Comparison

iNotePad PRO vs Narrativ Timeline

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

Head to head
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

About

Narrativ Timeline

This app helps creative writers plan their stories by mapping out plotlines, characters, locations, and world events. It allows for detailed character and scene planning, capturing loose thoughts, and organizing entire story universes. Export your comprehensive story bible in various formats when planning is complete.

Highlights
  • Character planning with relationships and traits
  • Scene mapping with summaries and plotline tags
  • World event tracking
  • Notepad for loose ideas
  • Series planning and universe building
  • Character relationship graph visualization
  • Exportable story bible (PDF, Word, Markdown)
Features
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Narrativ is a planning tool for creative writers. Map out the shape of your story. Add a cast, sketch your plotlines, create locations, note important world events, and link it all to the timeline so you can get a clear picture of the structure of your story. Plan your cast Build characters with photos, roles, traits, relationships, and the connections that make them more than a list of names. See who knows whom in a graph. Track who appears in which scene. Plan your scenes Scenes with summaries, tension, cast, and plotline tags. View them as cards, on a timeline, or in story order. This is where the story takes shape. The manuscript comes later, in your writing app of choice. Plan your world The story is ten per cent on the page. The world is the ninety per cent underneath. World Events is where that ninety per cent lives. Everything you know about your world that the reader never sees. Add events with your own when-labels and link them to the scenes that show them. Capture loose thoughts Not every idea is ready to become a character or a scene. Notepad is where it waits until it is. Write one note or a hundred, right inside the story you're planning. Plan a series A universe holds multiple stories that share characters, locations, and world events. Add a story and it inherits the cast. The bundled Sherlock Holmes example shows a three-book universe in action. See the connections The character graph maps your cast as a force-directed network. Characters who share scenes pull closer together, loosely connected characters drift apart. Tap a node to open a character card. Tap a line to see the scenes they share. The graph shows you where relationships are overloaded, where they are thin, and where a connection is missing that the story needs. Wherever the idea strikes Narrativ is universal across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can work at your desk or on the go. Your work syncs through iCloud. One-time purchase, no subscription. Exports When the planning is done, export everything as a story bible. Choose PDF, Word, Markdown, or plain text. Select which sections to include: characters, scenes, plotlines, world events, or the full document. A clean reference to keep open while you write. Go dark With Narrativ, you can choose between light and dark mode, or let the app follow your system settings. Before the story, there's Narrativ.

Screenshots

iNotePad PRO4 screens
Narrativ Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iNotePad PRO at $0.99 against Narrativ Timeline's $24.99. iNotePad PRO also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Narrativ Timeline's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 39 months). On review sentiment, 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

iNotePad PRO costs $0.99 and Narrativ Timeline $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Narrativ Timeline holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNotePad PRO ships an update every 39 months, Narrativ Timeline weekly. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNotePad PRO versus Narrativ Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNotePad PRONarrativ Timeline
Price$0.99 — better$24.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniEIRIK ANDRE STEEN

Customer experience

iNotePad PRO

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

Narrativ Timeline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iNotePad PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Narrativ Timeline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iNotePad PRO free?
iNotePad PRO costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Narrativ Timeline free?
Narrativ Timeline costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iNotePad PRO or Narrativ Timeline?
Narrativ Timeline is rated higher. iNotePad PRO averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Narrativ Timeline averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do iNotePad PRO or Narrativ Timeline have ads?
Neither iNotePad PRO nor Narrativ Timeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNotePad PRO or Narrativ Timeline?
iNotePad PRO ships an update every 39 months, and Narrativ Timeline weekly. Most recently, iNotePad PRO was updated on October 9, 2026 and Narrativ Timeline on October 9, 2026.

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