Pencora vs Goodnotes, Notability and other iPad notes apps

Feature by feature

Which apps have each feature
Feature	Pencora	Goodnotes	Notability	Noteshelf	MyScript Notes	CollaNote	Apple Notes	OneNote
Price	Yes	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Yes	Yes
Account	Yes	No	Not compared	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Typed text in your handwriting	Yes	Partly	No	Partly	No	No	Partly	No
Graphs on the page	Yes	Partly	No	No	No	No	Partly	No
Geometry constructions	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
PDFs from other apps	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Infinite board	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Not compared	No	Not compared
Paper	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Not compared	Not compared	Partly	Partly
Handwriting search	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Yes	Not compared	Yes	Not compared
Automatic backup	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Partly	Not compared	Yes	Yes

has it only partly, or only on a paid plan doesn’t have it not compared yet. Open an app below for the details.

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Compared with what Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf, MyScript Notes, CollaNote, Apple Notes, OneNote say about themselves on their own websites and App Store pages, checked September 2026. Apps change — if something here is out of date, tell me and I’ll fix it. Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf, MyScript Notes, CollaNote, Apple Notes, OneNote are trademarks of their respective owners; Pencora is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.