Neo Notes vs NEWYES
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neo Notes
This app digitizes your handwritten notes, allowing you to store, edit, and share them easily. It offers transcription to digital text, voice recording synced with notes, and cloud backup options. Enhance productivity and learning by keeping your handwriting accessible anywhere.
- Digitize handwriting instantly
- Edit and format notes
- Transcribe handwriting to text
- Record audio synced with notes
- Cloud backup and sync
- Share notes in various formats
- Tag and search handwritten data
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Neo smartpen is an innovation which transfers the handwritten data to digital text by using technology. Now, you can keep your handwriting in a digital form and bring them everywhere. Neo Notes is a dedicated application of Neo smartpen. You can digitize your handwriting instantly and simultaneously. It also provides an offline mode that stores your handwriting and transfer when the pen is connected with your smartphone. Transferred data can be easily edited and shared in a variety of platforms. Enhance your work productivity, learning, and self-development. [Main Updates] - The search function has been enhanced. From now on, you can search without running transcribe. - The design has changed from Notebook cover to the Settings. - You can share your handwritten documents in Microsoft Word(.docx) and PowerPoint(pptx) format. This function is experimental, and it will be stabilized gradually. ------------ Main Features ----------- [Digital Storage] Neo smartpen saves the handwritten data to the connected smart device. Its sensitive pressure recognition saves the handwritten data on the Ncode notebook accurately. [Editing Function] You can edit and change the font color and size as you prefer or delete any unnecessary data. You can also emphasize important information with a highlighter in edit mode. [Text Transcription] You can transcribe handwritten to digital text with a simple touch with a fingertip. Convert your written data to a digital text and copy & paste it on your memos or emails. Neo Notes support up to 15 different language transcriptions. [Auto Save Options] Use our “Authentication Center” and log in with your choice of Cloud services; OneNote, Evernote, Adobe CC or Google Drive. Then you can toggle on Auto Save Function at “Auto Save Options”. Now, you can check your data anywhere. [Easy and Convenient Share] Your handwritten contents can be shared via email, SNS and different applications in PDF, image, text and vector format. [Google Drive Backup and Restoring] If you upload your written contents to Google drive, then you can download it to other smart devices and continue to write or edit. Even if you wish to use different devices alternatively or change it to brand new one, you can save and download the existing data from Google drive. [Record & Playback] Record your voice while you write down your notes. You can playback the audio files that are synced with the pen strokes. Do not miss any important parts of your lectures or conversation by using the record function. [Tag & Search] You can easily search for any data by using a tag function. You can effectively manage your handwritten data by tagging it into different subjects. You may easily search your saved written contents by data or text. [Offline Sync] Neo smartpen saves written data on the offline mode and then automatically transfers and saves data once it is connected to your smart device. You can write without connecting it to your smart devices. (Neo smartpen is able to save up to 1,000 pages of written data) [Notebox] You can lock the used notebook before you use the same kind of notebook with this function. (If a used notebook is not locked your handwriting on the new notebook may overlap with used notebook) [Calendar View] The calendar view helps you to quickly search the data by date. Not only the date, but also the written place and the weather are recorded, so it is convenient to remember the environment at the time of writing. [Calendar Sync] Once you write your schedule on to “N Planner” it will sync with the designated online calendar. (Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar)
NEWYES
Capture your thoughts and ideas with real-time synchronization to a cloud-based app. This tool intelligently converts handwritten notes into editable text, making it ideal for work, study, and daily life. Share your creations easily across social platforms.
- Real-time synchronization
- Intelligent handwriting recognition
- Cloud storage
- Note playback
- One-click sharing
- Document scanning
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Newyes is the exclusive application for the Newyes smart writing set.It can be used to record your inspirations, meeting ,minutes, essays, graffiti,and endless possibilities.Everything you record will be synchronized to the APP in real time, and it supports intelligent recognition of handwritten content into text, easy to edit, it is a good helper in your work, study and even life 【Real-time synchronization】Notes are synchronized to the App in real time and stored in the cloud permanently 【intelligent scanning】 automatic recognition of the document border, quickly generate scanned documents, printing and sharing more quickly. 【online interaction】real-time paper screen synchronization, video and voice synchronization, different interactive experience. 【Handwriting recognition】Convert your handwritten word into text, copy it directly,and avoid handwriting 【Note playback】Recording notes synchronized playback,recording details 【One-click sharing】 Share it to your friends with one click,support social platforms such as Facebook,instagram,twitter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEWYES at 3.0 against Neo Notes's 2.3. NEWYES also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 41%). Neo Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. NEWYES sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Neo Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
NEWYES holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Neo Notes's written reviews are positive against 52% of NEWYES's.
Neo Notes ships an update every 2 months, NEWYES monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neo Notes | NEWYES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (41 ratings) | 3.0 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NeoLAB Convergence Inc | Shenzhen Newyes Technology Limited Company |
Customer experience
Neo Notes
NEWYES
In-app purchases
Neo Notes
No in-app purchases
NEWYES
- 5000积分$0.99
- 600积分$0.99
- 600 credits$0.99
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- 1500积分$0.99
- 3000积分$0.99
- 10000积分$1.99
- 1500 credits$2.49
- 3000 credits$4.99
- 5000 credits$8.99
- 10000 credits$15.99









