Noteey vs Scrintal
We give Noteey a 3.2 GPA and Scrintal a 2.6, out of 4.0. Noteey grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Noteey
Offline infinite-canvas app for visual notes, PDFs and video
Scrintal
Visual note-taking on an infinite canvas of linked docs
How we grade them
| 3.2GPANoteeyVery good | 2.6GPAScrintalGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BDesktop Pro is $99 once for 4 Macs or PCs, which is about 16 months of a typical $5.99 a month plan here, and then it's yours. Premium is the dear one: $10 a month or $90 a year for unlimited web publishing, YouTube transcripts and AI summaries. Lifetime Premium is $599. | COne plan, Pro, at $9 a month, and it's billed annually, so $108 up front with no monthly option listed. Note apps typically start around $5.99. Everything is unlimited for that, and students get 30% off with a university email address. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree forever with no signup, and every visual tool is in it. But it stops at 3 projects and 100 cards, and you can annotate only 3 PDFs and 3 video or audio files. One real research project and you're at the wall. | DNo free plan, and no trial you can just start. The 14-day trial only comes through an invite link from someone who already uses it. Refunds cover the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and not after a trial. |
| Features | AText, drawings, images, PDFs, videos, audio, mind maps and embedded web pages on one board. Highlights in PDFs and time-stamped notes on videos link back to their source. Add a reusable library, card properties with several views, and a presentation mode. No native cloud sync, though. | ABoards that hold notes, PDFs, videos and images side by side, blocks that turn into full docs, arrows on the board and two-way links between docs. Real-time collaboration and an AI Assistant are in there too. And your whole archive downloads as Markdown files, which we like. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating to go on, so a B is our ceiling. Download it and start, with no account for the core features. Sync is the fiddly part: it's a paid extra that runs through a folder in OneDrive, Google Drive or iCloud. | BNo rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. There are templates for study and research to start a board from, and your existing Markdown files can be imported. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac and Windows apps, plus a browser version that's an offline beta, with OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud and YouTube hooked in. The download page marks iPhone, iPad and Android as Coming Soon, so there's nothing for your phone today. | BWeb, plus desktop apps for macOS and Windows. The site lists no mobile app, and no integrations or API are on record. |
| Best for | spreading notes, PDFs and videos over one big canvas | laying research notes out on a canvas |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Noteey and Scrintal. How we grade
Where they differ
- Noteey starts at $90 per year (Premium plan), or $99 one-time for a Desktop Pro license. Scrintal starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year).
- Noteey has a free plan. Scrintal does not, though it has a free trial.
- Noteey can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Noteey also covers mind mapping and highlights.
- Scrintal also covers linked notes, templates and research.
At a glance
| Noteey | Scrintal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $90 per year (Premium plan), or $99 one-time for a Desktop Pro license | $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year) |
| Free plan | Up to 3 projects and 100 cards, with all visual creation features and annotation of up to 3 PDFs and 3 video or audio files. No account or signup is required. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial through an existing user's invite link; no direct trial is offered |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Noteey | Scrintal Labs AB |
| Price read from | noteey.com | scrintal.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Noteey
- Visual thinkers who lay out notes, PDFs and videos on one canvas
- Students and researchers annotating PDFs and lecture videos
- People who want a whiteboard app that works offline without an account
Scrintal
- Students and researchers mapping reading notes visually
- Writers who lay out a thesis or article on a canvas before drafting
- Small groups brainstorming on shared boards
Worth knowing
Noteey
- The Free plan stops at 3 projects and 100 cards, with annotation limited to 3 PDFs and 3 video or audio files.
- There are no iPhone, iPad or Android apps yet: the download page marks both as Coming Soon, and the browser version is an offline beta.
- There is no native cloud sync. The pricing FAQ says it is still being planned and points to third-party drives instead.
- A Desktop Pro license covers the desktop apps only; unlimited web publishing, YouTube transcripts and AI summaries need Premium.
Scrintal
- There is no free plan and no direct trial; a 14-day trial is available only through an existing user's invite link.
- The single plan is billed annually at $108; the pricing data lists no monthly option.
- Refunds are limited to the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and are not given after a trial.
- Desktop apps are offered for macOS and Windows; the site lists no mobile app.
Key features
Noteey
- Infinite canvas
- Text, shapes, lines, drawings, images, videos, PDFs, audio, mind maps, sticky notes, frames, embedded web pages and cards share one board, and a project can hold several boards.
- Highlight system
- Text in cards and text or areas in PDFs can be highlighted, and videos and audio take time-stamped notes. A highlight dragged onto the canvas jumps back to its place in the source.
- Library for reuse
- Cards, PDFs, videos and highlights are kept in a library, where they can be tagged and pulled into other projects from the sidebar.
- Card properties and views
- Cards can be given properties and shown in multiple views, which the site presents as a personal database for structuring notes.
- Presentation and publishing
- Presentation mode steps through a project's boards. Projects export as a local copy others can open, as PDF or as images, and can be published to the web.
- Offline, local storage
- Core features work without logging in and data stays on the computer. Paid licenses add sync through a folder in OneDrive, Google Drive or iCloud.
Scrintal
- Infinite canvas boards
- Boards hold notes, PDFs, videos and images side by side, so reading, watching and note-taking happen on one surface. Templates cover study and research.
- Blocks that become docs
- A note starts as a block on the canvas and can be turned into a full rich-text document with a click. Docs live in one library and are reused across boards.
- Arrows and bi-directional links
- Ideas are connected visually with arrows on a board, or through bi-directional links between docs.
- AI Assistant
- The site lists a built-in AI Assistant for repetitive, time-consuming work. Gobu, a separate product from the same company, is an AI research assistant.
- Real-time collaboration
- Subscribers share docs and boards with other Scrintal users by email address and work on them together in real time.
- Markdown and PDF import and export
- Existing Markdown files can be imported, and the whole archive can be downloaded as Markdown files.
Plans
Noteey
Free$0
Up to 3 projects and 100 cards, all visual creation features, and annotation of up to 3 PDFs and 3 video or audio files.
Desktop Pro$99
one-time purchase
4 Mac or Windows devices, unlimited local projects, web publishing of projects up to 20 MB, local file import and export, OCR and third-party sync.
Desktop Pro Plus$159
one-time purchase
The same features as Desktop Pro on 8 Mac or Windows devices, aimed at small teams and heavy users.
Premium (Monthly Plan)$10
per month, billed monthly
A Desktop Pro license plus unlimited web publishing, unlimited YouTube transcripts and AI summaries, and priority support.
Premium (Yearly Plan)$90
per year, billed yearly
The same Premium features as the monthly plan, paid once a year.
Premium (Lifetime Plan)$599
one-time payment
The Premium features for a single payment. The page says Premium will become subscription-only soon.
Scrintal
Scrintal Pro$9
per month, billed annually ($108 per year)
Unlimited docs and boards, unlimited file uploads, real-time collaboration, priority support and community calls with the team.
Ways to pay less
Noteey
- Annual discount
25% less on Premium with yearly billing
The Premium plan costs $10 a month billed monthly or $90 a year billed yearly, which works out to $7.50 a month.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime licenses from $99
Desktop Pro ($99) and Desktop Pro Plus ($159) are pay-once licenses, and a Lifetime Premium plan costs $599. Refunds are offered within 30 days of purchase.
Scrintal
- Education
30% student discount
Scrintal's support docs offer students 30% off, applied automatically at checkout when subscribing with a university email address.
