Comparison

New Note Notebook vs My Notebook

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

Head to head
About

New Note Notebook

Create visually appealing notes and memos with a variety of professionally designed coloring paper styles. Easily edit and organize your entries with intuitive gallery and gesture controls. Enjoy a relaxing digital note-taking experience on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Gallery interface
  • Custom coloring paper styles
  • Pinch and stretch zoom
  • Edit cells via press hold or swipe
  • Digital note-taking
Features
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with simple and awesome gallery interface. make beautiful notes and memos with professionally designed coloring paper styles. thank you for your support ! relax and wonderful digital experience on iPhone and iPad ! How to use. pinch And stretch fingers to zoom, press hold or swipe to edit cells in collection, The Creativity Never Ends ! appreciate your encouragement with good comments.

About

My Notebook

Capture ideas and annotate documents with a versatile note-taking and PDF writing tool. Utilize colorful markers and a shape generator for enhanced creativity. Your work is automatically saved and synced via iCloud for easy access across devices.

Highlights
  • Note-taking on new or existing PDFs
  • Variety of colorful markers
  • Advanced geometric shape generator
  • Auto-save functionality
  • iCloud integration for cloud storage
Features
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This simple, but powerful app allows users to either take notes on a new or existing PDF. A variety of bright and colourful markers ensure that your notes are always looking their best. Advanced geometric shape generator allows you to draw perfect shapes every time. Auto save and iCloud integration ensures your notes are up to date and stored on the cloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

New Note Notebook4 screens
My Notebook1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Notebook at 3.8 against New Note Notebook's 2.6. My Notebook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (28 vs 7). New Note Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (33% vs 18%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. New Note Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Notebook holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of New Note Notebook's written reviews are positive against 18% of My Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Note Notebook ships an update every 5 days, My Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
New Note Notebook versus My Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Note NotebookMy Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings)3.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings728 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIN HWAN KIMAlistair Shaw

Customer experience

New Note Notebook

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative54.5%

My Notebook

All ratings28 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

New Note Notebook

One-time1
  • upgrade to pro$3.99
2 purchases

My Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • MyNotebook Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • My Notebook Pro$6.99

Questions

Is New Note Notebook free?
New Note Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Notebook free?
My Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, New Note Notebook or My Notebook?
My Notebook is rated higher. New Note Notebook averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while My Notebook averages 3.8 from 28 ratings.
Do New Note Notebook or My Notebook have ads?
New Note Notebook shows ads; My Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, New Note Notebook or My Notebook?
New Note Notebook ships an update every 5 days, and My Notebook every 2 weeks. Most recently, New Note Notebook was updated on October 21, 2026 and My Notebook on October 22, 2026.

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