Comparison

Notes Coffee vs iPayimpact

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

Head to head
About

Notes Coffee

Order your favorite coffee ahead of time and earn loyalty stamps with every purchase. Collect six stamps to receive a free coffee. Stay updated on the latest deals and special offers from the brand.

Highlights
  • Order ahead for pickup
  • Earn loyalty stamps
  • Redeem free coffee
  • View deals and offers
  • Access web store
Features
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Welcome to the Notes Coffee App! Our brand new App allows you to order ahead and collect a loyalty stamp for every coffee, when you have collected 6 stamps you can get a free coffee on us! The app allows you to enjoy a symphonic Notes experience while saving time and rewarding your loyalty. You can also keep up with everything Notes, including new deals, products, and special offers in our Web Store!

About

iPayimpact

This app simplifies managing your child's school payments. It allows parents to pay for lunches, clubs, trips, and more securely and conveniently from anywhere. Consolidate all your children's school accounts in one place for easy tracking.

Highlights
  • Manage school payments
  • Pay for lunches
  • Purchase school club fees
  • Buy trip contributions
  • Donate to charity
  • Purchase event tickets
  • Consolidate multiple children's accounts
Features
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Introducing iPayimpact, the ultimate school payment app that brings convenience and peace of mind to parents across the UK. With iPayimpact, managing your child's school payments has never been easier. Whether it's paying for lunches, school clubs, trips, purchasing items from the school shop, donating to charity days, or buying event tickets, iPayimpact has got you covered. Gone are the days of scrambling to find cash or writing checks for your child's school expenses. iPayimpact provides a seamless and secure platform for making payments anytime, anywhere. The iPayimpact app brings all your kids' accounts together. So, whether you have one child or multiple children attending different schools, iPay consolidates all their accounts, making it easy for you to track and manage their payments. You'll have a clear picture of what they buy for lunch, club activities, trips, and more. Download iPayimpact today and manage your child's school payments effortlessly.

Screenshots

Notes Coffee4 screens
iPayimpact4 screens

Verdict

The call

Notes Coffee and iPayimpact both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Notes Coffee's written reviews are positive against 12% of iPayimpact's. iPayimpact's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notes Coffee against 5.0 for iPayimpact. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Notes Coffee's written reviews are positive against 12% of iPayimpact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes Coffee ships an update every 5 months, iPayimpact monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes Coffee versus iPayimpact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes CoffeeiPayimpact
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better11.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotes CoffeeCRB Cunninghams Limited

Customer experience

Notes Coffee

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

iPayimpact

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive11.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative78.0%

Bugs and requests

Notes Coffee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iPayimpact

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App stuck on loading screen/spinning wheel
  • Auto top-up is unreliable
  • Unable to see hot food options
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login issues, app won't load after login
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  • App breaks on holidays
  • App doesn't recognise inputs or commands
  • App signed out and stuck in a loop
  • App reports 'something has gone really bad'
  • App doesn't accept generated passwords
  • Username too long error

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Apple Pay or Google Pay compatibility
  • Implement a payment successful confirmation screen
  • Improve auto top-up functionality (e.g., threshold-based)
  • Add a document viewer for letters
  • Make menus and page hierarchy logical for humans
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  • Streamline the registration process

In-app purchases

None

Notes Coffee

No in-app purchases

None

iPayimpact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes Coffee free?
Notes Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPayimpact free?
iPayimpact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notes Coffee or iPayimpact?
Notes Coffee and iPayimpact are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notes Coffee or iPayimpact have ads?
Neither Notes Coffee nor iPayimpact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes Coffee or iPayimpact?
Notes Coffee ships an update every 5 months, and iPayimpact monthly. Most recently, Notes Coffee was updated on September 18, 2026 and iPayimpact on September 28, 2026.

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