Grandpa Notes vs Shipd Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grandpa Notes
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Grandpa Notes is a simple note-taking app. It is free and open source, with no advertisements, in-app purchases or tracking. Your notes are stored as plain text in a straightforward folder structure. You can create notebooks locally or in iCloud. There is also an optional encryption layer that is compatible with Cryptomator.
Shipd Mobile
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Still emailing yourself? Shipd helps you get rid of all the messy transfer notes and emails to yourself. Simply copy and paste and your other devices will also receive it. Read more at: https://www.getshipd.co Terms of Service: https://www.getshipd.co/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grandpa Notes at none against Shipd Mobile's 2. Shipd Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Shipd Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Grandpa Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grandpa Notes ships an update every 20 months, Shipd Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grandpa Notes | Shipd Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Eyriès | Leija Software AB |
In-app purchases
Grandpa Notes
No in-app purchases
Shipd Mobile
- Captain7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Captain7 Days trial$39.991 Year
