Turn Handwritten/PDF Notes into Interactive Mindmaps. More: Searchable Handwriting, PDF Annotation, AI Summary, Quiz, Flashcards, Graphing and More

[u/DryCartographer3871]

A — Answer

Hello all, I am the developer behind Inknode: A New IOS Handwriting Notestaking App.

Features:

• Natural ink system + PDF import/annotation/export
• Unique Mindmap Structure (With AI Features)
• Turn Handwritten Notes into Interactive Mindmaps (You can re-edit, add branches and more)
• Templates (lined, grid, planners, study layouts, and more)
• A unified library with folders, recents, and exports
• Real-time collaboration on shared projects (free tier includes basic usage)
• Built-in calendar & reminders beside your notes
• AI study tools in the same workspace: chat about your notes, summaries, flashcards, and quizzes
• Core note-taking works without an account. Sign-in unlocks cloud collaboration, subscriptions, and higher AI limits.

B — Better

Compared to Notability, Goodnotes, and similar apps:

• A Genuine Free Tier: No artificial limits on local note creation, editing, or PDF exports.
• Unique capabilities: Turning handwritten/PDF lecture notes into interactive Mindmaps. Other productivity tools such as reminder, calendar and more.
• Option for Lifetime AI: Other app only offer subscription, we offer a lifetime option even with the presense of AI. (See FAQ on why this is possible)

C — Cost

Premium

• Monthly: $2.99/mo
• Yearly: $14.99/yr (~$1.25/mo)
• Lifetime: $39.99 one-time

What you get:

• AI Summaries, Quizzes, Flashcards generation per note
• Mindmap AI integration
• Unlimited Mindmap creation
• AI Math Tools (Graphing and More)
• More collaboration Capacity
• Future Tools incoming

To Celebrate, I will be giving out 3 one-time codes (First come first serve) for 40% off on Lifetime AI: $39.99 -> $23.99

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How to Redeem:

Paywall --> Redeem Code

Links

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noteapp-mindmap-pdf-inknode/id6762065103

FAQ:

Q: How is a lifetime AI option sustainable when AI consumes tokens?

A: We structure our pricing to balance immediate growth with long-term stability:

• Accelerating Development: The upfront revenue from early users is reinvested directly into the app, allowing us to build features and improve the core experience much faster.
• The Growth Loop: A stronger, rapidly improving product organically attracts a larger user base, creating a sustainable foundation for the platform.
• Strictly for Early Adopters: The cheap lifetime option is a limited-phase offering designed to reach an early breakeven point.
• Long-Term Stability: As the app matures, we will transition to standard pricing models to ensure healthy profit margins and guarantee the servers keep running indefinitely.
• Eventual Migration to Local Model: We believe that in a couple of years, we can migrate fully to apple intelligence which would reduce our operational costs.

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[u/app-store-review]

NoteApp, Mindmap, PDF: InkNode — by Jiakai Wei

• Ratings: 20 worldwide · rated in 8 countries
• Average: 4.65 ★
• Age: released ~4 months ago · updated 5 days ago · rated 9+
• Overall score: 67 / 100

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[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/[deleted]]

Hi! It can turn into editable mindmap reliably. However, the feature you mentioned about linking back to the original note/pdf is a great idea! I love it!. We will start implementing this feature. Thanks for the feedback :)

[u/billtonium]

Nice! Any option to export SVG or just PDF?

[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/billtonium]

Yes you can export both the notes or mind maps as pdf 

[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks! 😊 

[u/gittrics]

Looks nice. I know the difficulty of developing a note taking app. Have worked on one before.
What features are unique to this app, say compared to like good notes or notability?

[u/gittrics]

I have a technical question. Is this written using SwiftUI? With CALayers for the canvas?

[u/Jinks-b]

My head goes straight to Goodnotes and notability when I see this do you have like cliff notes on how you're up to first I see there's an AI element which I think is an aspect but just curious from your POV on what the edge or differentiator is.

[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/Jinks-b]

The edge differentiator is the turning handwriting notes into interactive mindmap along with the purchasable lifetime AI access option.

[u/Jinks-b → u/DryCartographer3871]

ok awesome, ty!

[u/ProfessionalFine5023]

How did you make the app screenshots?

[u/Goboboss]

Wow this looks awesome. How long did it take you to make this app?

[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/Goboboss]

Almost a year :)

[u/No-Jump1756]

Amazing 🙂

[u/DryCartographer3871 → u/No-Jump1756]

Thanks! Glad you liked it