Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup

★ 4.8
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Jun 12, 2026
App updated
Nov 10, 2026

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Marketing versus reality estimates how well promised features are supported; stability estimates complaints about crashes and speed. Project activity is calculated from update recency, review activity and store availability. Percentages are not guarantees or success probabilities; missing data does not mean a zero score.

What it actually doesiPad note-taking app with handwriting support, PDF markup, tagging system, and layers for organizing notes and annotated documents with iCloud sync in Pro version.

0%Marketing ≈ reality0%Stability85%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Note taking90% of reviews
  • ✓Rich-text editor40% of reviews
  • ✓PDF editor60% of reviews
  • ✓Собственный движок чернил InfiniteStroke25% of reviews
  • ✓Система слоев в блокноте15% of reviews
  • ✓Гибкая система тегов с вложенностью10% of reviews
  • ✓Data import30% of reviews
  • ✓Data export20% of reviews
  • ✓Audio recorder10% of reviews
  • ✓Sync across devices15% of reviews
  • ✓PDF viewer

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • ⚠Распознавание геометрических фигур
  • ⚠Cloud sync
  • ⚠End-to-end encryption
  • ⚠Handwriting Recognition

Common complaints

  • ✗PDF export quality issues (jagged lines, text overlap)7% of mentions

    «When writing, the app lines look super smooth, but after export they are all jagged»

  • ✗No password protection for notebooks15% of mentions

    «Please add the ability to set a password on specific notebooks»

  • ✗Handwriting recognition not working (conversion to printed text)7% of mentions

    «I don't understand how to make handwriting convert to printed text»

  • ✗Poor support (no response to emails)4% of mentions

    «They don't respond to mail»

  • ✗Poor palm rejection when writing with stylus7% of mentions

    «I can't use Apple Pencil because the app constantly reacts to my hand»

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