Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. Rize records 114,923 monthly visits with -27.1% growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing.
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
Automatic, private time tracking that turns hours into client profitability
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | goodnotes.com | rize.io |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium, Free Trial |
| Monthly Visits | 3.23M (3,227,341) | 114.92K (114,923) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +314.75K (+10.8%) | -42.64K (-27.1%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (16.5%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.64M | 56.94K |
| 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.
Automatic, private time tracking that turns hours into client profitability
Rize records work sessions in the background on macOS and Windows, with no timers to start and no timesheets to reconstruct from memory.
Hours are attributed to the right client and project automatically, with each person reviewing and approving their own time before the team sees it.
Margin by client, project and person, plus retainer burn versus plan and capacity views that flag over-servicing before the month closes.
No screenshots required. By default Rize reads only app name, window title and URL, and personal activity is never shared with the team.
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.
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.
AI calendar that defends your focus time and schedules work automatically
AI calendar that defends your focus time and schedules work automatically
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.
Turn one prompt into live business apps, AI agents and automated workflows
The AI super app for work — tasks, projects, calendar and meetings in one place
The AI super app for work — tasks, projects, calendar and meetings in one place
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.
