a Notepad vs FITS QuickLook Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
FITS QuickLook Mobile
View and explore FITS image files on your mobile device. Optimized for touch, it allows for side-by-side comparisons on tablets and precise data exploration with Apple Pencil. Fully offline and no accounts needed.
- Lightweight FITS image viewer
- Optimized for touch on iPhone and iPad
- Side-by-side comparison on iPad
- Precise image data exploration
- Supports standard FITS formats
- Fully offline functionality
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FITS QuickLook Mobile is a lightweight and efficient viewer for FITS images, designed for mobile devices. Built upon the macOS version and optimized for touch, it delivers a smooth and intuitive experience on both iPhone and iPad. On smaller screens, it focuses on fast single-image viewing; on iPad, it supports opening multiple FITS files in separate windows for convenient side-by-side comparison. Supports standard FITS formats (.fit, .fits), compatible with both astronomical data and FITS files generated by tools such as MATLAB. Enables precise exploration of image data using touch or Apple Pencil. Fully offline. No accounts required. No data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FITS QuickLook Mobile at 100% against a Notepad's 49%. FITS QuickLook Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). a Notepad's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). On 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
a Notepad is free to download; FITS QuickLook Mobile costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FITS QuickLook Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: a Notepad has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of a Notepad's written reviews are positive against 100% of FITS QuickLook Mobile's.
a Notepad ships an update every 3 months, FITS QuickLook Mobile daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | a Notepad | FITS QuickLook Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jia Qing Song | 海平 陈 |
Customer experience
a Notepad
FITS QuickLook Mobile
In-app purchases
a Notepad
No in-app purchases
FITS QuickLook Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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