Comparison

Awesome Note 2 for iPad vs Onlynote

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

Head to head
About

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

This all-in-one organizer combines note-taking and schedule management. Enhance your notes with photos, voice recordings, and drawings. Manage your calendar, to-do lists, and important events with notifications and anniversary tracking.

Highlights
  • Integrated note and schedule management
  • Add photos, voice recordings, and drawings to notes
  • Manage iOS Calendar and Reminders
  • To-do list and calendar view
  • Notifications for events and anniversaries
  • Customizable design with icons and backgrounds
  • iCloud and Evernote sync
Features
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Fully renewed ‘Awesome Note 2’!  The new All-in-one Organizer, Awesome Note 2 is integrated with note and schedule management. And now it’s available!! WONDERFUL WRITING FEATURES · It can be used not only for simple notes, but also rich and wonderful writing tool. · Make notes even more powerful to add photos, voice recording and drawings. · Easily create diary notes to display feeling, weather or road map information. SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE, AND FRIENDLY ·  Broadly use as diary to record everyday life, travel notes to write anywhere, photo albums, shopping lists, and record for work or study in any theme.   NOTE AND SCHEDULING AS ONE · Manage your iOS Calendar and Reminders in one. · Check todo lists and manage all schedules with calendar · Receive notifications for important events and easily manage anniversaries such as birthdays.   NEAT AND STYLISH DESIGN · Create your own style with tastefully designed icons, folders and various note backgrounds.   Capture all the memorable moments, stories, and everything in you.    [General] - Note management by folder - Various type of list view (thumbnail, list, detail, diary, photo view) - Various type of note (regular, to-do, diary, anniversary note) - App and folder lock (Passcode and Touch-ID support) - A variety of folder colors and icons - Set your own photos as a home background - Notes and calendar search - Support landscape mode - Not required login/network connection while using the app    [Note] - Note editing feature to add various attachments - Rich text formatting - Photo, Drawing, Voice recording, Map attachment - Import current weather information - Checklist in a note - Various note backgrounds and fonts - Tags, Bookmarks   [Schedule Management] - Calendar View (with major holidays)  - To-do management view - Natural language processing support (Creating events with certain statements such as “3:00 meeting”) - Important notes notification support - Anniversary management - D-day management - Changing list orders   [Share/Sync] - iCloud sync - Evernote sync/export - Sync with iOS default Calendar and Reminders - Sharing notes through Airdrop We welcome your suggestions, improvement requests or other inquires.  Please send it to 1:1 customer support in Awesome Note Settings.  Thanks for helping us to make Awesome Note 2 better.

About

Onlynote

This productivity app helps users organize their thoughts and tasks. It allows for the simple creation, modification, and removal of notes, to-do lists, and memos directly from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Create notes
  • Manage to-do lists
  • Write memos
  • Easy editing
  • Simple deletion
Features
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Onlynote is a simple, free note-taking and to-do list app. No account or sign-up required — everything is stored privately on your device. FEATURES - Home Screen widget: see pinned and recent notes without opening the app, and tap New to start writing - Folders: organize notes into folders, switch between them from the title bar, and manage them in Settings - Search: quickly find notes by title or content - Trash: recover deleted notes or delete them forever - Notes & checklists: write free-form notes or create to-do/checklist items - Photos: attach photos to any note - Reminders: set a reminder with a local notification so you never forget - Swipe to delete: swipe any checklist item to delete it, in any order - Auto-sort: checked items automatically move to the bottom of the list - Drag to reorder: long-press and drag notes on the home screen to reorder them - Share as image: export and share any note as an image - Customize: choose note colors, font style, font size, and card size in Settings - Privacy controls: read the privacy policy and change ad personalization any time in Settings - Fast & offline: works fully offline, with no internet connection required Whether you need a shopping list, a daily task manager, a quick memo, or a place to keep photos with notes, Onlynote keeps it simple and private.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Onlynote at 4.8 against Awesome Note 2 for iPad's 4.0. Onlynote also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%) and device support (3 vs 1). Awesome Note 2 for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and ratings volume 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. Onlynote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Awesome Note 2 for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onlynote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 134 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Awesome Note 2 for iPad's written reviews are positive against 75% of Onlynote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome Note 2 for iPad ships an update every 5 days, Onlynote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Awesome Note 2 for iPad versus Onlynote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome Note 2 for iPadOnlynote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (134 ratings)4.8 (93 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134 — better93
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRIDAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

All ratings130 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews959 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.9%
Negative25.1%

Onlynote

All ratings93 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Folders and notes randomly disappearing
  • Inability to create new folders
  • Calendar sync not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues causing data duplication

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Pencil support for handwritten notes
  • Improve search and filtering capabilities
  • Implement better backup and restore options
  • Add ability to export notes as PDF
  • Integrate with more cloud storage services

Onlynote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Awesome Note 2 for iPad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Onlynote

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Awesome Note 2 for iPad free?
Awesome Note 2 for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onlynote free?
Onlynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Onlynote?
Onlynote is rated higher. Awesome Note 2 for iPad averages 4.0 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Onlynote averages 4.8 from 93 ratings.
Do Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Onlynote have ads?
Onlynote shows ads; Awesome Note 2 for iPad does not.
Which is updated more often, Awesome Note 2 for iPad or Onlynote?
Awesome Note 2 for iPad ships an update every 5 days, and Onlynote monthly. Most recently, Awesome Note 2 for iPad was updated on October 20, 2026 and Onlynote on October 16, 2026.

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