Whiteboard vs Simple Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiteboard
This simple notepad app allows users to write notes horizontally with customizable colors and sizes. Save your notes as images and easily access them later. Optimized for quick jotting and visual organization.
- Horizontal writing
- Color selection
- Adjustable text size
- Save notes as images
- Simple interface
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Simple notepad sideways! ◆ Write to choose a color. ◆ you can change the size of the slider. ◆ you will be able to save the image. ※ (later iOS6) · · · If I can not save image / Privacy "Settings" / Please turn on the "Notes" horizontal / photo.
Simple Notepad
This application provides a straightforward method for capturing quick notes. It offers customization options for font styles and sizes, along with essential tools for managing your notes, such as searching, copying, and sharing.
- Quick note taking
- Change font size
- Change font style
- Search notes
- Copy notes
- Share notes
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Simple Notepad is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offers awesome features like: - Change font size - Change fonts style - Search for your notes - Copy, print, share, and send your notes - and many more Download Simple Notepad for free now and try it out for yourself for taking any notes in easy way!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whiteboard at 4.7 against Simple Notepad's 2.6. Whiteboard also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 21%). Simple Notepad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Whiteboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notepad has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Whiteboard's written reviews are positive against 21% of Simple Notepad's.
Whiteboard ships an update every 4 months, Simple Notepad every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiteboard | Simple Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 20.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiyoshi Koike | Jian Yih Lee |
Customer experience
Whiteboard
Simple Notepad
In-app purchases
Whiteboard
No in-app purchases
Simple Notepad
No in-app purchases
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