color and icon • Pin what matters, sort by date, name or your own order • Search, find and replace, printing and a LaTeX guide with examples TEXLET PRO For when you want more – as a monthly or yearly subscription: • No ads • Copy a formula as an image – sharp in Keynote, Pages, Notes and more • Export as PDF (vector) and PNG • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad • Eight designs, from warm paper to deep black midnight • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Version history: bring back any earlier state • App lock and a private folder with Face ID Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jlau.netlify.app/latex-editor/privacy/ Texlet is built by an independent developer. If you enjoy it, a rating means a lot!

Screenshots

PDF Notes Pro4 screens
Texlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Texlet at Free against PDF Notes Pro's $4.99. Texlet also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 13%). PDF Notes Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Texlet is free to download; PDF Notes Pro costs $4.99 up front. Texlet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PDF Notes Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Notes Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Texlet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PDF Notes Pro versus Texlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Notes ProTexlet
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews22.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUMateYJulian Lau

Customer experience

PDF Notes Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Texlet

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

PDF Notes Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Texlet

Subscriptions2
  • LaTeX Editor Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • LaTeX Editor Pro7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is PDF Notes Pro free?
PDF Notes Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Texlet free?
Texlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Notes Pro or Texlet have ads?
Texlet shows ads; PDF Notes Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, PDF Notes Pro or Texlet?
PDF Notes Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Texlet every 2 weeks. Most recently, PDF Notes Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Texlet on November 3, 2026.

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