Comparison

Draw Pad Pro vs Loft Notes

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

Head to head
About

Draw Pad Pro

This app provides a digital space for capturing thoughts, ideas, and sketches. It offers extensive customization and productivity tools, with sharing capabilities, designed for seamless use across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Note taking
  • Sketching
  • Idea management
  • Customization options
  • Productivity features
  • Sharing capabilities
Features
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Draw Pad Pro helps you capture ideas the moment they appear. Turn quick sketches into organized notebooks without slowing down your flow. Keep everything clear so you can return to your work with confidence. From first concept to final draft, Draw Pad Pro combines a smooth PencilKit canvas with practical organization tools. You can build notebooks, split them into sections, and keep each sketch easy to find. The app is built for daily creative work, whether you are planning, studying, or designing. **Organized Notebooks That Stay Clean** Create notebooks for each project and add sections to separate topics, phases, or clients. A clear structure keeps your drawing library readable as it grows. You spend less time searching and more time creating. **Natural Drawing on a Fast Canvas** Use PencilKit for responsive drawing that feels fluid with Apple Pencil and touch. Capture rough ideas, refine details, and keep momentum during busy sessions. The canvas stays focused so your work moves quickly. **Tags and Captions for Instant Context** Add tags and captions to sketches so every image carries meaning at a glance. This makes review sessions faster when you are handling many drafts at once. You can track progress without building extra documents. **Flexible Actions for Real Workflow** Duplicate sketches, move them between notebooks, and share results when feedback is needed. These actions support iterative work without forcing you into complicated steps. You can finish handoffs faster with less friction. **Local-First Reliability with Optional Sync** Your core drawing workflow works without a subscription and without depending on constant connectivity. Optional sync is available through subscription when you want continuity across devices. You stay in control of when and how your work travels. Download Draw Pad Pro and start building a cleaner, calmer sketch workflow today.

About

Loft Notes

This note-taking application allows users to quickly capture ideas on their iPhone and iPad. It offers fast synchronization to keep your thoughts organized and accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Fast idea capture
  • Effortless syncing
  • iPhone and iPad support
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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The note app that syncs as fast as you think. Capture ideas effortlessly on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Draw Pad Pro4 screens
Loft Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loft Notes at 100% against Draw Pad Pro's 36%. Loft Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Draw Pad Pro's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Draw Pad Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Loft Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loft Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Pad Pro has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Draw Pad Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loft Notes's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Draw Pad Pro versus Loft Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw Pad ProLoft Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (159 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings159 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishington StudiosTurtlez

Customer experience

Draw Pad Pro

All ratings159 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral13.6%
Negative50.6%

Loft Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Draw Pad Pro

One-time10
  • Photo Add-on Tool$0.99
  • Text Add-on$0.99
  • Construction Pack$0.99
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  • 3D Pack$0.99
  • Blueprint Pack$0.99
  • Game Pack$0.99
  • Productivity Pack$0.99
  • Sports Pack$0.99
  • Business Pack$0.99
  • All Drawing Tools$2.99
None

Loft Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw Pad Pro free?
Draw Pad Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loft Notes free?
Loft Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Draw Pad Pro or Loft Notes?
Loft Notes is rated higher. Draw Pad Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Loft Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Draw Pad Pro or Loft Notes have ads?
Neither Draw Pad Pro nor Loft Notes shows ads.

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