Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. Mindsera records 39,785 monthly visits with -34.2% growth and Freemium pricing.
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
AI journal for mental wellbeing and sharper thinking
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | goodnotes.com | mindsera.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.23M (3,227,341) | 39.79K (39,785) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +314.75K (+10.8%) | -20.68K (-34.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (34.1%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.64M | 17.61K |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 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.
AI journal for mental wellbeing and sharper thinking
Detects the emotions present in your writing and lets you explore the related thoughts across any time frame, using frameworks such as Plutchik's emotion model.
Write, use voice mode, or snap a photo of a paper journal and have the text extracted, with the app tidying up spelling and phrasing as you go.
A companion that remembers your past entries and asks context-aware follow-up questions to push your reflection deeper.
Write inside structured templates built on more than 50 mental models and frameworks, from first-principles thinking to decision reviews.
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.
Science-backed meditation, sleep and mental health support in one app
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.
Free psychological tests with an AI mental coach who explains your results
Free psychological tests with an AI mental coach who explains your results
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.
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.
Offers spatial whiteboards for organizing complex research, but lacks Goodnotes' freehand handwriting stylus support.
Offers spatial whiteboards for organizing complex research, but lacks Goodnotes' freehand handwriting stylus support.
SpecialistAutomatically converts lectures and PDFs into structured study guides, but lacks freehand ink and drawing tools.
SpecialistAutomatically converts lectures and PDFs into structured study guides, but lacks freehand ink and drawing tools.
An AI journal that listens, remembers, and helps you grow
An AI journal that listens, remembers, and helps you grow
