Comparison

PDF Notes Pro vs Be My Voice

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

Be My Voice

This app provides real-time speech-to-text transcription and text-to-speech capabilities to assist individuals who are deaf or mute. It supports multiple languages and offers customizable templates for quick communication during calls and other online interactions.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech transcription
  • Text-to-speech with voice options
  • Supports regular and video calls
  • Scene and custom text templates
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Designed to bring convenience to friends who are deaf or mute. Experience the world with sound, express yourself with sound. ◎ Real-time Transcription: - Recognize speech in real-time and convert it to text - Supports a wide range of languages ◎ Text-to-Speech: - Play speech from entered text - Voice options (Cantonese available for Chinese scenarios) - Supports: regular calls, video calls, and other online communication - During a call, you can use this app to converse; you won't hear, but the other party can hear the read text ◎ Scene Templates: - Tap a text template for quick reading - Entered and read texts can be saved as custom templates ◎ Custom Templates: - Create your own templates - Better suited to your usage habits

Screenshots

PDF Notes Pro4 screens
Be My Voice3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Be My Voice at 90% against PDF Notes Pro's 13%. Be My Voice also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.7). PDF Notes Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads 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

Be My Voice is free to download; PDF Notes Pro costs $4.99 up front. Be My Voice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Notes Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be My Voice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PDF Notes Pro's written reviews are positive against 90% of Be My Voice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Notes Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Be My Voice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PDF Notes Pro versus Be My Voice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Notes ProBe My Voice
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.7 (6 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews90.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings616 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUMateYLawliet Co., Ltd

Customer experience

PDF Notes Pro

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

Be My Voice

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative3.2%

In-app purchases

None

PDF Notes Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Be My Voice

One-time1
  • Support developer$2.99

Questions

Is PDF Notes Pro free?
PDF Notes Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Be My Voice free?
Be My Voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Notes Pro or Be My Voice?
Be My Voice is rated higher. PDF Notes Pro averages 1.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Be My Voice averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do PDF Notes Pro or Be My Voice have ads?
Neither PDF Notes Pro nor Be My Voice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Notes Pro or Be My Voice?
PDF Notes Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Be My Voice every 2 months. Most recently, PDF Notes Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Be My Voice on November 4, 2026.

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