Notewise - AI Notes, PDF, Docs 4+

Notes. Planner. Paperless‪.‬

ZIIKR

    • 4.6 • 147 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Experience Notewise reimagined for iPadOS & iOS 26—sleek liquid glass design, Apple Intelligence integration, and smarter AI notes, PDFs & docs.

Award-winning note-taking for iPad & iPhone. Apple Design Award nominee (2025). Featured on the App Store: “Great apps for iPadOS 26.”

Notewise is the future of note-taking on iOS. Whether you’re sketching diagrams, annotating PDFs, journaling ideas, or building a second brain—Notewise gives you a freeform canvas that feels like pen and paper, supercharged by AI.

With Notewise, you don’t just take notes. You create good notes—searchable, flexible, and future-proof.

■ AI Superpowers for Your Notes
• Chat with your notes: ask questions, summarize content, and review key ideas
• Auto-generate guided podcasts from your writing
• Highlight anywhere—typed or handwritten—and ask context-aware questions
• OCR handwriting, scans, and images in 20+ languages
• Turn messy scribbles into instantly searchable, good notes
No data selling. No creepy analytics.

■ Handwriting That Feels Like Magic
• Ultra-low-latency writing with reliable palm rejection
• Pressure-sensitive pens and smooth highlighters
• Natural stroke stabilization and smart shape assist
Perfect for class notes, planners, whiteboards, and wireframes—it just works with Apple Pencil.

■ Tools Built for Power Users
Pen, Highlighter, Eraser, Lasso, Tape, Shape, Textbox, Image, Audio Recorder, Table, Zoombox, Ruler, Laser Pointer.
• Fast, fluid, and purpose-built so your good notes keep up with your thinking

■ AI OCR: Your Handwriting, Now Searchable
• Extract text from handwritten notes, scans, or imported PDFs
• Find formulas, quotes, or action items in seconds
• Multilingual support for learners, researchers, and teams
• Works across lectures, worksheets, research, and more

■ Organize with Confidence
• Unlimited folders, tags, and sorting options
• Pin recent notes, merge content, reorder pages
• Bulk import/export with smart file handling
• Color-code and customize your library

■ Sync, Collaborate, Share
• Real-time collaboration in shared notebooks
• Seamless sync across iPad, iPhone, Web and other platforms.
• Offline-first with automatic cloud sync
• Share via link, QR code, or export to PDF/image

■ Privacy-First by Design
We’re a small, independent team. We don’t sell your data. We don’t show ads. Your notes are encrypted, secure, and under your control.
• Choose one-time purchase or subscription
• Notewise Cloud unlocks sync, AI, OCR, and collaboration
• Use core features for free—forever
No paywall for basics. No lock-in.

■ Always Getting Better
We ship fast. Recent additions include:
• Redesigned UI with adaptive, iPad-first layout
• Tape tool to hide and reveal content
• Tabbed navigation, note linking, shape editing
• Tables, richer image tools, audio export
• Recycle bin, page rotation, and more

■ Take Good Notes Only
Notewise is built for thinkers, tinkerers, students, educators, designers, and builders of all kinds. Whether you’re diagramming an idea, revising a lecture, or designing your own productivity system—Notewise adapts to how you think.

If you’re searching for a good notes app for iPad, a good notes tool for PDF annotation, or a good notes experience for students and teachers—try Notewise.

Download Notewise for free today and experience note-taking that works like code: fast, indexable, and smart.

Privacy policy: https://www.notewise.dev/privacy-policy
Terms & conditions: https://www.notewise.dev/terms-conditions

What’s New

Version 3.1.6

• Meet the all-new Notewise with Liquid Glass design - now with multi-window, freeform resizing, and menu bar commands.
• Notewise AI – Chat with your notes, generate audio guides, and ask questions on selected content.
• AI Text Recognition – Find text in handwriting, scans, and photos across 20+ languages.
• Zoombox – Zoom into any part of your note for precise writing.
• Enhanced Textbox – Live text edits on the canvas with real-time handwriting-to-text.
• Flexible Imports – Place files exactly where you want: new note or existing one.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
147 Ratings

147 Ratings

Furiosa82 ,

My favorite: dark mode works perfect

I used Goodnotes for awhile but it has a weird glitch in dark mode. I found Notewise and never looked back. My favorite app by far. Absolutely perfect for my dark mode planner- I love the lock object feature- I haven’t seen that anywhere else. And the pen options and writing experience are excellent. With Notewise, my iPad and Apple Pencil- it’s a digital planner’s dream!

Get it- it’s great!

Duly.Noted ,

Meh

Just okay, for the most part. I didn’t find anything truly amazing about this but also nothing horrible. It is somewhat decent, but not a particularly good app that I care to continue using.

It is about average on performance and appearance, free from any glitches or gimmicks, and runs smoothly overall. On the other hand, I found that it a below average selection of tools and other note taking features. Could definitely stand for a few extra things on the tool bar that actually deliver decent results, just to make it stand out amongst all of the other (actually free) note taking apps.

Overall, it is not bad for an app, but there isn’t much that really makes it unique, special, or great. Now, considering you have to fork over a few bucks to continue using the app beyond the free trial… I honestly wouldn’t say it’s good enough to do that. It’s definitely not worth paying for, considering that are way better apps out there that charge nothing.

why do I need a nickname names ,

Great tech support

You never know when you buy these apps, how tech-support is going to perform. I was very impressed by the responsiveness and the knowledge of the tech support group. I had a response within 30 minutes and solved my problem. The best note taking app I’ve used by far for business note taking.

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App Privacy

The developer, ZIIKR, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info
  • Identifiers

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Purchases
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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