ZoomNotes - Note take, Sketch, Annotate PDF and Present
By Deliverance Software Ltd
View More By This Developer- Price$7.99
- CategoryProductivity
- First releasedSeptember 12, 2011
- Versions2 archived
- Installable2 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerDeliverance Software Ltd
- Bundle IDcom.zoom-notes.zoomnotes
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
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Report an issueZoomNotes is the most comprehensive visual note-taking app with huge zoom range. Make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, huge WhiteBoards , PDF files, images and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents (via GoogleDrive). Sync your documents between your iPad and iPhone with iCloud.
ZoomNotes is compatible with any capacitive stylus pen and also with the top electronic pens on the market including the fabulous Apple Pencil.
ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available.
Features include:
MULTIPLE PEN TYPES There are 8 pen types to choose from including gel, nib, pencil and watercolour each with unlimited line thicknesses.
HANDWRITING RECOGNITION Search handwritten notes.
DIGITAL PLANNING Either import a planner pdf or use the ‘Custom digital planner’ option to create your own. You can configure a planner to show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps.
SUB-PAGES This unique feature allows you to use ‘pages within pages’. This allows you to use sticky-notes and enables the creation of hierarchical visual files. You can also insert whole pdf files as sub-pages, or import pages from other ZoomNotes documents into a sub-page.
BOOKMARKS Bookmarks allow you save views in your documents, and then return to them at a later date. There are animated playback facilities to allow you to present with or to create videos from your document.
LINKS Add links between pages, and even between documents. This lets you create your own digital planners, enhance imported pdf planners or create indices.
SPLIT_SCREEN Edit and view two documents side by side (or above and below). You can now also have 2 views of the same document.
CALENDAR EVENTS Add events/reminders linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes.
HUGE ZOOM RANGE, WHITEBOARD MODE Zoom in and out without arbitrary limits including rotated views.
LAYERS Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages.
WRITE OVER PDF FILES Import and write over PDFs, Microsoft Office files Word, Excel and PowerPoint (via GoogleDrive).
UNLIMITED PAPER SIZES AND STYLES Make your page as small or as large as you like. Choose any type of paper with our configurable paper types.
FULLY EDITABLE In ZoomNotes, you can select, scale, rotate, shift and flip (mirror) objects. Cut, copy and paste are also available, including between documents, pages and other apps.
SHAPES AND ARROWS Regular shapes and arrows (ideal for visual mapping); they can be drawn with the polygon tool or roughly drawn by hand and automatically converted into the exact geometric shape.
SYMBOL LIBRARY Fully configurable library of reusable shapes and images.
IMAGES AND IMAGE EDITING Insert images (photos) in your documents at any size and scale. Crop, mask, re-sample, edit transparency, scan-correct and deform images. Insert images and videos from camera or photo library.
TYPED TEXT Enter typed text via keyboard; with a wide range of fonts and font sizes, font colours, fills and borders. Text can be entered at all zoom scales and can be selected and moved, scaled and rotated.
RECORD AND PLAYBACK SOUNDS Including import and export of mp3 files. You can also insert a sound recording on the page to which it relates. Now linked to drawing.
SHARE DOCUMENTS Share documents as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote, Airdrop, iCloud Drive and Open in.
USE FOR PRESENTATIONS ZoomNotes is VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay.
MAGNIFICATION WINDOW Write into a zoomed in view whilst still viewing the zoomed out view.
There are lots more details including videos or the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com. We respond to every email sent to [email protected]
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2012 | — | — | — | $2.99 |
| December 15, 2018 | — | ★ 4.5 | 114 | $7.99 |
| December 18, 2018 | — | ★ 4.5 | 116 | $7.99 |
| December 5, 2020 | — | ★ 4.5 | 421 | $7.99 |
| December 4, 2021 | 8.5.20 | ★ 4.5 | 546 | $7.99 |
| November 29, 2023 | 8.8.23 | ★ 4.5 | 742 | $7.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15I am so thankful to the Almighty Algorithm Gods on YouTube… it showed me the channel Paperless X which inevitably lead me to the very esteemed spot I am today… sitting pretty with Zoomnotes version 8.8.27 <3! Now, every time I’m on YouTube and I get suggested silly videos for childish apps like ‘Goodnotes’ and ‘Notability,’ I scoff and open Zoomnotes with a smile on my face. It is everything that we are led to believe ‘Goodnotes’ and ‘Notability’ would like to be. They might have some name recognition yes.. but Zoomnotes actually provides everything that those apps promise to be and MORE. I am so proud to support an app that I know will one day will outshine the likes of other ‘normal’ ‘note-taking’ apps like the aforementioned. It is the most comprehensive, capable, beautiful, work of love that I will scream to the skies about until it is #1 and I am back to the mud… #EdNumber1FanClub #ZoomNotes4Ever ❕💟💖
I’ve used Goodnotes for years!! Their price hikes and shady sequels without adding features that actually worked tuned me away finally. Zoomnotes is perfect in almost every way and even better than Goodnotes in a lot of ways. Always wanted procreate style freedom and alignment tools like Canva. It does crash though
Unparalleled features, but the ux is fairly incomprehensible. Give it a week and you’ll get it, but it’s tough. Loving it now!
ZoomNotes just keeps getting better and better. The developer keeps adding new functions. I love that we continually get more options and don’t have to pay a monthly subscription fee like most other apps charge. I would suggest becoming a part of the Facebook group as everyone there is very helpful with learning all the functionality. Ed, the developer, is very helpful and quick to respond if you are having issues using the app. Ed is amazing!!! I would give this app 1000 stars!!!!!
I will admit it took me a while to understand how this app works. I am still learning. But once you start to get the hang of it..... it is awesome!! I have no complaints what so ever. I would love however to see some metallic and or glitter inks, I would love also to see a pc version. I do all my planning on this app. I don’t take notes. Update unlimited zoom no longer works and I don’t recommend this app if you want that feature
After 5+ years of daily use (as of 9/16/25): ZoomNotes is hands-down my favorite, must-have app! I rely on it for everything: planning, calendar creation, PDF reading and editing (I even transformed a plain Bible PDF by adding thousands of links and images), and fixing up the daily images I create with ChatGPT. Spelling errors? Gone. Extra fingers? Erased. ZoomNotes makes it effortless. It truly does it all—so well that I no longer need a dozen other apps. From note-taking and presentations to transparency tools and advanced editing, it’s all built in. Honestly, this is the only app you need. After years of use, I’m convinced there’s nothing ZoomNotes can’t do. I use it exclusively, and it keeps getting better with every release. Don’t be discouraged by critics—if they don’t like it, it’s because they didn’t take the time to learn it. Yes, there’s a learning curve, but just a few days of practice pays off in a huge way. ZoomNotes has replaced at least 10 other specialized apps for me, and it continues to impress. It is, without question, the best app available. Period.
With every option imaginable, there will be a learning curve. But once you lock down a basic workflow, it can be a powerful tool.
It frequently crashes and requires improvement.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.