Handwritten notes
Make the idea your own.
Write, highlight, and sketch on notebook paper, with diagrams beside your explanations.
NewStudy AI
Your study system, finally thinking with you.
Purpose-built for studying by hand on iPad, and on iPhone too. Notes, tutoring, audio, and a plan.
You circled2x = 14
This doesn’t follow from the line above. Undoing + 3 means subtracting 3, which makes the right side 8, not 14.
From your note, line 2
- Search your notes and PDFs
- Lecture transcripts, on your device
- Local AI, unlimited and free
- Free to start, 7-day trial on yearly plans
One study loop
Capture it. Understand it.
Come back to it.
- CaptureHandwritten sample page. Writing made after 5:34 in the lecture is faded.5:34
Sample lecture. Press play or jump to a bookmark, and the writing follows.
Keep the lecture with your notes.
Record audio in your notebook and bookmark the moments to hear again. Playback follows your writing.
- Understand
One selection. Four ways to work through it.
Circle the part that hasn’t clicked.
Select a question or passage, then choose Explain, Solve, Check, or Practice.
- Revisit
Sample deck · card 1 of 3
How sure are you?
Try it. These are the intervals a new card gets in the app.
Check what you can recall.
Say how sure you are, see the answer, and rate how it went. Each rating sets when that card comes back.
The Agent
Ask in plain words.
Approve before anything changes.
The Agent lists every change it wants to make and waits for you. Undo all reverses the whole run. The Agent is part of Ultra.
AgentOrganises, creates and draws in your workspace
Your request: Add my maths exam on Friday and plan study tasks before it
- Add exam Maths exam, FridayTopics: derivatives, integrals
- Add task Revise derivatives, TuesdayReminder at 17:00
- Add task Integrals past paper, WednesdayReminder at 17:00
- Add task Mixed practice set, ThursdayReminder at 17:00
Nothing changes until you tap Do it.
PlannerThis week
- MonChemistry lab report
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- OrganiseCreate folders, and move, rename or bin items. Trash keeps them for 30 days.
- PlanAdd exams, tasks, due dates and reminders to your Planner.
- CreateStart notebooks, boards and decks, add cards, and draw diagrams or mind maps.
- FindIt searches your workspace first, so it builds on what is already there.
A scripted example with sample content. The Agent is included in Ultra only. It uses your plan’s Online AI and can misread a request, so read its plan before you approve.
Explore your workspace
Five areas. One workspace.
Canvas widgets
Keep your tools where you think.
Put a focus timer, flashcards, calculator, or task list on the canvas.
Collections
A place for every subject.
Group coursework into collections, one for each subject or exam.
Home
Pick up where you left off.
Start a canvas or notebook, import a file, and see your recent work on one screen.
- Notebooks, canvases & PDFsFree holds one notebook, one canvas and one PDF. Plus holds 100, Pro 300, and Ultra has no limit.Free · More on paid plans
- Search your notesFind words across your typed notes, PDFs and titles.Free
- Layers & in-note widgetsLayers, sticky notes, tasks, and timers on a board.Free
- Recall widget on your Home ScreenReview and rate a due flashcard from your Home Screen.Free
- Collections & BindersKeep each course’s material together.Core workspace
Home, Planner, flashcards, collections, widgets, and AI Lasso are real app captures with sample study content. Other visuals include AI-enhanced sample content; collaboration scenes illustrate multiple participants.
AI Lasso
Circle the part that hasn’t clicked.
Select a question or passage, then choose Explain, Solve, Check, or Practice.
Live Mistake Hints
A small nudge. A chance to rethink.
A possible mistake appears in a small pill. Open it to see the explanation, or tell it your work is correct.
AI Tutor
Work through the why.
Ask a question, follow the explanation, and choose local or online AI in the chat.
Your way of learning
Choose the kind of help you need.
Try timed drills with Exam Crammer, think it through with Socratic Quizzer, or start simply with ELI5 Explainer.
Flashcard review
Check what you can recall.
Guess first, reveal the answer, then choose Again, Hard, Good, or Easy.
