Comparison

Password Pad vs Stop & Note

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

Head to head
About

Password Pad

Securely store sensitive information with encrypted notes. Create multiple password-protected files and synchronize them across devices. Ideal for safeguarding passwords, personal diaries, financial details, and creative writing.

Highlights
  • Multiple encrypted note files
  • Individual password protection per file
  • Cloud synchronization (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Searchable encrypted notes
  • Triple DES encryption
Features
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Password Pad allows you to create multiple note files, each encrypted by a different password. You can also synchronize your files to your Mac. New in version 1.2: - Added iCloud functionality for easy synchronization with your Mac. - Added integrated Dropbox functionality to easily copy files to and from your Dropbox service. The key feature of password pad is its simplicity, which makes it easier to use (no need to fill in pre-existing forms) and also allows it to be easily extended to other uses. Keep your data in the format that you want, not in the format that someone else has decided for you. Simple search for the data that you want to retrieve. Uses for Password Pad include: - Create and store important information, such as website passwords, app serial numbers and bank details, all secured by a single password - Keep a diary that others cannot read - Email encrypted notes (e.g. credit card or login details) that the receiver can open only with the correct password - Keep secret expense accounts - Write your next masterpiece and keep it safe from prying eyes - And many others! Read what our users have to say: “I’ve used other password management tools.... Password Pad has now replaced all of them. It’s just much simpler and faster to use, and I’m always finding new uses for it!” - Darren Keeth “I often need to secure more than just login names and passwords even for websites, and your app is the perfect tool for doing that”. - Amie Shy Security note: - The full version of Password Pad uses Triple DES, which has an effective key length of 112 bits. Each additional bit doubles the amount of time required to brute-force crack the password. A $10,000 machine would require approximately 197 trillion years to crack a Triple DES encrypted text. - Triple DES security is used by the electronic payment industry to secure your credit card and ATM transactions. - It is likely that the most effective way to crack an encrypted text in Password Pad is a dictionary search. Your data is only as secure as the password you choose.

About

Stop & Note

Record time and text simultaneously, saving them as notes. Edit, search, and share your recorded information. Ideal for timing activities and jotting down observations.

Highlights
  • Record time and text notes
  • Edit saved notes
  • Search notes
  • Share notes
  • Integrated stopwatch
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A note recorder with a stopwatch. Features: - Easily record time and text and save as a note - Edit saved notes - Search notes - Share notes Uses: - Record your run or workout times - See how long it takes to text a message - Time anything else you want and write a note about it

Screenshots

Password Pad1 screens
Stop & Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop & Note at 5.0 against Password Pad's 2.1. Stop & Note also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Password Pad's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop & Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Password Pad has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Password Pad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stop & Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Password Pad ships an update every 7 months, Stop & Note every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Password Pad versus Stop & Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassword PadStop & Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTJ SoftEarl Gaspard

Customer experience

Password Pad

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative46.2%

Stop & Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Password Pad

No in-app purchases

None

Stop & Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Password Pad free?
Password Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop & Note free?
Stop & Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Password Pad or Stop & Note?
Stop & Note is rated higher. Password Pad averages 2.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Stop & Note averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Password Pad or Stop & Note have ads?
Neither Password Pad nor Stop & Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Password Pad or Stop & Note?
Password Pad ships an update every 7 months, and Stop & Note every 10 months. Most recently, Password Pad was updated on October 12, 2026 and Stop & Note on September 19, 2026.

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