Comparison

Otona Note vs Count Per Paragraph Notes

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

Head to head
About

Otona Note

This app allows for easy note-taking and organization with a focus on one-handed usability and extensive customization. It offers automatic backups and a history feature to recover previous versions of your notes, ensuring data safety.

Highlights
  • One-handed note editing
  • Customizable appearance (font, size, color, background)
  • Automatic backup and revision history
  • Folder creation, editing, and sorting
  • Convert notes to images
  • Easy copy-paste functionality
Features
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Otona Note is a simple notepad made to be easy to write in, even with one hand. EASY TO WRITE WITH ONE HAND A menu sits right above the keyboard. Move the cursor, select text, copy and paste with a tap, without fiddling with tiny handles. It feels closer to writing on a computer. MAKE IT LOOK YOUR WAY Choose from over 200 fonts and change the text size, text color and background color. Make each note easy on your eyes, or just make it look nice. NEVER LOSE A NOTE Overwrote something by mistake? Every save is kept in the history, so you can bring back an older version of a note. Notes are also backed up automatically, on your device and to iCloud. ORGANIZE WITH FOLDERS Sort notes into folders and reorder them. With Pro, you can put folders inside folders. HANDY EXTRAS - Character and line count while you write - Long-press a note to copy it, great for text you paste often - Save a note as an image to share it (vertical text with Pro) - Trash, so deleted notes can be recovered - Portrait and landscape PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The app is free with ads. Pro unlocks every feature and removes ads with a single purchase. No subscription. - URL scheme: otonaNote://

About

Count Per Paragraph Notes

This note-taking application displays character counts for each paragraph and the entire text. It helps users improve readability by making them aware of paragraph length. The interface is designed for one-handed operation with convenient buttons above the keyboard.

Highlights
  • Character count per paragraph
  • Total character count display
  • One-handed operation design
  • Edit completion buttons
  • Improves writing readability
Read full description

This is a note app that shows the number of characters per paragraph. On the left side of the sentence, the number of characters in the paragraph is displayed. The number of characters for the whole sentence is also displayed at the top. By being aware of the number of characters in each paragraph, you will be able to write more readable sentences. The edit completion button and other buttons are placed above the keyboard, so you can easily operate it with one hand.

Screenshots

Otona Note4 screens
Count Per Paragraph Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Otona Note at 5.0 against Count Per Paragraph Notes's 4.8. Count Per Paragraph Notes's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Otona Note sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Count Per Paragraph Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Otona Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Per Paragraph Notes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Otona Note ships an update every 3 weeks, Count Per Paragraph Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Otona Note versus Count Per Paragraph Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOtona NoteCount Per Paragraph Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasaki HiranoOsawa Shunsuke

Customer experience

Otona Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.8%

Count Per Paragraph Notes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Otona Note

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock Backup Restore$3.99
  • Pro (All Features Unlocked)$4.99
2 purchases

Count Per Paragraph Notes

One-time2
  • Support for development$2.99
  • Pro Edition$3.99

Questions

Is Otona Note free?
Otona Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count Per Paragraph Notes free?
Count Per Paragraph Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Otona Note or Count Per Paragraph Notes?
Otona Note is rated higher. Otona Note averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Count Per Paragraph Notes averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Otona Note or Count Per Paragraph Notes have ads?
Both Otona Note and Count Per Paragraph Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Otona Note or Count Per Paragraph Notes?
Otona Note ships an update every 3 weeks, and Count Per Paragraph Notes monthly. Most recently, Otona Note was updated on October 19, 2026 and Count Per Paragraph Notes on October 11, 2026.

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