Decks
See what’s due, then choose how to study.
Review what’s due, or switch to Learn, Test, Match, or a custom session.
- AI Lasso & chat with your notesCircle part of a page for help that draws on your notes, with sources.Pro & Ultra
- Live Mistake HintsA possible mistake is flagged while you work.Ultra
- Check my workAsk for the working on your page to be checked when you are ready.Ultra
- Flashcards & daily reviewReview due cards daily. Plus makes AI flashcards from your notes; Ultra has no monthly limit.Free · AI on Plus and above
- Choose local or online AISupported local AI is free and unlimited. Online AI uses your allowance and needs your consent.All plans · Device support varies
Home, Planner, flashcards, collections, widgets, and AI Lasso are real app captures with sample study content. Other visuals include AI-enhanced sample content; collaboration scenes illustrate multiple participants.
Your study calendar
Give the week a little structure.
See study blocks, reviews, and coursework in one week. AI Schedule can help plan it.
- Tasks, exams & study blocksGive coursework a date and make space for focused study.Core workspace
- Apple Calendar connectionBring your calendar in. Access is your choice.Core workspace
- AI Study PlannerGet a suggested schedule and approve what goes in your week.Pro & Ultra
Home, Planner, flashcards, collections, widgets, and AI Lasso are real app captures with sample study content. Other visuals include AI-enhanced sample content; collaboration scenes illustrate multiple participants.
Writing replay
Listen again. Follow your thinking.
Replay the recording alongside your notes, and jump to any bookmark.
Audio Notes
Replay the moment, right beside your notes.
Jump to a bookmark and keep listening with a compact player.
Transcripts & Smart Notes
Find the part you want to revisit.
Search a timestamped transcript. Smart Notes turn the lecture into a recap.
- Recording & bookmarksRecord lecture audio and mark important moments for later.Free
- Audio-linked handwriting replayReplay your writing in step with the recording.Core workspace
- Lecture transcriptsTurn recordings into text on your device.Every plan · Unlimited
- Voice typingDictate into your notes and the Tutor instead of typing.Free
- Smart Notes & quizzesTurn a transcript into a recap and questions.Uses Online AI
Home, Planner, flashcards, collections, widgets, and AI Lasso are real app captures with sample study content. Other visuals include AI-enhanced sample content; collaboration scenes illustrate multiple participants.
Study together
Two perspectives. One shared canvas.
Work on a shared canvas together. James and Mia are sample members.
Shared study projects
Bring the group’s material together.
Collect resources, chat, manage people, and catch up on project activity.
- Shared Study ProjectsA shared course workspace for classmates.Join free · Host on Plus
- Deck linksSend a deck as a link. Your friend gets their own copy.Free
- PDF exportShare or submit your notes in a familiar format.Core workspace
- Backup & restoreArchive your study data and restore it later.Core workspace
- Your material, your choiceYou choose what AI sees. Local and online stay separate.All plans
Home, Planner, flashcards, collections, widgets, and AI Lasso are real app captures with sample study content. Other visuals include AI-enhanced sample content; collaboration scenes illustrate multiple participants.
The method
Why reviewing this way works.
Recall before you reveal
Trying to remember strengthens a memory more than rereading does (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). So each card asks how sure you are first.
Space the reviews
Reviews spread over days last longer than one long sitting (Ebbinghaus, 1885; Cepeda et al., 2006). Your rating sets when a card returns.
Fit it to the deadline
Exam Prep shows a deck more often before a test. Long-Term Memory stretches it out afterwards.
- 1st review1 day later
- 2nd review4 days later
- 3rd review10 days later
- 4th review25 days later
- 5th review63 days later
Normal. Balanced spacing: five reviews spread over 103 days.
The app’s default schedule for a card you rate Good each time. A deck can use FSRS 6 instead.
Personalise
Make it look like yours.
App icons
26 icons to choose from.
The original plus 25 more. Three of the extras come with Plus, seven with Pro, and Ultra has them all.
OriginalEvery plan
Notebook covers
Covers you can tell apart.
Choose a colour and a printed pattern, or use one of your own photos.
