Comparison

Notepad vs Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Notepad

Capture thoughts, pictures, voice memos, and checklists with this smart notepad. Organize and quickly find all your information, including secure storage for logins and passwords. Features include reminders, backup options, and printing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Capture thoughts, pictures, and voice records
  • Create and manage checklists
  • Secure storage for logins and passwords
  • Organize notes with categories and colors
  • Quick search and recent notes list
  • Backup, restore, and print notes
  • Birthday reminders
Features
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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 Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/prod/view/softser/home/notepad (Ages 10+)

About

Notes

A fast and simple note-taking application for jotting down ideas, managing daily tasks, and organizing information. It allows for quick note creation, color-coding, and easy searching to keep important details accessible. Customize your notes with formatting options and share them in various formats.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation
  • Color-coded notes
  • Notebook organization
  • Search functionality
  • Formatting options
  • Note sharing
  • Reminders
Features
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Looking for a simple and fast notes app to write down ideas, manage daily notes, and stay organized anytime? Note pad app helps save ideas quickly and keep everything in one place. It works as a smart notepad and notebook for personal, work, and study use. Create quick notes, use color notes, and keep important ideas easy to find. Daily planning and important notes stay simple and clear with an app designed for fast note-taking. Why Choose Notepad App? Quick Notes > With note taking app, create notes instantly with a single tap > Notebooks app gives a clear and focused writing experience. > Write short reminders or long notes. > Notesapp automatically saves all your notes. > Easily find any note by using the search. Organize Notes Easily > Easy notes app lets you create notebooks for better organization. > Sort notes by date, title, or color in the note pad app. > Use tags and labels with write notes app to filter notes. > Pin important notes at the top using the color notes app. > Archive old notes safely. Colorful Notes & Notebooks > Add colors to your notes with daily notes app. > Use color notes to separate work, personal, and daily notes. > Customize backgrounds and text colors. > Visual organization becomes easier with note book app. > Quickly recognize notes by color using the sticky notes app. Daily Notes & Reminders > Create daily notes easily. > Set reminders so you never forget important tasks > Plan your day better using the Notepad. > Track goals and to-do lists with the notebooks app > Stay productive every day using the color note app Customize Your Notes > Format notes with bold, italic, and underline in the daily notes app > Create bullet points and numbered lists. > Highlight important text using the sticky notes app > Add emojis and symbols to your notes > Edit, copy, and paste content smoothly in the note pad app Share Your Notes > Export notes as text, PDF, or image in the color note app. > Share notes via email, messaging, or social media. > Copy notes to the clipboard quickly using the Notepad app. > Easily share notes with friends or teammates. > Backup notes securely with the notebook app We value feedback! Suggestions help make the app better. Share thoughts and reviews to improve it. Thanks for the support! Privacy Policy: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notepad at 5.0 against Notes's 3.0. Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notepad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 6 weeks, Notes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notepad versus Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersiarhei yatsukEXTRA MART LLC

Customer experience

Notepad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notepad

Subscriptions1
  • Full access monthly$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or Notes?
Notepad is rated higher. Notepad averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Notes averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notepad or Notes have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Notes?
Notepad ships an update every 6 weeks, and Notes every 5 weeks. Most recently, Notepad was updated on August 16, 2026 and Notes on September 9, 2026.

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