Comparison

Somenotes vs Tearpad

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

Head to head
About

Somenotes

Features
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App to write, save all your notes in the cloud, based on somenotes website

About

Tearpad

Features
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I kept opening my notes app to jot down one quick thing and getting hit with folders, tags, and a pile of old notes I forgot to delete. I just wanted a pad of paper. So I made one. Tearpad opens straight to today's page. Cursor's already blinking, so you just write. There's no title to fill in, nothing to file, no place to put it. When tomorrow rolls around, it turns to a clean page on its own. Yesterday's is one swipe back, curling away like a real notebook. That's really the whole thing. It's for the notes you'd scribble on a sticky and throw out later. A phone number, a grocery list, the two things you have to do before lunch. Stuff that doesn't need a filing system. What you get: โ€ข Opens to today every single time โ€ข A fresh page shows up on its own, so you're never staring at last week's leftovers โ€ข Swipe to flip back through your old pages โ€ข Checklists, bullets, and numbered lists, right there in the text โ€ข A few paper colors, textures, and typefaces if you want to make it yours โ€ข No account, no sign in, nothing to set up If you like it, there's one optional purchase that unlocks the extras. It's a one time thing. I'm not going to charge you every month for a notepad.

Screenshots

Somenotes4 screens
Tearpad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somenotes at none against Tearpad's 1. Somenotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Tearpad's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tearpad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Somenotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somenotes ships an update every 8 days, Tearpad daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Somenotes versus Tearpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomenotesTearpad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis QuijadaJoshua Hutchins

In-app purchases

None

Somenotes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tearpad

One-time1
  • Support Tier$0.99

Questions

Is Somenotes free?
Somenotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tearpad free?
Tearpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Somenotes or Tearpad have ads?
Neither Somenotes nor Tearpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Somenotes or Tearpad?
Somenotes ships an update every 8 days, and Tearpad daily. Most recently, Somenotes was updated on October 4, 2026 and Tearpad on October 6, 2026.

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