“No free trial — I signed up for a free trial but was immediately charged $39.99 for a full year and Apple will not refund. Proceed with caution.”
Public review signal · 500 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.6 ★6,841 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
484 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Transform your note-taking with Noteshelf! Create stunning handwritten notes, markup PDFs, and record audio, all powered by AI.
Noteshelf is designed for students, teachers, and anyone who loves to take notes. Organize your thoughts and ideas like never before.
Why You'll Love It - Craft beautiful handwritten notes with realistic pens and highlighters. - Personalize notebooks with custom covers and a customizable toolbar. - Choose from 200+ exclusive templates for planners, journals, and more.
Write, Type, Draw, or Record - Convert handwriting to text in 65 languages. - Add fun emojis and stickers to personalize your pages. - Record audio as you take notes, perfect for lectures and meetings. - Use advanced image editing features.
Paperless Organization - Organize notebooks into folders and subfolders. - Bookmark important pages and create a table of contents.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Paywall blocks the basics13 reviews · user report
Reviewers report clear pricing11 reviews · user report
Trial converts to a charge5 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Sudden Cost — I have used Noteshelf for many, many years. I used the first, the second and the third versions. I have been very pleased with app, using it almost daily. Yesterday I opened the app and was met with a “start free trial” for…”
“Scammers — I’ve been using this app to take notes during meetings for work and after the free trial I have been charged $7.99/week for a subscription. I accepted it because I need a good app for my job, but this weekly thing is pretty…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 7.8.4.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.