Best Noteful Apps

4.8😊(24K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app revolutionizes paperless note-taking on iPad, allowing for handwritten notes, document annotation, and knowledge organization. It offers a fluid writing experience, PDF markup, powerful tagging, and audio recording synced with notes.

What We Love

🚀 Smooth writing experience
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
💡 Layers feature
👍 Affordable one-time purchase
🚀 Efficient and lightweight
👍 Great organization with tags and folders
👍 Customizable UI

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
🔍 No handwriting recognition or search
🔍 Limited text editing options
🔍 Lack of advanced features like math conversion
🔍 Exporting PDFs loses some formatting

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF by Goodnotes Limited

Note taking, Planner & Journal

Strong Contender

4.7😊(455K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#86in Productivity

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Capture ideas, enhance productivity, and unlock insights with advanced AI features. This app offers tools for professionals, students, and creatives, including infinite whiteboards, AI-powered transcription and summarization, and customizable digital notebooks.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent note-taking experience
👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
🚀 Smooth writing with Apple Pencil
📁 Powerful organization with folders and notebooks
🖼️ Ability to annotate PDFs and documents
🌈 Customizable paper styles and covers

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitches and crashes
🔍 Syncing and iCloud issues
🔍 Lack of flexibility with text input
🔍 Limited eraser and highlighting options
🔍 Subpar performance on Mac app

Freenotes®: AI Notes Taking by Free Notes AI Note Taker LTD

Docs PDF Memo Planner Pencil

Worth Considering

Notability: AI Notes & Planner

4.7😊(61K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This AI-powered digital notepad transforms your device into an intelligent workspace. It offers handwriting recognition, PDF annotation, and AI assistance for summarizing documents, answering questions, and aiding in study. Organize notes, sketch ideas, and sync across devices for a seamless paperless experience.

What We Love

🚀 Completely free app with no ads or in-app purchases
👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
📚 Comprehensive note-taking features (layers, templates, stickers, etc.)
🎨 Highly customizable (colors, fonts, covers, etc.)
🗂️ Excellent organization tools (folders, notebooks, etc.)
💻 Seamless integration with iPad and Apple Pencil
🔥 Regularly updated with new features and improvements

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional issues with syncing and iCloud backup
🖌️ Limited customization options for pen/pencil settings
🔍 Lack of handwriting recognition and search
🔗 No support for external links or clickable content
🔀 Difficulty in rearranging or splitting notebooks

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