Strawberry Notes vs Notewise
Notewise is a handwriting app that's popular on Android tablets and iPad. You can pay once for an offline-only version, or subscribe for AI and cloud sync. Strawberry Notes puts your notes, flashcards, and tasks in one simple, private app, with infinite pages and flashcards that schedule themselves.
Go with Notewise if…
- You're on an Android tablet and need it today
- You want AI to write notes for you from recordings
- You want AI podcasts made from your notes
Go with Strawberry Notes if…
- You want an infinite notebook and whiteboard with infinite zoom
- You want flashcards with spaced repetition and image occlusion
- You want to nest subnotes and see them all on one map
- You want every feature, sync included, for $19.99 a year or $39.99 once
Side by side
Checked against Notewise’s own website in September 2026.
| Feature | Strawberry Notes | Notewise |
|---|---|---|
| Works on | ||
| Works on | iPad and iPhone. Android, Windows, and Mac coming soon | iPhone, iPad, and Android. View notes on the web |
| Price | ||
| Price | $19.99 a year (7 days free), $4.99 a month, or $39.99 once | Free for 10 notes. $19.99 once without AI or sync, or AI and Cloud from $4.99 a month |
| Handwriting | ||
| Handwriting | Yes:Smooth, realistic-looking ink with pens, pencil, highlighter, study tape, and shape recognition | Yes:Smooth writing with pens, shape recognition, lasso, and tape |
| Page style | ||
| Page style | Yes:Infinite notebook or infinite whiteboard, with infinite zoom and templates | Pages, with 20+ templates. No infinite canvas yet |
| Write on PDFs | ||
| Write on PDFs | Yes:Write on PDFs and scans, or read side by side | Yes:PDFs, docs, and slides |
| Typed notes | ||
| Typed notes | Yes:Text boxes mixed in with your handwriting. Full typed docs coming soon | Partly:Text boxes on the page |
| Record audio | ||
| Record audio | No:Not yet | Yes:Recording and transcription |
| Flashcards | ||
| Flashcards | Yes:Built in, with FSRS spaced repetition, image occlusion, and Anki import | Partly:AI quizzes, but no flashcards or spaced repetition |
| 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 | Yes:AI notes, chat, quizzes, and podcasts on paid plans |
| Tasks | ||
| Tasks | Yes:Tasks and reminders for every class, with a calendar coming soon | No:No task list that we could find |
| Organize and link | ||
| Organize and link | Yes:Subjects, folders, subnotes, tags, links, backlinks, and Sky View, a map of your notes | Partly:Links to pages and other notes. 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:Fully offline on the one-time plan |
| 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 | Yes:Your device, or Notewise Cloud if you subscribe |
| 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 | Yes:Live, on the Cloud plans |
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 Notewise?
Export your Notewise notebooks as PDFs, then import them into Strawberry Notes. You can keep writing right on the pages, and pull the important bits out into flashcards.
DownloadQuestions people ask
If you use Notewise to study, yes. Strawberry Notes adds an infinite notebook and whiteboard with infinite zoom, flashcards with FSRS spaced repetition and image occlusion, and linked notes with a map of how they connect. If you're on an Android tablet or want AI notes written from your recordings, Notewise is the better fit.
Not yet. Notewise uses pages, and an infinite canvas is a request on its feedback board. Strawberry Notes has both an infinite notebook and an infinite whiteboard, with infinite zoom.
Notewise can make AI quizzes from your notes, but it doesn't have flashcard decks or spaced repetition. Strawberry Notes has flashcards, image occlusion cards, and Anki import, all scheduled with FSRS.
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Sources: Notewise pricing, Notewise on the App Store, Notewise infinite canvas request, Notewise links. Prices are in US dollars and can change, so check before you buy.
Notewise is a trademark of ZIIKR Pte. Ltd., and Strawberry Notes isn't affiliated with them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.