Note! vs a Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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
a Notepad
Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly on the go. This app offers both offline and cloud-synced note-taking, allowing you to access your notes from any device. Share your notes as plain text or as a web page with customizable privacy settings.
- Standalone mode (no login)
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device access
- Note sharing as text or web page
- Private, public, and password-protected notes
- Guest editing options
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Take notes on the go and share notes online with aNotepad mobile app. aNotepad can be used in either Standalone mode or Connected mode. Standalone mode - No login required. Notes will only be stored on your mobile device. If you later decide to login with an anotepad.com account, your local notes will be uploaded to that account as well. Connected mode - If you login with an anotepad.com free account, notes will be synchronized with anotepad.com cloud server. You can access your notes from multiple devices. You can also access your notes at anotepad.com website with a web browser. Note Sharing Notes can be shared either as Text or as online Web page. User in standalone mode can only share notes as Text. Logged in user can get an instant note web page and share note URL with others. Note Permission When you share your note as an online web page with others. You can set note permission to control who can see your note. Private Note - Only you can read and edit Public Note - Everyone who knows the URL can read Password Protected Note - Only people with password can read If you enable Guest Editing on your note, people with note editing password can also edit your note at anotepad.com website. Contact us at support@anotepad.com if you have any additional questions or any feedback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: a Notepad at none against Note!'s 1. a Notepad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). Note!'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 38) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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
Both are free to download. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. a Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Note! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Note!'s written reviews are positive against 49% of a Notepad's.
Note! ships an update every 13 months, a Notepad every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note! | a Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 48.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIEU Limited | Jia Qing Song |
Customer experience
Note!
a Notepad
Bugs and 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
a Notepad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
a Notepad
No in-app purchases
