TabPad vs Instanotes AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TabPad
Organize your notes with a colorful tabbed interface, similar to sticky notes. Pin important notes to the top and quickly find what you need with keyword search. Cloud synchronization is available for seamless access across devices.
- Colorful tabbed note organization
- Pin important notes
- Keyword search functionality
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device support
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Colorful tabs like stickies allow you to switch from one note to another -You can pin a specific note to the first tab. - Keyword search - Cloud Synchronization (charged)
Instanotes AI
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Instanotes AI turns rough notes into finished writing. Write in a real rich text editor with headings, checklists and formatting, then select any passage and let AI improve it, fix the grammar, shorten it, expand it, change the tone, translate it or keep writing from where you stopped. The result replaces exactly what you selected, so you stay in your note instead of copying text between apps. Capture however you think fastest. Dictate a voice note and get clean text back. Point the scanner at a page, a whiteboard or a receipt and lift the words straight off it. Type when typing is quicker. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Rich text notes with headings, checklists, quotes, code and links - AI on any selection: improve, fix grammar, summarize, expand, change tone, translate, continue - Voice notes converted to clean, punctuated text - Scan printed or handwritten pages into editable notes - Turn a note into captions, summaries, rewrites, FAQs, bios and product copy - Generate in dozens of languages - Favorites, instant search and a calm dark mode FREE AND PREMIUM Writing, editing and organizing notes are free and unlimited, with no cap on how many notes you keep. AI requests run on a daily allowance you can top up by watching an ad. Premium removes the limit, removes ads and runs on a more capable model. Made for founders, creators, marketers, students and anyone who thinks faster than they type. Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Instanotes AI at every 4 weeks against TabPad's every 7 months. Instanotes AI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. TabPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Instanotes AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TabPad ships an update every 7 months, Instanotes AI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TabPad | Instanotes AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shigenori Kumagai | Yabin Alejandro Lagunes Cuevas |
In-app purchases
TabPad
- Upgrade(macOS)$2.99
- Upgrade(iOS)$3.99
Instanotes AI
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year









