DraftPad vs Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DraftPad
A minimalist writing tool designed for quick drafting of messages, posts, or blog entries. It offers a clean interface without complex features, focusing on immediate text input and sharing. Easily export your text and track character counts.
- Plain text writing field
- Share/export text via iOS activity sheet
- Automatic history list for text restoration
- Adjustable font size and line spacing
- Character, word, and line counters
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DraftPad is a simple notepad which is like a single sheet of paper. You can use it to write a draft for messaging, posting, blogging, or any writing tasks. For the simplicity, DraftPad doesn't have features for filing multiple notes and decorating text elements. Instead, it is always ready to start jotting. DraftPad allows you to - Simply write and read on a plain field without any functional complexity or visual clutter. - Share or export your text via iOS standard activity sheet. - Restore previous text from the automatic History list. - Change font size and line spacing. - Helped by the counters for characters, words, and lines. Follow @draftpad on Twitter for staying in touch.
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Capture ideas, to-dos, and reminders instantly with this fast, lightweight notepad. Enjoy a simple, distraction-free interface that works entirely offline and keeps your data private on your device. Organize and edit notes with ease for a clean note-taking experience.
- Quick note-taking
- Distraction-free interface
- Offline functionality
- Private and secure
- Note organization
- Easy editing and deletion
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Kodeo Notes is a fast, private notepad for everyday notes, checklists and ideas. No ads, no account, no tracking. Your notes stay on your device. WRITE FAST • Open, type, done: a new note is one tap away • Turn lines into checklists and tick things off as you go • Grid or list view, sorted by last edited, date created or title • Search across all your notes • Word and character count for every note STAY ORGANIZED • Group notes in folders (3 free, unlimited with Pro) • Archive notes you want out of the way, restore from trash if you change your mind KEEP IT PRIVATE • No ads and no account required • Lock sensitive notes with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode (Pro) • Everything is stored locally on your device BACK UP AND RESTORE • Export a backup file of all your notes (Pro) • Restoring a backup is always free MADE TO FEEL RIGHT • Light, dark or system appearance • Available in 18 languages KODEO NOTES PRO Unlock unlimited folders, locked notes and backups with a free trial, a subscription or a one-time purchase, depending on what is offered in your region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://kodeo.io/notes/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists at 4.9 against DraftPad's 4.3. Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). DraftPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. DraftPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of DraftPad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists's.
DraftPad ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DraftPad | Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (53 ratings) | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manabu Ueno | Kodeo Labs Ab |
Customer experience
DraftPad
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Bugs and requests
DraftPad
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when highlighting words
- Keyboard disappearing issue
- Unexpected file creation and growth
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Implement font and formatting options
- Allow creating and managing multiple documents
- Improve export and sharing capabilities
- Implement spell check and grammar assistance
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DraftPad
No in-app purchases
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
- Notes Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$4.99
Questions
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