Notepad vs Note!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notepad
A straightforward writing application that allows for easy note-taking and sentence composition. It offers robust editing tools like undo/redo and a keyboard toolbar for efficient text manipulation. The app is designed for one-handed operation and includes features for organizing notes with folders and backups.
- Note and folder management
- Undo/Redo editing
- Keyboard toolbar for text manipulation
- One-handed operation design
- Startup lock with iOS authentication
- Dark mode support
- iCloud backup
Read full descriptionHide full description
This is a simple notepad app that has useful features not only to take notes but also to write sentences. Mistakes of editing can be fixed easily by undo/redo feature. If you want to restore a note to previous content, you will be able to restore from update history. On keyboard toolbar, There is convenient features such as moving cursor up/down/left/right and select/copy/cut/paste. In addition, This app is made to make it easy to operate with one hand. ------ This is a notepad app that implements convenient features while being careful not to impair the simple operation feeling. The features of this app is below. Notes management features: - Manage notes by folders - Sort notes and folders freely - Manage update and delete history of notes Notes editing features: - Store a note at real time - Change font size while viewing a note - Show character, word, line count - Link text to other app such as Email and SNS - keyboard toolbar --> Select/Copy/Cut/Paste --> Move cursor up/down/left/right by one character --> Move cursor to start or end of note --> Move cursor to start or end of line --> Undo and Redo of editing Other features: - Startup lock - Use iOS authentication (Face ID, Touch ID, Passcode) - Mini note - Ancillary note when creating notes - Change color setting to dark mode - Export and Import backup files - iCloud backup
Note!
This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on speed and simplicity. It allows for quick plain text entries, organized by modification date, with options for text resizing and passcode protection for privacy.
- Quick plain text notes
- Sorted by latest modified
- Pinch to zoom text size
- Set passcode to lock notes
Read full descriptionHide full description
Nothing more, nothing less. Designed to be as minimal as possible for quick plain text notes. + Sorted by latest modified + Pinch to zoom/change text size + Set a passcode to lock your notes
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notepad at none against Note!'s 1. Notepad also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 61%). Note!'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 22). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Notepad against 4.7 for Note!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Notepad's written reviews are positive against 61% of Note!'s.
Notepad ships an update monthly, Note! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad | Note! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 61.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makoto Yamabayashi | RIEU Limited |
Customer experience
Notepad
Note!
Bugs and requests
Notepad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Note!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads disrupt note-taking experience
- Inability to delete old notes
- Lack of printing functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add iCloud sync and backup
- Implement a paid, ad-free version
- Allow for note organization and sorting
- Improve text formatting and editing capabilities
In-app purchases
Notepad
No in-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
