# StarNote: Handwritten Notes

> Digital Notebook & PDF Markup

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751570915](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751570915)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6751570915`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Onyx International Inc.
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (91 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2025-10-15
- **Size:** 422 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starnote-handwritten-notes/id6751570915)
- **Website:** [https://starnote.ai](https://starnote.ai/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://starnote.ai/webview?type=privacy](https://starnote.ai/webview?type=privacy)

## Description

**StarNote** is a digital notebook for handwritten notes, PDF markup, audio recording, OCR, and digital planning. Write naturally with a stylus, organize notebooks, annotate documents, review lecture slides, and manage everyday ideas in one clean workspace.

Designed for students, professionals, and tablet users, StarNote supports paperless study and work systems with smooth handwriting and flexible organization. Choose a one-time purchase and enjoy a note-taking tool without an ongoing subscription.

## Rankings

- #140,317 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise StarNote for strong handwriting and a rich feature set at a low one-time price, plus responsive support. The main recurring complaints are the lack of automatic cross-device syncing and reliance on Google Drive backups, which requires manual syncing and can occasionally cause data loss. Despite these issues, the app's backup reliability and value keep it appealing for tablet users seeking a single-payment handwriting solution.

### Pros

- One-time lifetime pricing offers great value compared to subscriptions.
- Excellent handwriting quality and a feature-rich toolkit for handwriting notes.
- Reliable backup function that helps protect notes with straightforward, dependable backups.
- Responsive, kind developers who are attentive to user feedback.
- Strong tablet-targeted experience with robust note-taking features for iPad.

### Cons

- No seamless cross-device syncing; real-time syncing between iPad and iPhone is not supported.
- Backup and cloud syncing relies on Google Drive and is not automatic, requiring manual steps to keep notes in sync.
- Occasional bugs or data loss when syncing via Google Drive.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751570915)