Comparison

Penna, type short memo quickly vs NotaPad

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

Head to head
About

Penna, type short memo quickly

Features
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Since the iPhone was born, there have been tons of note-taking apps.Β  Evernote, OneNote, Notion, Craft are awesome. The iPhone's default memo application is also beautiful. But there’s still missing! As note-taking apps have become heavier, we need a simple and tiny secondary memo app for short memo. Penna is super small app to keep short text memo quickly. Use Penna to write some key words that suddenly hit your brain! Never forget your ideas! You don’t have to be paused a moment to make or edit note pads anymore. All you need to do with Penna is just to type short text as fast as you can!

About

NotaPad

Features
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NotaPad is a clean and lightweight notes app designed for iPhone and iPad with a smooth Apple-style experience. Create notes quickly, organize important notes with pinning, search instantly, and keep your data offline on your device. Features: β€’ Create, edit, and delete notes β€’ Pin important notes to the top β€’ Fast search by title or content β€’ Export notes to TXT β€’ Full JSON backup and restore β€’ Dark Mode and Light Mode support β€’ Auto theme based on iOS appearance β€’ iPad split-view layout β€’ Offline local storage β€’ Home Screen widget for pinned notes β€’ Clean and simple Apple-style interface NotaPad is designed for users who want a distraction-free note-taking experience without requiring accounts or cloud subscriptions. Privacy Focused: Your notes remain stored locally on your device unless you choose to export or share them.

Screenshots

Penna, type short memo quickly4 screens
NotaPad3 screens

Verdict

The call

Penna, type short memo quickly and NotaPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Penna, type short memo quickly versus NotaPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenna, type short memo quicklyNotaPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXPinn Inc.Ahmad Zainuddin Bin Zakaria

In-app purchases

None

Penna, type short memo quickly

No in-app purchases

None

NotaPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Penna, type short memo quickly free?
Penna, type short memo quickly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NotaPad free?
NotaPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Penna, type short memo quickly or NotaPad have ads?
Neither Penna, type short memo quickly nor NotaPad shows ads.

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