Comparison

Steno paper vs MyNotebook

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

Head to head
About

Steno paper

This app provides a digital notebook for quick and easy handwriting notes. It offers various color pencils, an eraser, and options to create, open, save, and clear your notes.

Highlights
  • Handwriting notes
  • Color pencils
  • Eraser tool
  • New note creation
  • Save and open notes
  • Clear notes
Features
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A handwriting notes book that make you take notes easily and quickly. Ten kinds of color pencil. Functions: New, Open, Save, Eraser, Clear.

About

MyNotebook

This app allows users to create checklists, to-do lists, and journal entries with short sentences. It features adjustable text size, automatic font resizing, and intuitive page-turning. Users can also copy, paste, and email their notes.

Highlights
  • Checklist and to-do list creation
  • Diary and short sentence writing
  • Adjustable text size
  • Automatic font resizing
  • Page turning with swipe/tap
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Email and print options
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"My Notebook" Overview      it is suitable for creating checklists, to-do lists, and writing diaries by genre using short sentences. And you may be even trained the ability to create short sentences. Text size can be changed by simply pinching the screen. (1) Notepad function  ●  Start up ; The display will start from the last finished page and it will be possible to edit.  ●  Page structure ; Consists of one title and 32 lines body.  ●  Font resizes ; When more than limited number of text is entered, font size automatically become smaller.  ●  Page turning ; Swipe the screen left / right or tap the left / right frame to page forward.  ●  Turning speed ; If you set the "Mode" button to "5", you can send 5 pages, if you set it to "1", you can send 1 page at a time.  ●  Infinite loop; Since it uses an infinite loop type page turning, the page is turned from the page near the rear end to the page near the front end when moving forward, and in the reverse direction when reversing.  ● Character input; Tapping a position where you want to enter a character a cursor appears and a keyboard also appears at the bottom of the screen. Using the keyboard you can enter any character at the cursor position.  ●  "Done" button; Tapping the "Done" button, you can save the text you entered to your device's memory, for the next startup.   (2) "Copy" function     By tapping the "Copy" button on each page, the entered title and text will be stored in the device's memory. The text is also copied to the clipboard. (3) "Paste" function  ●  When you tap the "Paste" button on each page, a screen will pop up asking if you want to overwrite the page with the title and text saved in memory. Tap "Overwrite" on that screen to execute overwriting.  ●  You can erase all the characters at once by copying a blank page and pasting it on any page. (4) Table of contents creation function     If you press the Paste button for a few seconds, a screen will pop up asking if you want to create a table of contents. Select Create to create a table of contents. (5) "Mail" function     On any page, click the "Action" button, and a selection screen for email or print appears. Select an email and follow the instructions on the email screen. After setting and confirming the title, destination, Cc / Bcc, and sender, click the "Send" button to send, or the "Cancel" button to cancel. (6) "Print" function (v1.5)     On any page, click the "Action" button, and a selection screen for email or print appears. Select "Print" and follow the instructions on the print screen. After selecting and checking the printer selection, number of prints, and print page range, press "Print" to execute printing. If you want to cancel, press "Cancel".

Screenshots

Steno paper2 screens
MyNotebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyNotebook at 88% against Steno paper's 0%. MyNotebook also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Steno paper's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Steno paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyNotebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyNotebook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyNotebook has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Steno paper's written reviews are positive against 88% of MyNotebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steno paper ships an update every 2 months, MyNotebook monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steno paper versus MyNotebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteno paperMyNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽娜 夏fumio ueda

Customer experience

Steno paper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MyNotebook

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steno paper

One-time1
  • You will pay to remove ads.$0.99
None

MyNotebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steno paper free?
Steno paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyNotebook free?
MyNotebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steno paper or MyNotebook?
MyNotebook is rated higher. Steno paper averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MyNotebook averages 4.8 from 41 ratings.
Do Steno paper or MyNotebook have ads?
Both Steno paper and MyNotebook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Steno paper or MyNotebook?
Steno paper ships an update every 2 months, and MyNotebook monthly. Most recently, Steno paper was updated on September 9, 2026 and MyNotebook on September 13, 2026.

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