Comparison

Inkflow Visual Notebook vs Tayasui Memopad

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

Head to head
About

Inkflow Visual Notebook

This app offers a fluid digital writing and sketching experience, allowing users to easily capture, resize, and reorganize ideas. It supports high-resolution zooming for detailed work and integrates text, photos, and custom paper backgrounds. Users can share their creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Fluid digital ink for writing and sketching
  • Resize and reorganize content with touch gestures
  • High-resolution zoom for precision detail
  • Insert text, photos, and custom paper backgrounds
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, and PNG
  • Inkport for scanning real-world notes
Features
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Inkflow is a note-taking and brainstorming experience unlike any other! Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then resize and reorganize them with your fingers. DIGITAL WRITING DONE RIGHT Inkflow's ink feels like a really smooth fountain pen. Great for expressive writing or sketching. Effortlessly scale or move anything you select. This will change the way you think about ink: Jot down a list of concepts then rearrange them to fit into the bigger picture. literally move your thoughts around the page, and assemble big ideas with your fingers. This works great for brainstorming and planning. It's also perfect for prototyping layouts, sketching, and drawing. FULL RESOLUTION ZOOM Zoom and pan with two fingers. Inkflow's ink stays sharp no matter how much you zoom in, so you can add fine details at full quality. It's also lightning fast and lag free. This allows writing and drawing with incredible precision, with or without a stylus. TEXT, PHOTOS, and PAPER BACKGROUNDS TOO Insert text boxes and photos anywhere on the page and resize them seamlessly with the ink. You can also choose from a selection of different paper backgrounds. EASILY CREATE and SHARE Inkflow let's you export your books to PDF, high-resolution JPEG, and share them via Twitter, Email, or with other Apps. TRY INKFLOW FOR FREE Rather than just read about Inkflow, go ahead and try it out: We've decided to make the Basic Edition of Inkflow completely FREE. The Basic Edition is a full featured note-taking and sketching app. It comes with the Fountain Pen with black ink, photos, and a standard set of 5 popular fonts for text. Books max out at 20 pages each, but you can create as many as you like. *** NOTE: To delete ink, tap on the selection then tap delete. Tap on the book name to delete a book. If you're looking for more, there is... INKFLOW PLUS Upgrade instantly at any time to the Plus Edition to get: - Inkport - A customizable, full color palette, - Pencil, Eraser, and Paint Brush tools, - The Write-Behind Hilighter tool, - Rotate, Cut, Copy, Paste Ink, and Page Management, - Export as PNG with transparent backgrounds, - Notebooks with unlimited pages, - Custom paper backgrounds, - An additional 50+ fonts, - And more! The Plus Edition lets you do even more things such as: Painting, cartooning, page layouts, and brainstorming in full color. Learn more in the in-App Quickstart Guide. INKPORT: COPY AND PASTE FROM THE REAL WORLD Only Inkflow Plus includes the revolutionary Inkport tool. Inkport uses your iPad's camera to instantly convert your written notes and sketches into Inkflow's native vector ink. Easily pull in materials from multiple sources and go from paper to iPad without missing a beat. Inkport is going to change the way you use paper in your workflow. Universal App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch: Upgrade once and get Inkflow Plus on all your compatible devices connected to your iTunes account! EDUCATORS: Inkflow Plus is also available as a standalone App, and qualifies for Apple's Volume Purchase Program. A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVITY We strongly believe that the iPad is not just a consumption device. It's a creativity device. Check out our whole range of creativity Apps on our website. Keep on creating!

