Derive: Handwritten Math Notes
Derive Notes Pty Ltd Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Derive: Handwritten Math Notes is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Derive Notes Pty Ltd. Rated 4.3/5 from 25 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.3
- 25 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 80 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 15
- 2026 · v1.3.14
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About Derive: Handwritten Math Notes
Derive Notes is a canvas-first note-taking app built for math, science, and engineering students. Write equations by hand with Apple Pencil, and let Derive understand what you wrote, so your notes do more than sit on the page. HANDWRITING THAT'S ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD Draw on an infinite canvas the way you would on paper. Derive recognizes your handwritten math as you work, turning messy strokes into clean, structured expressions you can check, reuse, and build on. A TUTOR RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR WORK Stuck on a step? Open the tutor panel and get step-by-step help tied directly to what's on your canvas. It works alongside your handwriting instead of pulling you into a separate app. BUILT FOR REAL STUDY SESSIONS - Infinite canvas with smooth, low-latency inking - Pen, eraser, and lasso tools for fast editing - Organize your work into notebooks and pages - Two-finger tap to undo, pinch to zoom - Your notebooks sync securely across your devices DESIGNED FOR FOCUS A clean, distraction-free workspace with light, dark, sepia, and high-contrast themes, so long study sessions stay comfortable. Derive Notes keeps your handwriting at the center and adds just enough intelligence to make studying faster by recognizing your math, helping you through hard steps, and keeping every page organized and in sync. Note: Derive uses trusted third-party AI providers to process handwriting and page text for recognition and tutoring. You're asked for consent in-app before these features are used. DESIGNED FOR IPAD AND APPLE PENCIL Handwriting, drawing, and the full authoring tools require an iPad with Apple Pencil. On iPhone, Derive is a companion for reading and reviewing your notebooks: browse your library, open any page, search across everything, and ask the tutor. Notes you write on iPad appear on iPhone automatically. SUBSCRIPTION Derive Pro unlocks writing and editing, handwriting recognition, and the AI tutor. Every new account starts with a 7-day free trial, and a trial or subscription is required to use Derive. If a subscription later lapses, the notebooks you already made stay readable, so your own work is never locked away. - Derive Pro Monthly: A$9.99 per month - Derive Pro Annual: A$101.99 per year - Both start with a 7-day free trial Prices are in Australian dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Derive Terms of Service: https://derivenotes.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://derivenotes.com/privacy
Ratings & reviews
4.3
25 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.3.14 · Updated October 15, 2026
PDFs keep their detail on zoom and export. Imported PDFs redraw from the original as you zoom. Exports preserve selectable source text and vector detail when the original permits. If the original cannot be used, the export keeps the image and shows a warning. Page icons distinguish circuits, derivatives, integrals, limits, forces, and logic. Automatic choices stay consistent when topic order changes. Fixes: pen strokes keep their corners; erased ink stays erased across tabs; OneNote imports keep section names; graph controls align with the pointer. Codespace follows the indentation width in your code. Text boxes wrap at the paper edge. Landscape pages fit in view. Reset zoom restores the fitted page view. Send feedback through Settings or email [email protected].
App privacy
The developer, Derive Notes Pty Ltd, 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
- Location: Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
- Other Data: Other Data Types
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content, Audio Data, Customer Support
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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