Random Things Generator vs ScratchPads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Things Generator
Easily generate random numbers, cards, colors, dice rolls, and more. Create custom lists for unique generation needs. Features a clean interface and syncs across Apple devices.
- Number Generator
- Card Generator
- Coin Flipper
- Color Generator
- Dice Roller
- Custom List Generator
- Clean UI
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This app is great if you want to generate random things. Here's some of the generators included: • Number Generator • Card Generator • Coin Flipper • Color Generator • Dice Roller You can also create your own lists of things to generate. Core Features • Clean UI • Features loads of useful generators • Automatically synced with all your Apple devices • No Ads
ScratchPads
Quickly jot down notes and have them automatically saved. This utility app offers multiple scratch pads for easy organization and instant recall of your thoughts. Simply close the app to save your work.
- Multiple scratch pads
- Automatic note saving
- Quick text deletion
- Restores last active pad
- Simple interface
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Very simplistic utility app to allow for scratch pad notes to be quickly added and automatically saved. USE: Open app, select one of the "Pads", and record scratch pad notes. To clear a pad, tap the trash icon in the upper right side of the screen and then confirm to delete the pad text. To save the text, just close the app. FEATURES: Five different "Pads" to store scratch pad notes. Delete all text on a Pad with two taps. Scratch pad notes are automatically saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened. The last active Pad tab is saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Random Things Generator at Free against ScratchPads's $0.99. Random Things Generator also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 1). ScratchPads's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Random Things Generator is free to download; ScratchPads costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScratchPads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Random Things Generator has 60 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Random Things Generator's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScratchPads's.
Random Things Generator ships an update fortnightly, ScratchPads every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Random Things Generator | ScratchPads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Horowitz | Thomas Dalke |
Customer experience
Random Things Generator
ScratchPads
In-app purchases
Random Things Generator
No in-app purchases
ScratchPads
No in-app purchases
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