Comparison

iText Pad vs Brain;Notes

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

Head to head
About

iText Pad

A versatile text editor for mobile devices that allows users to write, edit, and organize multiple text documents. It supports cloud storage integration and snippet expansion for efficient content creation and management.

Highlights
  • Multi-document editing
  • Hierarchical file saving
  • Cross-device file exchange
  • Cloud storage integration (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Evernote)
  • TextExpander snippet support
  • Direct file preview
Features
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Do you want to pick favorite expressions out as you browse webpages or ebooks and store them in your notes directly? Do you want to edit a shared text between your computer and iPhone any time creative inspirations strike? That's easy with iText Pad! iText Pad is a powerful and versatile Text Editor having lots of nice features, available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. iText Pad combines practicality with portability - that is what a Writer's Workshop should be. With iText Pad, you have all the power you expect from a full-featured multipurpose text editing program - writing and editing several text documents at a time, saving each file hierarchically in your memory, exchanging them between iPhone devices and a Mac, PC. You can email an editing text instantly, and preview webpages, ebooks, and downloaded files directly in iText Pad to utilize their texts. iText Pad also allows you to use the iCloud Drive, the Dropbox or the Evernote directly online, and supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion. We sincerely hope iText Pad will serve you well, being a good friend for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. With iText Pad, enjoy writing flexibly anytime, anywhere!

About

Brain;Notes

Organize your thoughts and information with a scrapbook-style notepad. Freely add text, photos, maps, URLs, and voice memos to multiple workspaces. Notes can be secured with biometric authentication and exported as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Scrapbook-style organization
  • Support for text, photo, location, URL, and voice notes
  • Multiple workspaces with custom wallpapers
  • Biometric note locking
  • Calendar and Reminder integration
  • PDF export and AirDrop support
  • Stable and Shared note modes
Features
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"Brain;Notes" is a scrapbook-like sticky note that uses sticky notes to efficiently organize your ideas and information. You can freely write down not only text but also maps, photos, URLs, and other notes on your workspace. It can be used in a variety of ways depending on your ideas and thoughts, such as mind mapping. Main Features ・Simple menu-driven user interface. ・Available note types: text, photo, location, URL, and voice. ・Voice notes can be recorded for 60 seconds. ・Multiple workspaces are available for managing notes. ・Each workspace can have its own wallpaper. ・Each note can be locked by biometric authentication. ・Notes can be created as events in Calendar.app. ・Notes can be registered in Reminder.app. ・Workspaces can be exported as PDF files. ・AirDrop is supported. ・App supports for Sharing. (Notes can be created by "Share" from other apps. Notes can be created by dragging from other apps.) Unique Features: ・When a note is set to "Stable" mode, it will appear in all workspaces. If you create a new workspace, the note will still appear automatically. ・When a note is set to "Shared" mode, it will only appear in the workspace you select. Attentions: ・There is no ability to delete a workspace. However, you can delete all notes on a workspace with a three-finger tap gesture. Please be careful not to create too many workspaces. ・If there are less than 10 notes left, the app will automatically refill notes to 10 at midnight. Gesture Operations: Workspace (gray area): ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: creates new note. ・Two Finger Tap: reset wallpaper. ・Three Finger Tap: deletes all notes on the workspace. Sticky notes: ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: transforms appearance. ・Long Press: shows context menu.

Screenshots

iText Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iText Pad at 52% against Brain;Notes's 0%. iText Pad also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Brain;Notes's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On 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

Brain;Notes is free to download; iText Pad costs $2.99 up front. Brain;Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iText Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iText Pad holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iText Pad has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of iText Pad's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain;Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iText Pad ships an update every 2 months, Brain;Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
iText Pad versus Brain;Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriText PadBrain;Notes
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLIGHT,WAY.Kouichi Abe

Customer experience

iText Pad

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral21.3%
Negative26.2%

Brain;Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iText Pad

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Brain;Notes

One-time4
  • 20 notes$0.99
  • 50 notes$1.99
  • 80 notes$2.99
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  • 150 notes$4.99

Questions

Is iText Pad free?
iText Pad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brain;Notes free?
Brain;Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iText Pad or Brain;Notes?
iText Pad is rated higher. iText Pad averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Brain;Notes averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iText Pad or Brain;Notes have ads?
Neither iText Pad nor Brain;Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iText Pad or Brain;Notes?
iText Pad ships an update every 2 months, and Brain;Notes every 6 days. Most recently, iText Pad was updated on October 14, 2026 and Brain;Notes on October 3, 2026.

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