# Minipad — user reviews > 83 indexed App Store user reviews of Minipad by Alexander Davidson, rated 4.30/5 from 402 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minipad/id1023598911/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minipad/id1023598911.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 260 · 4★ 60 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 25 ## What do users think of Minipad? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 💡 Allows writing without distractions - 🚀 Efficient battery usage - 🤩 Great for young writers - 🙌 Encourages creativity and imagination **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional data loss issues - 💬 Lack of formatting options (italics, bold) - 🔍 No search functionality - 📁 Inability to organize notes/stories into folders - 🔤 No spell check or autocorrect **Commonly reported bugs** - Reported issues with data loss and deletion of stories - Some users unable to export or share their writings **Most requested features** - Add spell check and autocorrect - Implement formatting options (italics, bold) - Include a search feature - Allow organizing notes/stories into folders - Provide an option to change font size and style ## Newest reviews (16 of 83) ### 4/5 — Love this app. *2026-06-08, version 1.9.4* The app is amazing, but i use it on My IPad, and when i do if i have spell correct mode on most of the time I cannot see what I’m typing, because the word suggestions will pop up in front of my story. I love that this app doesn’t make you pay for anything, and that you can name your stories. It is amazing, i just wish you could add italics. ### 4/5 — Minor Problem *2026-03-07, version 1.9.3* Love the app, but it automatically deleted one of my Stories when I didn’t press the delete button. Went off the app for a bit and came back to the Story gone. Overall, excellent app would recommend to someone new in writing or notes ❤️ ### 4/5 — Just a few things to say (rly good app though) *2025-06-15, version 1.9.2* I’ve been using Minipad for quite a while now but there are some flaws. 1: “stories” or “notes” In settings you can choose if the top wants to say stories or notes. It would be better if you could make folders to name them different things. It would be much easier to sort things out. 2: Searching It would be so helpful if Minipad added a search button. I have so many stories and notes in there that i have to scroll all the way down or up ### 4/5 — Just a few things *2025-04-03, version 1.9.2* I really like Mini pad. Its my go to app from writing stories because other apps don’t have the same sorting feature. It just makes everything so much easier to find. I’d like to give some suggestions though. I would love if you had an option in settings to do auto correct because sometimes i need it for certain things. Next i would love if you can make folders and name them so you don’t have to choose “notes” or “stories”. I love the feature where you can change the app icon but i would also like it if we could change the colour. And the original can just be purple. Last few things, it would be very helpful if AI can generate some ideas for you to write. Because i never know how to start a good story or come up with a story idea. And i know it will take alot of time but what if you can share your stories and people can read them. This will be very fun and you won’t have to go to other story apps to pay for your books. You can just read other small authors books that will entertain you. Please consider these things. Mini Pad would get a big upgrade with them. ☺️ i love Mini Pad definitely install it now. ### 4/5 — Awesome, simple to use writing tool *2024-12-03, version 1.9.2* I’m a disabled person looking for a text editor with a simple interface and a focused core set of features that I can use with my eyegaze device. Minipad is the best app I’ve come across so far! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-07-06, version 1.9.2* I have written so many books, lists and notes in Minipad it’s so simple and basic in all the best ways meaning that you can write with no interruptions. Furthermore I have used it for several years and unlike most writing apps it has not once dipped in quality or had a bug or feature I have disliked. Overall this is the best writing app out there and I would recommend it to anyone as I have to my friends. -Will (14) ### 5/5 — I LOVE THIS!!!!!! *2024-03-14, version 1.9.2* This is the best writing app ever! It is very child friendly and very simple. Just create your title and write your story! You can also change the next size so choose what suits you! I 100% recommend this app for anyone who is a creative writer. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2024-02-11, version 1.9.1* I love this app. Even though it doesn’t change wrong spelling, it’s still good because when I type made up names, it doesn’t change into something more common. I don’t really understand why people are mad and no italics, I don’t really see the use in them ### 4/5 — I really like this app! *2023-12-29, version 1.9.1* Today I spent a few hours reviewing writing apps for my Apple ipad. It was frustrating that everything I looked at first required a monthly or annual subscription. I am certain I am not the only person who would be willing to pay a reasonable amount for a simple writing app but absolutely refuse to subscribe to apps. Very often subscribing to apps is like getting the subscription to the gym that you never use, or subscribing to a streaming service you’ve stopped watching. In todays search I decided if a subscription was required I simply would not download any app. Even when I did a search for “free” apps once I looked at the details, it was free for 10 days or so and then you must subscribe. The MicroManiac apps required a lifetime subscription or you will loose the ability to even access the documents you already paid for the privilege of writing! Now the good news! So far I love the “MiniPad” writing app. In my first 7 hours of using this program I wrote an entire chapter for my new book! I love the simplicity of use. As an experienced writer I find formatting is a huge obstacle in the writing process. Personally I write my ideas out in very rough form on 5.5” X 8.5” pieces of paper and then type in my rough material. At these first two stages of writing