# Kilonotes

> Handwriting notes app with AI study tools for iPad and Android

Kilonotes is a handwriting notes app for iPad, iPhone and Android tablets aimed at students, made by Hefei Top-Stack Information Technology. It combines stylus handwriting, PDF annotation and audio recording with AI that summarizes material and builds outlines, mind maps and practice questions. It is free to download with 5 notebooks, and memberships, AI credits and cloud space are sold as in-app purchases.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Hefei Top-Stack Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- **Website:** https://www.kilonotesapp.com
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Kilonotes has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 per month (Monthly Subscription on the US App Store).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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.

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

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kilonotes-notes-mark-up-pdf/id1514322479 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kilonotes before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lifetime Access as a one-time purchase** (Lifetime license): The US App Store lists a Lifetime Access in-app purchase at $19.99 next to the monthly, quarterly and annual subscriptions. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kilonotes-notes-mark-up-pdf/id1514322479

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 4,952 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/id1514322479

**Tags:** Notes, AI features, Transcription, Templates, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Goodnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodnotes): Handwritten notes, PDF markup and whiteboards with an AI assistant. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodnotes-vs-kilonotes)
- [Notability](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notability): Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kilonotes-vs-notability)
- [Notein](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notein): Handwriting notes, PDF markup and linked notes for Android tablets. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kilonotes-vs-notein)
- [Flexcil](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flexcil): PDF reader and handwriting notebook built around pen gestures. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flexcil-vs-kilonotes)
- [Freenotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freenotes): Handwriting and PDF annotation app with AI study tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freenotes-vs-kilonotes)

## Sources

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

- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en
- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en/product
- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en/ai
- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en/ipad
- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en/android
- https://www.kilonotesapp.com/en/about
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kilonotes-notes-mark-up-pdf/id1514322479
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.topstack.kilonotes.pad&hl=en_US&gl=US

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