About Element Note
Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy
Element Note details
Element Note is a free Productivity app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, developed by Soysauce Lab. It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2,592 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.0 or later, is 129 MB to download and is available in 12 languages. It was first released on November 3, 2022 and last updated on September 24, 2026.
- Category
- Productivity
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (2,592 ratings)
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 2.13.1
- Size
- 129 MB
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- Compatibility
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and 4 more
- Age rating
- 4+
- Released
- November 3, 2022
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
- Developer
- Soysauce Lab
Ratings breakdown
What’s new in Element Note
Fixed an issue that could prevent notes from exporting.
Version 2.13.1 · Updated September 24, 2026
Element Note app privacy
The developer, Soysauce Lab, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Element Note | 4.6 / 5 (2,592 ratings) | Free | September 24, 2026 |
| Notes Writer: PDF, Voice, AI | 4.5 / 5 (7,328) | Free | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Feenote - Notes and lists | 4.8 / 5 (2,026) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| MyScript Notes: AI Handwriting | 4.7 / 5 (38,595) | Free | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Noteful: Notes & PDF Markup | 4.8 / 5 (23,670) | Free | Sep 22, 2026 |
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| Kilonotes-Notes & Mark up PDF | 4.6 / 5 (4,943) | Free | Sep 8, 2026 |