Notepad Sanrio characters vs SquishPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sanrio character skins
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable text color
- Customizable background color
- Shopping list organizer
- To-do list organizer
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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
SquishPal
Discover and track your favorite plush toys. Search for specific items, view estimated prices, and manage your personal collection. Create a wishlist of desired items to keep track of your collecting goals.
- Search for plush toys
- View estimated prices
- Manage personal collection
- Track collection value
- Create wishlists
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SquishPal is your companion tool for Squishmallow hunting and trading! Search for your desired Squishmallow and check estimated prices. Explore your personal collection to see its estimated value and create your wishlist, selecting your favorites to adore them later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SquishPal at none against Notepad Sanrio characters's shown. SquishPal also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Notepad Sanrio characters's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 54%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 602). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Notepad Sanrio characters against 4.5 for SquishPal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 602 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Notepad Sanrio characters's written reviews are positive against 54% of SquishPal's.
Notepad Sanrio characters ships an update every 4 months, SquishPal every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad Sanrio characters | SquishPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.5 (602 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 54.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 602 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ArtsPlanet | Jacob Leeson |
Customer experience
Notepad Sanrio characters
SquishPal
User reviews
Notepad Sanrio characters
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎀 Cute and fun designs
- 👍 Easy to use and customize
- 🚀 Frequent updates with new content
- 💰 Free to use with no ads
- 📆 Helpful for daily tasks and reminders
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent widget behavior
- 🔄 Frustrating 'try again' issues with capsule gacha
- 📄 Limited to only one note/widget
- 🎨 Desired background colors not reflected in widget
SquishPal
From 602 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Amazing app
- 🤑 Helps find adorable squishmallows
- 🥰 Love the app
- 👍 Great app
- 🤩 Awesome app
Room to improve
- 😡 Needs more squishmallow options
- 🤬 Doesn't have all squishmallows
- 🙄 Sizes not accurate
- 😕 Not what I expected
- 🤔 Searching is difficult
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
SquishPal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Search function not working properly
- Certain squishmallows not showing up in the app
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to input custom squishmallow sizes
- Include Disney and holiday squishmallows
- Add a way to browse all squishmallows, not just search
- Implement a wishlist price feature
- Add a way to scan squishmallows and add them
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- Include larger squishmallow sizes like 20 inch
In-app purchases
Notepad Sanrio characters
No in-app purchases
SquishPal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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