Cinema Server Control vs Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinema Server Control
This app provides wireless control of your Dolby Integrated Media Server IMS3000 from an iPad. It allows booth operation of servers, playlist building, and audio control without a physical PC connection.
- Wireless server control
- Booth operation
- Playlist building
- Audio controls
- Secure connection
- No PC required
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Cinema Server Control lets you use your iPad to give you wireless access and control of your Dolby Integrated Media Server IMS3000. - Enables booth operation of each available server from a single mobile device, with no physical connection between a PC or servers required. - Allows access to all primary server functions such as Playback Controls, Playlist Building, and Audio Controls. - Secure connection helps prevent unauthorized access. - Requires USB Bluetooth adapter. - Recommended minimum screen size –9.6"(244 mm) + extra-high-density screens (320dpi minimum). For complete Dolby Integrated Media Server installation, operation, pairing instructions,and approved Bluetooth adapters, please consult our product user manual at http://dolbycustomer.com. For further assistance,contact Dolby Customer Support at CustomerSupport@dolby.com.
Notepad
Capture thoughts, pictures, voice notes, and checklists with this powerful yet simple notepad. Securely store logins and passwords, organize with categories, and easily find information with quick search. Includes reminders and backup options.
- Capture thoughts, pictures, and voice records
- Create and manage checklists
- Secure storage for logins and passwords
- Organize notes with categories and colors
- Quick search functionality
- Backup and restore data
- Password protection for app startup
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Smart notepad makes it easy to capture your thought, pictures, voice records, checklist, birthdays, logins, and passwords. You can easily organize it and find it quickly later. The notepad helps you to keep all information with you. Smart notepad is very powerful but simple and easy to use. Main features: - Add notes - Add existing pictures to notes - Take photos and add to notes - Add voice records and listen to at any time - Add checklists - Add and remember birthdays - Secure storage for logins and passwords - Encoding with RSA and DES algorithms - Categories for notes - Colors for categories - A quick search for any data - Recent notes list - Restore removed notes from trash folder - Sorting notes by different fields - Birthdays reminder - Quick buttons to create notes - Quick copy data to memory - Password on application startup - Restore password to the email - Backup/restore data - Print notes - Share notes Supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Bengali, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese Simplified If you have any ideas for improvement just contact us by softser06@gmail.com Permissions Notice Camera: This is used to attach images to notes Microphone: This is used to attach voice records to notes Storage: This is used to backup/restore all notes (Ages 10+)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cinema Server Control at Free against Notepad's $6.99. Cinema Server Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). Notepad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Cinema Server Control is free to download; Notepad costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cinema Server Control against 5.0 for Notepad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Cinema Server Control ships an update every 3 weeks, Notepad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinema Server Control | Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dolby Laboratories | siarhei yatsuk |
Customer experience
Cinema Server Control
Notepad
In-app purchases
Cinema Server Control
No in-app purchases
Notepad
No in-app purchases
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