# Freenotes

> Handwriting and PDF annotation app with AI study tools

Freenotes is a handwriting and PDF annotation app for iPad, iPhone and Android from FREENOTES AI PTE. LTD. in Singapore. It pairs pen input and an infinite canvas with AI summaries, chat with imported PDFs, audio transcription and study tools such as flashcards and a recall tape. The app is free to download with advertising, and Plus and Pro memberships are sold as in-app purchases.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** FREENOTES AI PTE. LTD.
- **Website:** https://www.freenotes.ai
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Freenotes has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 per week (Weekly Plus Member), or $9.99 per year.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freenotes-ai-notes-taking/id6464237904 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Freenotes before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly memberships cost far less than weekly** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freenotes-ai-notes-taking/id6464237904
- **Plus membership as a one-time purchase** (Lifetime license): 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. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freenotes-ai-notes-taking/id6464237904

## App Store prices by country

"Freenotes Yearly Plus Member", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £7.89 | about $10.42 (about the same) |
| Germany | 7,89 € | about $8.83 (12% less) |
| Canada | $11.90 | about $8.34 (16% less) |
| Australia | $15.49 | about $10.76 (8% more) |
| India | ₹ 255 | about $2.63 (74% less) |
| Brazil | R$ 29,50 | about $5.88 (41% less) |
| Mexico | $118.00 | about $6.55 (34% less) |
| Turkey | ₺194,99 | about $3.96 (60% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 56ribu | about $3.13 (69% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 220.00 | about $3.49 (65% less) |
| South Africa | R80.99 | about $4.86 (51% less) |

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 62,590 ratings in the United States, read Oct 9, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6464237904

## Works with

iCloud, Google Drive

**Tags:** Notes, AI features, Transcription, Whiteboard, Templates

## Alternatives

- [Goodnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodnotes): Handwritten notes, PDF markup and whiteboards with an AI assistant. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freenotes-vs-goodnotes)
- [Notability](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notability): Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freenotes-vs-notability)
- [Kilonotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kilonotes): Handwriting notes app with AI study tools for iPad and Android. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freenotes-vs-kilonotes)
- [CollaNote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/collanote): Handwriting and PDF markup notes for iPad, iPhone and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/collanote-vs-freenotes)
- [Noteful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/noteful): Handwritten notes and PDF markup for iPad, with tags and layers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freenotes-vs-noteful)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://www.freenotes.ai/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freenotes-ai-notes-taking/id6464237904
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.note.notepad.memo.journal.freenote&hl=en_US&gl=US

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/freenotes
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