Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. kuku records 2,183 monthly visits with -67.5% growth and Freemium pricing.
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
A local-first macOS Markdown workspace where AI edits arrive as reviewable diffs
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | goodnotes.com | kuku.mom |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.23M (3,227,341) | 2.18K (2,183) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +314.75K (+10.8%) | -4.53K (-67.5%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (96.4%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.64M | 658 |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
Low-latency ink with palm rejection, cross-out to erase, and handwriting-to-text conversion keeps writing close to pen on paper.
Import contracts, papers, or textbooks and mark them up by hand, with searchable annotations and clean exports.
Search across typed text, handwriting, and sketches, and turn notes into summaries, mind maps, or structured plans.
Work together in shared notebooks, documents, and whiteboards simultaneously, without version conflicts or file ping-pong.
A local-first macOS Markdown workspace where AI edits arrive as reviewable diffs
Built with Tauri rather than Electron for a light, fast macOS app that opens plain Markdown files with slash commands, headings, lists, quotes and code blocks.
Wikilinks, backlinks, vault-wide graph and cluster views work directly on your files, so structure is visible without a proprietary database.
The assistant searches the vault, reads notes and applies patches, surfacing related notes and past answers to keep your thinking moving.
Every AI change arrives as a Cursor-style diff you can inspect and approve before it is written into the note.
Cross-platform AI writing assistant delivering real-time grammar correction, tone alignment, authorship tracking, and team style guides.
Cross-platform AI writing assistant delivering real-time grammar correction, tone alignment, authorship tracking, and team style guides.
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.
SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.
SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.
SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
One-click AI assistant for browsing, writing and research
One-click AI assistant for browsing, writing and research
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.
A polished space for notes, tasks, and documents that follows you across every device.
A polished space for notes, tasks, and documents that follows you across every device.
The best frontend for AI.
Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.
Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.
SpecialistUses an infinite visual canvas for note organization, but lacks Goodnotes' paper templates and PDF annotation polish.
SpecialistUses an infinite visual canvas for note organization, but lacks Goodnotes' paper templates and PDF annotation polish.
A private, visual AI space to save and remember anything — no folders, no tagging
A private, visual AI space to save and remember anything — no folders, no tagging
AI agent and second brain that turns your files, meetings and browsing into finished work
AI agent and second brain that turns your files, meetings and browsing into finished work
