Comparison

Brainwave vs iNotePad PRO

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

Head to head
About

Brainwave

Capture and organize your thoughts with this note-taking application. Create calendar events, reminders, and export notes in various formats. Protect sensitive information with password protection and manage your data with backup and restore options.

Highlights
  • Organize notes with tags
  • Password protect sensitive notes
  • Create calendar events and reminders
  • Export notes to PDF or text
  • Supports various links (web, phone, maps)
  • Backup and restore notes
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Transfer your ideas from brain wave to Brainwave. • Organize on the fly by tagging notes with any number of tags • Flag important notes; password protect sensitive notes • Create calendar events and reminders based on your notes • Change the size and font of the text • Export notes directly from Brainwave to a variety of destinations, in formats including: ◦ Email as PDF ◦ Send to Dropbox or almost any app as PDF ◦ Email as text • Create restore points, backing up all notes to a single file • Supports links (web, phone numbers, map addresses - that can even be opened in Google Maps, calendar dates) • Numerous configuration options • Length of a note is limited only by device memory • Supports all device orientations Sometimes an idea can circle around and around in your mind - like a whirlpool swirling, or a tidal wave growing, it confuses, it overwhelms, and it isn't until you write it down that it becomes clear. Write it down. Get it out. Record it before it’s washed away. Free your mind to work on other thoughts. Store your brain waves in Brainwave.

About

iNotePad PRO

This powerful word processor transforms your device into a professional typewriter. It allows you to create, edit, and share documents in various formats, including RTF, TXT, and HTML. Dictate text using speech-to-text functionality and manage an unlimited number of documents.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing
  • RTF, TXT, HTML file support
  • Speech-to-text dictation
  • Document export and sharing
  • Unlimited document archiving
  • Import various file formats
  • Automatic indentation and formatting
Features
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"iNotePad PRO" is a powerful word processor ("rich text editor") that will transform your device in a professional typewriter. "iNotePad PRO" was designed to load RTF, TXT, HTML files, edit them and save the modified document. Useful for journalists, students, writers, office work, for reports, to take fast notes, etc... "iNotePad PRO" can share the written documents using remote storage and sharing systems (e.g. cloud systems, using "Open In"). Using the export to HTML and share function you can also use "iNotePad PRO" to create simple web pages (rich text web pages). Also, by pressing the "Speech To Text" button on the keyboard (devices compatible with "Siri") you can dictate text to be written ... "Speech To Text" will insert for You the dictated text in the document, at the position where the cursor is displayed. Turn your device in a typewriter that can be used sitting on the couch at home, at work or during a trip. Features: - "iNotePad PRO" + "Speech To Text": dictate the text to be written and "Speech To Text" will write automatically for You the dictated text in the document - Intuitive interface: start the program, and in a few seconds you're already writing - Automatic Indentation - AutoFormat Lists - Highlighting text (infinite numbers of colors) - Coloring of text (infinite numbers of colors) - Indentation of the text: left, center, right, justified - Lots of available fonts (all fonts supported by the device) - Bold, Italic, Underline - Font Size - Undo and redo - Export and share the written document using the HTML, RTF, TXT file formats with the ability to send them via email - Sharing files between iPad and iPhone - Sharing remote documents: share your written documents with colleagues or friends far away or work together with Your friends on a cloud system shared document - Ability to convert the rich text into a simple text format and save it in a .TXT file - Automatic counter for the number of the characters written in the document Management for the documents stored in the "iNotePad PRO" Archive": - DOC, RTF, TXT filters to search by type the documents saved in the archive - Creation date and alphabetical sorting documents visualization - Archiving an infinite number of documents and document management: load, edit, save, duplicate, delete, archive, share, etc.. - Import for RTF, TXT, HTML documents via file sharing, copy/paste, Open In, email attachments, etc.. (with the ability to modify them once imported) COPY / PASTE: - Select and copy web pages (or parts of them) using Safari and paste them in the "iNotePad PRO" rich text area (this feature is also compatible with other installed apps like rtfManager, documentsManager, sheetsManager, presentationsManager, megaDownloader Web Browser, secretReader, secret Notes HD, iNotePad, etc…) Import RTF, TXT, HTML, MS Office e iWork documents: Using rtfManager, documentsManager, sheetsManager, presentationsManager, megaDownloader Web Browser and the copy/paste feature of "iNotePad PRO" You can import the RTF, TXT, HTML, MS Office, iWork documents or parts of the documents in the "iNotePad PRO" rich text area, modify and save or export them in the HTML file format Sharing (IN/OUT) documents with: - Dropbox (remote storage systems, cloud) - Open In - iTunes File Sharing - email attachments Display: - Retina display supported "iNotePad PRO" + "Speech To Text": - Write speaking, without using the keyboard Supported device orientations: - Portrait and Landscape (iPad version) Print: - AirPrint App type: - UNIVERSAL APP (you pay only once and runs on all Your devices) Documentation (HTML -> RTF): http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/inotepad-pro/html-to-rtf-using-cloudconvert.html

Screenshots

Brainwave4 screens
iNotePad PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brainwave at 2.0 against iNotePad PRO's 1.0. Brainwave also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Brainwave costs $0.99 and iNotePad PRO $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brainwave holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Brainwave's written reviews are positive against 0% of iNotePad PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, iNotePad PRO every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brainwave versus iNotePad PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainwaveiNotePad PRO
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic TechnologiesGianluca Natalini

Customer experience

Brainwave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%

iNotePad PRO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brainwave

No in-app purchases

None

iNotePad PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainwave free?
Brainwave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iNotePad PRO free?
iNotePad PRO costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainwave or iNotePad PRO?
Brainwave is rated higher. Brainwave averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iNotePad PRO averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Brainwave or iNotePad PRO have ads?
Neither Brainwave nor iNotePad PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainwave or iNotePad PRO?
Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, and iNotePad PRO every 39 months. Most recently, Brainwave was updated on October 1, 2026 and iNotePad PRO on September 22, 2026.

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