Freenotes vs Kilonotes
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Freenotes
Handwriting and PDF annotation app with AI study tools
Kilonotes
Handwriting notes app with AI study tools for iPad and Android
Where they differ
- Freenotes starts at $1.99 per week (Weekly Plus Member), or $9.99 per year. Kilonotes starts at $1.99 per month (Monthly Subscription on the US App Store).
- Freenotes also covers whiteboard.
At a glance
| Freenotes | Kilonotes | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per week (Weekly Plus Member), or $9.99 per year | $1.99 per month (Monthly Subscription on the US App Store) |
| Free plan | Free to download and use with advertising. The developer's App Store replies confirm a cap on the number of notes; the listing does not say what Plus or Pro unlock. | Free to download with 5 notebooks and trial uses of the AI features. Once those uses are spent, more AI use needs purchased AI credits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | FREENOTES AI PTE. LTD. | Hefei Top-Stack Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Freenotes
- Students annotating lecture slides and revising with flashcards
- People who use hyperlinked PDF planners on a tablet
- Recording a class or meeting and getting an AI summary
Kilonotes
- Students taking handwritten lecture notes on an iPad or Android tablet
- Annotating lecture slides and PDFs with a stylus
- People who want AI summaries and practice questions built from their notes
Worth knowing
Freenotes
- The vendor's website does not describe plans. Plus and Pro appear only as in-app purchases, with no statement of what each includes.
- The free version carries advertising and a cap on the number of notes; the US App Store also lists a Remove Ads purchase at $29.99.
- Google Play's US listing shows only a range of $0.99 to $54.99 per item, so Android prices may differ from the App Store's.
- No Windows or web app is offered. On a Mac it runs as the iPad app, which the App Store marks as not verified for macOS.
Kilonotes
- The free version stops at 5 notebooks, and AI use beyond the trial allowance requires buying AI credits.
- The website names Free, Premium and AI Member plans without prices; prices appear only as in-app purchases in the app stores.
- No Windows or web app is offered. On a Mac it runs as the iPad app, which the App Store marks as not verified for macOS.
- Google Play's US listing shows only a range of $0.49 to $24.99 per item, so Android prices may differ from the App Store's.
Key features
Freenotes
- Handwriting and infinite canvas
- Low-latency handwriting with Apple Pencil Pro support, custom brushes and shape recognition, plus a whiteboard-style canvas that expands for sketches and mind maps.
- PDF annotation
- Highlight, underline and comment on PDFs with custom pen styles, select text to translate or look up, and follow internal and external hyperlinks in digital planners.
- AI summaries and chat with PDF
- AI pulls key points and action items from long recordings or documents, answers questions about imported files, and explains a screenshot or uploaded document.
- Audio recording and transcription
- Recordings are transcribed in real time with AI refinement and translation. Tapping a line of the transcript replays the matching audio, and text can be copied or exported.
- Study tools
- A recall tape hides parts of a page for self-testing, flashcards are built from note pages, and picture-in-picture lets a video play while notes are taken.
- Search, folders and sync
- Handwriting is searchable through text recognition, notes are organized into folders, and notebooks back up through iCloud or Google Drive sync.
Kilonotes
- Stylus handwriting
- Pressure sensitivity, palm rejection and low-latency ink with Apple Pencil, Samsung S Pen and other styluses, on pages that scroll continuously or use set page sizes.
- Handwriting to text and search
- Handwriting converts to editable text in a chosen font, with math equations recognized, and handwritten content is indexed so it can be searched across notebooks.
- PDF annotation
- PDF, PowerPoint, Word and image files import for handwriting, highlights and typed text, with PDF search, outline navigation and translation while reading.
- Audio recording and AI recap
- Lectures can be recorded in the app. AI transcribes them and produces summaries, outlines and mind maps from recordings, handwriting and PDFs.
- AI chat and practice questions
- AI answers questions about a selected section of notes and generates practice questions, flashcards and quizzes. Free users get trial uses; after that AI credits are bought.
- Custom fonts and templates
- Notebooks can use custom fonts, covers, stickers and paper templates such as dot grid, square grid and Cornell. The site lists custom fonts under the paid version.
Plans
Freenotes
Free$0
Free download that carries advertising and, per the developer's App Store replies, a limit on the number of notes.
Freenotes Weekly Plus Member$1.99
per week, as labelled on the US App Store
Plus membership billed weekly. The listing does not describe what Plus includes.
Freenotes Yearly Plus Member$9.99
per year, as labelled on the US App Store
Plus membership billed yearly. The listing does not describe what Plus includes.
Freenotes Plus Member Lifetime$29.99
one-time in-app purchase on the US App Store
Plus membership as a single purchase with no renewal.
Freenotes Weekly Pro Member$6.99
per week, as labelled on the US App Store
Pro membership billed weekly. The listing does not describe how Pro differs from Plus.
Freenotes Yearly Pro Member$39.99
per year, as labelled on the US App Store
Pro membership billed yearly. The listing does not describe how Pro differs from Plus.
Kilonotes
Free$0
5 notebooks and basic AI, according to the site. The App Store listing notes that the app contains advertising.
Monthly Subscription$1.99
per month, as labelled on the US App Store
The listing says subscribing unlocks advanced content. It does not say whether this is the site's Premium or AI Member plan.
Quarterly Plan$4.99
per quarter, as labelled on the US App Store
Three-month in-app subscription, listed without a description of what it includes.
Annual Plan$9.99
per year, as labelled on the US App Store
Yearly in-app subscription, listed without a description of what it includes.
Lifetime Access$19.99
one-time in-app purchase on the US App Store
One-time purchase listed beside the subscriptions. The site says the paid version unlocks unlimited notebooks, custom fonts and exclusive page styles.
AI and cloud add-ons$0.99 - $9.99
per item on the US App Store; AI items show no period
AIChat $5.99 and AI Points Products $1.99; cloud space $0.99 monthly or $9.99 annually; paid notebooks $0.99 and $2.99.
Ways to pay less
Freenotes
- Annual discount
Yearly memberships cost far less than weekly
On the US App Store, Plus is $1.99 a week or $9.99 a year and Pro is $6.99 a week or $39.99 a year, so a year of weekly billing costs roughly nine to ten times the yearly price.
- Lifetime license
Plus membership as a one-time purchase
The US App Store lists Freenotes Plus Member Lifetime as a single in-app purchase at $29.99, next to the weekly and yearly Plus memberships.
Kilonotes
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Access as a one-time purchase
The US App Store lists a Lifetime Access in-app purchase at $19.99 next to the monthly, quarterly and annual subscriptions.
