Comparison

Yojimbo for iPad vs NanoPad

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

Head to head
About

Yojimbo for iPad

Access and manage your Yojimbo data on your iPad. This companion app syncs wirelessly with Yojimbo for macOS, allowing you to view articles, lists, documents, and sensitive information offline.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Yojimbo for macOS
  • Offline data access
  • Handles encrypted entries
  • View articles and documents
  • Access passwords and receipts
Features
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Take your Yojimbo data with you, anywhere, right on your iPad. Yojimbo for iPad is a companion app that syncs effortlessly over WiFi from Yojimbo for macOS (version 4.0 or later required; sold separately), letting you take all of your Yojimbo data anywhere. Yojimbo for iPad even handles your encrypted entries. Imagine catching up on articles, reviewing shopping lists, traveling with digital confirmation documents, and having all your passwords and receipts safely at hand, no matter where you are, whether or not you have network access. If you use Yojimbo, you'll want Yojimbo for iPad.

About

NanoPad

Features
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NanoPad is a quiet place to catch a thought, keep a checklist, and save a useful link. Notes, tasks, and URLs stay connected: write in a note, then find the task or link in its own view. WRITE YOUR WAY Use Markdown or the formatting toolbar for headings, lists, checkboxes, tables, links, and images. Search across your notes, return to recently opened work, and export your writing as Markdown, plain text, or PDF. KEEP YOUR NOTES TOGETHER Your notes are stored on your device and sync through your personal iCloud account when available. Share text or a web page to NanoPad from other apps. START FREE, UNLOCK WHEN YOU NEED MORE Free includes five fully editable personal notes, plus iCloud sync and export. If you have more than five notes after a trial or purchase ends, every note stays visible, searchable, copyable, and exportable; the first five remain editable. NanoPad Lifetime is one in-app purchase for unlimited editable notes and every available theme, font, and paper style. You can choose a free 7-day trial of the full app first. It requires no payment and does not renew automatically. When the trial ends, paid features lock unless you buy Lifetime; your writing stays yours. On Mac, the same App Store purchase also unlocks sticky note windows, Focus Writing, and linked Markdown folders.

Screenshots

NanoPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yojimbo for iPad at none against NanoPad's 2. Yojimbo for iPad also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). NanoPad's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NanoPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Yojimbo for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yojimbo for iPad ships an update every 10 months, NanoPad daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yojimbo for iPad versus NanoPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYojimbo for iPadNanoPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBare Bones Software, Inc.Digital Toys LLC

Bugs and requests

Yojimbo for iPad

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Sync fails to complete
  • App crashes on sync
  • App crashes frequently
  • Email sharing window stays open
  • Sync breaks after iOS updates
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  • App crashes on Library icon tap
  • Menu animation choppy
  • Password display formatting issues
  • Items take forever to load
  • Sync issues after updates
  • Sync errors (unreadable)
  • App quits on launch
  • Sync doesn't work after first time
  • Email page dead (cannot cancel/send)
  • Sync issues with Mac pairing
  • App not finding Mac on network
  • Syncing only new notes, not modified
  • Unencrypted notes on iPad when encrypted on Mac
  • Syncing issues with Bonjour/corporate networks
  • PDFs not rendering on iPad
  • Interface bugs on rotation
  • Search field layout in Landscape
  • Syncing only when Mac is running and on same network
  • App is sluggish
  • Files copied over are empty
  • App quits within seconds of launch

Requested features

20 requests
  • iPad/iPhone app functionality
  • Ability to add/edit content on iPad
  • Cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • iPhone version
  • Retina screen update
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  • Password protection for the app
  • Add computers by IP# for pairing
  • Ability to change sorting
  • Universal app
  • Content search
  • Open in other apps
  • Email sharing fix
  • iCloud sync support
  • Search field layout fix in Landscape
  • Visible tags and basic info in a bar
  • Create new text notes
  • Cloud Sync (Dropbox preferred)
  • Add/change database from within the app
  • Add new items on iPad
  • UI kinks worked out

NanoPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yojimbo for iPad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NanoPad

One-time2
  • NanoPad 7-day TrialFree
  • NanoPad Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Yojimbo for iPad free?
Yojimbo for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NanoPad free?
NanoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yojimbo for iPad or NanoPad have ads?
Neither Yojimbo for iPad nor NanoPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yojimbo for iPad or NanoPad?
Yojimbo for iPad ships an update every 10 months, and NanoPad daily. Most recently, Yojimbo for iPad was updated on October 22, 2026 and NanoPad on October 10, 2026.

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