I could care less about format and focus only on content. Is it possible to share these documents on two devices, like my iPhone and iPad? Thanks so much. Great app. ### 5/5 — I LOVE IT ❤️❤️ *2023-10-19, version 1.9.1* I love it alway writer my home cook like forever wonderful and calm . Thx ### 5/5 — I have to say that I’ve wrote a lot of stories here and please don’t update cause this is amazing *2023-10-17, version 1.9.1* I have a couple of things to say why you shouldn’t update . It’s white and has no colour which I really like . It has an amazing keyboard tying thingy .AND ITS AMAZING KEEP IT UP ### 4/5 — Really good except… *2023-08-25, version 1.9.1* This app is perfect for anyone who wants to write a story, jot down some study notes and much more, but there is one request I would like to cover. Why isn’t there autocorrect/auto capitalisation? It’s essential for my writing so it’d be great if you could include that. Other than that it’s a great app! ### 4/5 — Wow *2023-07-14, version 1.9.1* I love minipad it’s where I write my poems and books It’s free fun and I can use it while I’m at home school ### 4/5 — Good job. *2023-06-23, version 1.9.1* MiniPad I use for my stories. But please add autocorrect! ### 5/5 — Surprisingly Useful *2023-04-30* It has become my go-to app for short creative projects. ### 5/5 — This app is amazing! *2023-03-01, version 1.9.1* It is quite simple, don’t get me wrong, it’s great! Perfect for just simply writing anything you would like! I would really recommend this app! I have a question, Can you restore something you deleted? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No instructions. No choices. An insert from photos would be five stars. *2024-09-05, version 1.9.2* I would love this if I could insert pictures and edit. ### 1/5 — It opens, that’s all *2023-12-19, version 1.9.1* It does nothing- a blank page even ‘about’ has no info. Deleting pronto ### 1/5 — Why? *2021-06-11, version 1.8* I’m very disappointed I can’t past content into the writing area. That was the only reason I wanted this. ### 1/5 — No *2020-09-15, version 1.7* My iPad is not good enough for it. Why did they change!? ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2019-10-15, version 1.5* As has already been said, I just get a white screen so I can’t give it any stars at all. ### 1/5 — Problems *2018-06-13, version 1.2* It won’t let me save anything! I had a few paragraphs written and now they are gone!!! Not cool!😒 ### 2/5 — Give me space.. *2023-07-12, version 1.9.1* Easy to use, fast and good in many ways. Big BUT cos I just want to get rid the left side content panel. It is just driving me mad that i can’t use the full screen. 1/3 of my screen is taken up by this immobile side panel. Once it worked , just The one time could i sweep it away. Drives me crazy. ### 2/5 — Please read *2021-05-30, version 1.8* Okay so this app is great and all but i rated it two stars to get ur attention because u should really read this. Like the other person said, it would be so much more convenient if u put in italics so that we can type out character thoughts. Also it would be extremely helpful to me if your put in a word count at the bottom that measures how many words that you’ve written. This helps me determine how much longer or shorter i should make this story. This app is okay but if you really want to call it a writing app, then you should really consider adding in these and other features that would benefit writers. I hope you read this and i hope that you take the time to add in these changes that me and other writers would greatly enjoy. Byeeeeeee!!! ### 3/5 — Exporting Files *2024-03-24, version 1.9.2* It will not allow files created to be exported. ### 3/5 — I love it but *2022-08-19, version 1.8* This app doesn’t show up in Settings where all the currently existing apps on my phone are listed. Nobody is mentioning this. Am I the only one who’s experiencing this? What this means is I can’t back anything up. At the next iOS download everything might be lost! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My Favorite Transcription App *2026-07-27, version 1.9.4* Privacy: No data collected. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Simple: Very. Good. Don’t start adding bells and whistles that break or require a different privacy policy. Great transcription app; beats all the others I have tried. It is fast, agile, lightweight, and editable on the spot. No subscription. I would pay for lifetime access but please don’t add a subscription. Enough said. No account. Thank gosh. As a writer and ideator, this is a perfect app for me … except that there is, to my knowledge, no “undo” button. That is my only request. ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2026-01-18, version 1.9.3* I wanted a simple writing app for notes that I could email to myself computer and open it in Word. And this does that exactly. Easy. Simple. Works perfectly. Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — Good *2025-11-02, version 1.9.3* Amazing to write with. ### 5/5 — I love this app!! *2025-06-27, version 1.9.2* I’ve been using this app for almost 7 years now. All of my characters and stories are stored in these pages! Love it, very clean and simple^^ ### 5/5 — perfect app for my uses *2025-05-14, version 1.9.2* it’s amazing that this is only 1.7mb! ### 5/5 — This is amazing *2025-05-13, version 1.9.2* Love this. Other that this it is amazing and people who are looking for a writing app should look for this. I’m exited to share stories with my family.hope others like it. Go wild with imagination. It is sooooooooooo fun and I'm already starting a book. ### 5/5 — Love mini pad! *2025-03-01, version 1.9.2* I love your app man! ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2024-11-30* It’s a great little program! In addition to writing little poems and stories, I use it as a simple PIM. ### 5/5 — Minipad is great *2024-11-06, version 1.9.2* I love Minipad because it’s so fun and you can make as many stories as you want. I’m only nine but I love this app ### 5/5 — Perfect simply word processor *2024-09-18, version 1.9.2* Pages, my go-to, has become increasingly worse with updates. Need the simplest, least involved word processor to get creative thoughts down without bells and whistles. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*