Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. The North records 2,094 monthly visits with -53.8% growth and Freemium pricing.
Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
Turn goals into measurable outcomes
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | goodnotes.com | thenorth.io |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.23M (3,227,341) | 2.09K (2,094) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +314.75K (+10.8%) | -2.44K (-53.8%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (68.4%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.64M | 825 |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 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.
Turn goals into measurable outcomes
Set company, department and team objectives with numeric key results, so everyone can see how their work ladders up to the wider plan.
Give each objective target metrics and review pacing in lightweight check-ins instead of long status meetings.
Tie day-to-day projects to the goals they are meant to move, and rank work by expected impact on the metric.
Build org charts of who owns what, follow team check-in rhythm and recognise progress with awards.
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.
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.
All-in-one project management where human teams and AI agents work from one plan
All-in-one project management where human teams and AI agents work from one plan
All-in-one AI workspace that unifies projects, docs, search and agents
All-in-one AI workspace that unifies projects, docs, search and agents
Free / Open-sourceProvides privacy-focused local Markdown note-taking with backlinks, but lacks PDF markup and stylus handwriting capabilities.
Free / Open-sourceProvides privacy-focused local Markdown note-taking with backlinks, but lacks PDF markup and stylus handwriting capabilities.
