Your whole notebook has the same page template (down to the colour).

All your pages are in portrait mode, with no option to rotate them.

The date and time on each make every new note unique. In Notability, you can set a default title for all new notebooks. It creates unique titles that are relevant to the information in your notes, which you can edit if you’re not happy with it. See: How to add custom pages to Notability.Īpple Notes automatically generates a title for your notebook from the first words in your notes (handwritten or typed). It doesn’t cut your notes unexpectedly because you can prevent that while taking your notes. Though you can still overlap your handwriting across pages, Notability is better for exporting your notes. However, unlike in Apple Notes, with Notability, you can see where pages end and new ones begin. Notability gives a similar impression with its seamless scrolling. They continue extending downwards if you keep writing. Apple Notes has no page colour or size options. Its pages are vertically infinite with fixed widths. A narrower line spacing option would be greatly appreciated. But Apple Notes’ options are worse.Īpple Notes has three paper templates: plain, lined and squared with 3 line spacing options. Notability has the worst paper customisation of all the third-party note-taking apps on the market. Each has 4 line spacing and 15 paper colour options. Notability only the A4 paper size on four paper templates: plain, lined, squared and dotted.

Not only can you create notes faster in Notability, but you can also continue from already existing notes.īoth apps create new notebooks with a single tap. Notability on the other hand lets you start from any of the four most recently opened notes from Files and two from Notability itself. On your iPad home screen, you can start a new notebook with a new note, checklist, photo or scan in Apple Notes. It also has a web-based version that works on any operating system, as long as you have an Apple ID. It comes preinstalled on all your Apple devices. We can assume Notability will be releasing more paid updates in the future.Īpple Notes, on the other hand, is free. To date, we have paid for the math conversion update. It brings the total cost for Notability to $11.98. Handwriting recognition is a must-have in 2021, therefore, it’s a compulsory purchase. It also has in-app purchases for handwriting recognition and math conversion, amongst other items in its Notability shop. Notability costs $8.99, a universal purchase for the versions of the app. We have ranked Notability an 8.5/10 versus 8/10 for Apple Notes.įind out why you should choose Apple Notes over Notability.įind out why you should choose Notability over Apple Notes.

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