Comparison

Notepad Sanrio characters vs pinkYgadget

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

Head to head
About

Notepad Sanrio characters

Personalize your home screen with cute Sanrio character widgets. Organize shopping lists, to-do lists, and notes with customizable text and background colors. Express your style with beloved characters like Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll.

Highlights
  • Sanrio character skins
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable text color
  • Customizable background color
  • Shopping list organizer
  • To-do list organizer
Features
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This is a cute notepad APP of Sanrio characters. You can use the skins of Sanrio Chracters, Hello Kitty (Kitty-chan), Cinnamoroll (Cinnamon), Pompompurin and Little Twin Stars (Kiki & Lala). Let's change skins for your favorite one. Cute Sticky Widgets on the home screen is very convenient. Let's use it for shopping lists, to-do lists, etc. You can change the text color and background color of the widget. Let's customize the home screen cutely and conveniently. Ⓒ 2021 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL NO. 620037

About

pinkYgadget

This utility app allows you to set timers up to 24 hours with a stylish and cute interface. Customize alert sounds and utilize background operation with notification alerts. Pause and restart your timers with ease.

Highlights
  • 24-hour timer setup
  • Stylish and cute design
  • Customizable alert sounds
  • Background operation
  • Pause and restart functionality
Features
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Features: ⁃ setup timer up to 24 hours; ⁃ stylish and cute design; ⁃ specific sounds list for alert; ⁃ works in background mode (Notifications Alert to be allowed). ⁃ pause and restart feature. Some icons downloaded from https://icons8.com Some pictures designed by Freepik and downloaded from: http://www.freepik.com Sounds were downloaded from www.freesoundeffects.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk Term of use: https://all-app-policy-tou.firebaseapp.com Private policy: https://all-app-policy-pp.firebaseapp.com Feedback and support: If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at rustan.co.ltd@gmail.com. Any of your suggestions are very welcomed.

Screenshots

Notepad Sanrio characters4 screens
pinkYgadget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notepad Sanrio characters at none against pinkYgadget's 10. Notepad Sanrio characters also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 15) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). pinkYgadget's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. pinkYgadget sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Notepad Sanrio characters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pinkYgadget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad Sanrio characters has 1.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Notepad Sanrio characters's written reviews are positive against 100% of pinkYgadget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad Sanrio characters ships an update every 4 months, pinkYgadget every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notepad Sanrio characters versus pinkYgadget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepad Sanrio characterspinkYgadget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.9K ratings)4.8 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtsPlanetRustam Nasredinov

Customer experience

Notepad Sanrio characters

All ratings1,915 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%

pinkYgadget

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notepad Sanrio characters

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not updating with latest note content
  • Capsule gacha sometimes not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more Sanrio characters like My Melody and Kuromi
  • Allow multiple notes/widgets to be saved
  • Improve capsule gacha reliability
  • Provide option to change widget background color

pinkYgadget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notepad Sanrio characters

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

pinkYgadget

Subscriptions5
  • Basic: All Bugs Qty - 1 months$0.991 Month
  • Basic: All Bugs - 1 month$1.991 Month
  • Basic: All Bugs Qty - 6 months$6.996 Months
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  • Basic: All Bugs - 6 months$9.996 Months
  • Basic: All Bugs Qty - 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 30 bugs$5.99
  • 40 bugs$6.99
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  • 50 bugs$9.99
  • Premium+: AllAccess - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Notepad Sanrio characters free?
Notepad Sanrio characters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pinkYgadget free?
pinkYgadget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad Sanrio characters or pinkYgadget?
pinkYgadget is rated higher. Notepad Sanrio characters averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while pinkYgadget averages 4.8 from 15 ratings.
Do Notepad Sanrio characters or pinkYgadget have ads?
Both Notepad Sanrio characters and pinkYgadget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Notepad Sanrio characters or pinkYgadget?
Notepad Sanrio characters ships an update every 4 months, and pinkYgadget every 11 months. Most recently, Notepad Sanrio characters was updated on November 7, 2026 and pinkYgadget on November 3, 2026.

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