A blue notebook cover with the lines pattern.
Paper
Ten page templates.
Lined, grid, dotted, Cornell, music staff, isometric and more, in sizes from A3 to Letter.
A grid page with a line of handwriting.
The icons are the app’s own artwork. Covers and paper are drawn for this page.
Also in Notemai
Eight more things it does.
Focus sessions
Pomodoro or Focus until done, with distracting apps blocked by Screen Time.
Siri and Shortcuts
Start a recording, a review, a note or a focus session without opening the app.
Widgets and Live Activities
Rate a due card on your Home Screen. A recording stays on the Lock Screen.
Quiz Battles
Play a friend live from one of your decks, or send a score to beat.
Shape snapping
Draw a rough circle and hold. It snaps clean, ready to turn or resize.
Recall Tape
Cover part of a page, then tap to reveal it and test yourself.
16 languages
The app comes in 16 languages. Translating your own text runs on the iPad.
Import and export
Bring in PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, photos, lecture audio and Anki decks. Export as PDF, Markdown, CSV or one full backup.
Your material. Your choice.
Decide where
your AI runs.
Start with what you need
Plans and prices.
Free
€0Find your study rhythm.
Plus
€17.99 / yearBring the whole semester.
ProRecommended
€69.99 / yearTurn notes into understanding.
Ultra
€149.99 / yearYour tutor, while you write.
Yearly App Store prices in Germany and most of the euro area. Monthly, US and Lifetime prices are on the pricing page.
Questions
Before you download.
More on plans is on the pricing page, and on data in the privacy policy.
Which iPad or iPhone do I need?
Notemai runs on iPad with iPadOS 17 or later and on iPhone with iOS 17 or later. On iPad it is built for Apple Pencil, and you can turn on finger drawing in Settings. Offline AI needs a newer device with about 4 GB of memory and a one-time model download of about 1 GB.
Do I need an account?
No. You can take notes, record lectures and study flashcards without one. Online AI, collaboration, friends and buying a plan need a free Notemai account: sign in with Apple, Google or email. Sync uses your own iCloud.
What works without internet?
Lecture transcription in supported languages, translation (iOS or iPadOS 17.4 or later) and Offline AI all run on your device. Online AI, web search, sync and collaboration need a connection.
How is this different from asking a chatbot?
It works on the page in front of you. On Pro and Ultra you can circle a line of handwritten working to have that step checked. It can answer from your own notes and PDFs, quoting the passages it used. On Ultra, the Agent can make changes in your workspace, but only after you approve its plan.
Can the AI be wrong?
Yes. It can misread handwriting or explain something incorrectly. Answers that draw on your sources quote them so you can check, and the app labels AI answers as something to verify.
What is sent when I use Online AI?
Only what that request needs: your message or the excerpt you selected, recent chat context, and any personalisation you have turned on. It goes through Notemai’s backend to OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Nothing is sent until you allow it, and Notemai does not use your content to train AI models. Offline AI never leaves your device.
Can I move over from Goodnotes, Notability or Anki?
Export notebooks from Goodnotes or Notability as PDFs and import them. Anki decks import from .apkg or .colpkg files with their text and images. Review history does not carry over, so the cards start on a fresh schedule.
Can I get my notes out again?
Yes. Export notebooks as PDF or Markdown, boards as PDF or PNG, decks as CSV, and lectures as audio with a transcript. Export everything in Settings saves your whole library as one backup file, and automatic backups keep the last 3, 5 or 10. On Pro, the newest full backup and a PDF of every notebook can also go to a Google Drive, OneDrive or iCloud Drive folder.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Free includes one notebook, one canvas and one PDF, unlimited lecture recording and transcripts, and local AI on your device. Exports from Free carry a small “Made with Notemai” mark. Yearly paid plans start with a 7-day free trial.
Start free on your iPad or iPhone.
Free covers notes, lecture recording, flashcards and on-device AI. Upgrade only if you need more.
For iPad and iPhone with iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. Built for Apple Pencil on iPad; finger drawing can be turned on in Settings.