Strawberry Notes vs Ahmni
Ahmni is an iPad app built around one big infinite canvas, made by an iCanStudy alum for mind-mapping your way through a subject. Strawberry Notes gives you an infinite canvas too, with smooth, realistic handwriting, then adds flashcards, AI quizzes, a notebook mode, tasks, and an iPhone app with sync.
Go with Ahmni if…
- You follow iCanStudy and want an app built for it
- You want focus tools like Pomodoro timers and goal cycles
- You mostly make mind maps and don't need flashcards
Go with Strawberry Notes if…
- You want real flashcards with spaced repetition and image occlusion
- You want your notes on your iPhone too, synced through iCloud
- You want AI to turn your notes into quizzes, study guides, and games
- You want a notebook as well as a whiteboard, with subnotes and a map
Side by side
Checked against Ahmni’s own website in September 2026.
| Feature | Strawberry Notes | Ahmni |
|---|---|---|
| Works on | ||
| Works on | iPad and iPhone. Android, Windows, and Mac coming soon | iPad only |
| Price | ||
| Price | $19.99 a year (7 days free), $4.99 a month, or $39.99 once | Free basics. Pro is $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year |
| Handwriting | ||
| Handwriting | Yes:Smooth, realistic-looking ink with pens, pencil, highlighter, study tape, and shape recognition | Yes:Apple Pencil, with Pencil Pro gestures |
| Page style | ||
| Page style | Yes:Infinite notebook or infinite whiteboard, with infinite zoom and templates | Yes:One infinite canvas with infinite zoom |
| Write on PDFs | ||
| Write on PDFs | Yes:Write on PDFs and scans, or read side by side | Partly:Pro only. Read side by side and drag parts onto your canvas |
| Typed notes | ||
| Typed notes | Yes:Text boxes mixed in with your handwriting. Full typed docs coming soon | Partly:Very limited. It's built for handwriting |
| Record audio | ||
| Record audio | No:Not yet | No:No |
| Flashcards | ||
| Flashcards | Yes:Built in, with FSRS spaced repetition, image occlusion, and Anki import | Partly:No flashcards. A Revision Board for planning review sessions |
| AI study tools | ||
| AI study tools | Yes:Chat, summaries, study guides, games, and quizzes with matching, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering questions. Free starter credits, then pay only for what you use | Partly:Pro only: an experimental AI chat and keyword extraction |
| Tasks | ||
| Tasks | Yes:Tasks and reminders for every class, with a calendar coming soon | Partly:A Revision Board and goal cycles, but no task list |
| Organize and link | ||
| Organize and link | Yes:Subjects, folders, subnotes, tags, links, backlinks, and Sky View, a map of your notes | Yes:Links to other canvases and bookmarks (Pro). No subnotes or map |
| Works offline | ||
| Works offline | Yes:Yes. Everything saves on your device first, then syncs to your other devices through iCloud | Yes:Yes |
| Where your notes live | ||
| Where your notes live | Yes:Your device, plus your own iCloud if you want it. Back up your whole library as one file anytime. We can't read your notes | Your iPad only. There's no sync between devices |
| Share and work together | ||
| Share and work together | Partly:Publish a note, or export it as a .sbnote file, to share it. Live editing isn't here yet | No:No |
Why Strawberry Notes
Everything for school, in one simple app
Notes, flashcards, and tasks live together, and docs and a calendar are on the way. Every subject, folder, and subnote gets its own notes, flashcards, and tasks, so nothing gets lost between apps.
- Notes
- Flashcards
- Tasks
- Docs (soon)
- Calendar (soon)
Notes that connect like your brain does
Link any note to any other, nest subnotes as deep as you like, and zoom in forever. Sky View shows it all as a map. You're free to think your way instead of going page by page.
Private by design
Your library lives on your devices, and we can't read it. iCloud sync is optional: keep everything on one device if you like, and export your whole library as one file anytime to back it up or bring it back in. Handwriting recognition runs on your device. AI only sees what you choose to share, and we don't store your chats.
Coming from Ahmni?
Ahmni can export your canvases as images. Drop them onto a Strawberry Notes whiteboard and keep building from there, then turn the key ideas into flashcards so they're scheduled for review.
DownloadQuestions people ask
If you like Ahmni's infinite canvas but also want flashcards, yes. Strawberry Notes has an infinite whiteboard plus flashcards with FSRS spaced repetition, image occlusion, AI quizzes from your notes, and an iPhone app that syncs. If you follow iCanStudy closely or want built-in focus timers, Ahmni is made for that.
Not in the usual sense. Ahmni has a Revision Board that helps you plan spaced review sessions, but no flashcard decks. Strawberry Notes has built-in flashcards, image occlusion cards, and Anki import, all scheduled with FSRS.
We couldn't find any sync. Ahmni keeps your canvases on your iPad, and you can export backups. Strawberry Notes syncs between iPad and iPhone through iCloud, and you can back up your whole library as one file anytime.
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Sources: Ahmni on the App Store, Ahmni pricing, Ahmni privacy policy. Prices are in US dollars and can change, so check before you buy.
Ahmni is a trademark of Ahmni LLC, and Strawberry Notes isn't affiliated with them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.