Comparison

Notepad vs Lab Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Notepad

Securely store and organize your thoughts with advanced features like PIN/biometric locking and an anti-theft system. Convert images to text, sync across devices, and customize your notes with rich formatting and tags. Share, backup, and easily retrieve your important information.

Highlights
  • PIN/Biometric note locking
  • Anti-theft system with photo capture
  • OCR for image to text conversion
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Rich text formatting and styling
  • Tagging and color-coding for organization
  • Text, photo, and drawing note types
Features
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Keep important notes safely with Anti Theft System! • Lock Notes with PIN / Biometric authentication (Fingerprint / Face detection) • Anti Theft System (Capture face photo silently who entered wrong PIN) • OCR Notes - Capture image and convert readable characters into notes! (Helpful to save ID card / Bill details) • Signup account and sync notes across the devices with same email (Backup / Restore notes to cloud) • Style your note (e.g Bold / Italic / Underline / Heading / Bullets / Alignments / Undo / Redo etc) • Note Backup / Restore via Email and Document Files and Notepad cloud account • Manage unlimited Notes • Make Text / Photo / Drawing / Sketch Notes • Tag Notes for quick search • Color notes accordingly • Share notes with friends via various apps • Trash - Recover notes from here • Bookmark - Make Note Important to fetch easily • Backup PIN - Backup PIN via email for recovery • Quick Search via title / body / tags • Save note from other app support - Select text and share it via this notepad app to store note quickly without opening this app • Available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, German, Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic languages. Privacy Policy: https://parthmpandya.github.io/Privacy-Policy-Documents/iOS_Notepad_Privacy_Policy.html Terms Of Use: https://parthmpandya.github.io/Privacy-Policy-Documents/iOS_Notepad_Terms_and_Conditions.html This app will capture image from front camera without displaying prior view(Theft Report feature). If anyone have any query regarding this app or have any suggestion to improve app performance. Let me know on my email id: droidoworld@gmail.com

About

Lab Notes

Features
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Organize, Planeje e Inove em Seus Experimentos Laboratoriais O LabNotes é a ferramenta definitiva para cientistas, estudantes e pesquisadores que buscam elevar a organização e a eficiência de seus experimentos. Combinando recursos avançados de gerenciamento com o poder da Apple Intelligence, o LabNotes transforma a maneira como você documenta e executa suas pesquisas. Principais Funcionalidades: 1. Organização Inteligente de Documentos Diga adeus à papelada desorganizada. Envie seus relatórios, artigos e protocolos em PDF diretamente para o app e mantenha tudo vinculado aos seus respectivos experimentos. Tenha acesso rápido e fácil a toda a sua documentação em um só lugar. 2. Criação Automática de Fluxogramas Visualize seus procedimentos com clareza. O LabNotes gera fluxogramas detalhados automaticamente a partir das suas descrições, facilitando a compreensão e a execução de cada etapa do seu experimento. Gestão Completa de Materiais e Atividades Nunca mais perca o controle do que precisa ser feito. Listas de Materiais: Acompanhe reagentes, vidrarias e equipamentos com precisão, incluindo quantidades e especificações. Acompanhamento de Atividades: Gerencie o passo a passo dos seus procedimentos, marque etapas concluídas e monitore o progresso em tempo real. Potencializado pela Apple Intelligence Leve sua pesquisa para o futuro. Com suporte exclusivo para dispositivos compatíveis com Apple Intelligence (requer iOS 26), o LabNotes utiliza IA avançada para auxiliar na estruturação de experimentos, sugerir materiais e otimizar seus fluxos de trabalho como nunca antes. Transforme seu dispositivo em um assistente de laboratório poderoso. Baixe o LabNotes e foque no que realmente importa: suas descobertas.

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Lab Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lab Notes at none against Notepad's 5. Lab Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown). Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notepad sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Lab Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Notepad versus Lab Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadLab Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParth PandyaVicente Parmigiani

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Notepad

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month License For Notes App$1.491 Month
  • 1 Year License For Notes App$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Ad Free Notes$1.99
  • 1 Month License$1.99
  • 1 Year License$9.99
None

Lab Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lab Notes free?
Lab Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notepad or Lab Notes have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Lab Notes does not.

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