About

Tayasui Memopad

Unleash your creativity with this intuitive drawing and note-taking app. Perfect for both kids and adults, it offers realistic tools, layers, and vibrant colors. Capture thoughts, sketch ideas, and express yourself effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Realistic drawing tools
  • Pressure support for Apple Pencil
  • Layers
  • Vibrant color set
  • iCloud Sync
  • Import/Export PSD files
  • Area and fill tools
Features
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A truly intuitive experience. Discover the joy of creativity with Memopad, an easy to use drawing app with a great set of beautiful tools and features. Amazing for kids. Its ease of use also encourages creativity, making it an excellent tool for kids to effortlessly express their ideas through drawing. Dive into a world of creative possibilities, anytime, anywhere! Perfect for notes. Memopad is ideal for note-taking : quick, efficient, and intuitive it captures your thoughts and sketches effortlessly on the go. Amazing for kids. Its ease of use also encourages creativity, making it an excellent tool for kids to effortlessly express their ideas through drawing.Dive into a world of creative possibilities, anytime, anywhere! Features : • Highly realistic tools • Pressure support for Apple Pencil • Layers • Vibrant color set • Edit Size and opacity • iCloud Sync • Minimalist and gorgeous interface • Powerful imports and exports • Read and write PSD files • Area and fill tools • Watercolor • Text • Cutter • Ruler Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inkflow Visual Notebook4 screens
Tayasui Memopad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Inkflow Visual Notebook at free with in-app purchases against Tayasui Memopad's subscription. Inkflow Visual Notebook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). Tayasui Memopad's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Inkflow Visual Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tayasui Memopad sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkflow Visual Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 896 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Inkflow Visual Notebook's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tayasui Memopad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkflow Visual Notebook ships an update every 5 months, Tayasui Memopad every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inkflow Visual Notebook versus Tayasui Memopad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkflow Visual NotebookTayasui Memopad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better4.4 (896 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews76.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better896
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQrayon, LLCSKETCHES SRL

Customer experience

Inkflow Visual Notebook

All ratings1,865 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

Tayasui Memopad

All ratings896 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.7%

User reviews

Inkflow Visual Notebook

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Great for brainstorming and sketching
  • 👍 Useful for note-taking and journaling
  • 👍 Versatile for various purposes (work, school, art)

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited features in free version
  • 💰 Paid upgrade is expensive for some users
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss issues
  • 🔒 Lack of cloud sync and cross-device access
  • 🔒 Difficult to organize and manage notebooks/pages

Tayasui Memopad

From 896 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive and straightforward interface
  • 🎨 Great drawing tools and color options
  • 💡 Useful for quick notes and sketches
  • 🎉 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 🔍 Difficulty organizing or managing drawings
  • 💾 Unreliable auto-save or loss of work
  • 🔧 Limited functionality compared to paid version
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features like layers

Bugs and requests

Inkflow Visual Notebook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Unreliable auto-save and syncing
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices/OS
  • Pen/input lag and inconsistent responsiveness

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more pen/brush options and customization
  • Implement layers and advanced drawing tools
  • Improve page management (insert, delete, reorder)
  • Integrate cloud sync and cross-device access
  • Add password protection and locking features

Tayasui Memopad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • App crashing when using certain tools or features
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices or iOS versions
  • Unexpected behavior or bugs when using the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add layers and blending tools
  • Improve organization and management of drawings
  • Implement a more reliable auto-save feature
  • Expand the free version's functionality
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkflow Visual Notebook

One-time1
  • Inkflow Plus$5.99
11 purchases

Tayasui Memopad

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Inkflow Visual Notebook free?
Inkflow Visual Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tayasui Memopad free?
Tayasui Memopad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkflow Visual Notebook or Tayasui Memopad?
Inkflow Visual Notebook is rated higher. Inkflow Visual Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Tayasui Memopad averages 4.4 from 896 ratings.
Do Inkflow Visual Notebook or Tayasui Memopad have ads?
Tayasui Memopad shows ads; Inkflow Visual Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Inkflow Visual Notebook or Tayasui Memopad?
Inkflow Visual Notebook ships an update every 5 months, and Tayasui Memopad every 5 weeks. Most recently, Inkflow Visual Notebook was updated on September 20, 2026 and Tayasui Memopad on September 24, 2026.

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