Comparison

Secure Notepad Pro vs Simple Notepad

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

Head to head
About

Secure Notepad Pro

Securely store your personal notes with password or biometric protection. This ad-free app offers a fast, simple interface with extensive customization options and automatic cloud synchronization for access across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Password and Face ID protection
  • Ad-free experience
  • 20+ customizable color themes
  • Automatic iCloud synchronization
  • Automatic local backup and restore
  • Note sorting by date or alphabetically
Features
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Secure Notepad Pro is the ultimate app for protecting your personal notes with a password, keeping them safe from prying eyes. Designed for speed and simplicity, it’s perfect for jotting down ideas, to-do lists, or anything else you need to remember. Choose from over 20 different color themes to customize your experience and make your notepad app unique. Even better, the free version of Secure Notepad Pro is completely ad-free, so you can focus on what matters without distractions. With automatic synchronization via iCloud, you can rest assured that your notes are always up-to-date and accessible on all your devices. Key features: • Fast and easy-to-use app with no ads. • Protect your notes with a password or Face ID. • Automatic lock (you have 30 seconds to return to the app without entering the password). • Choose from 20+ colorful themes to personalize your note-taking experience. • Automatic iCloud syncing. • Automatic local backup of notes with the ability to restore from a backup. • Sort your notes by date or alphabetically. Download Secure Notepad Pro today and experience the ultimate in note-taking security and convenience.

About

Simple Notepad

This app offers a unique note-taking experience with a three-tab system for memos, remarks, and history. Attach photos to your notes and secure them with a password. Organize your thoughts with folder division for efficient management.

Highlights
  • Three-tab note structure (Memo, Remarks, History)
  • Attach images to notes
  • Password security lock
  • Folder division for organization
  • Revision history tracking
  • Additional remarks field
Read full description

"BestNote" is a memo pad application aimed at the highest. As a characteristic feature of "BestNote", the memo creation page is divided into three tabs. It is "memo" "remarks" "history". "Memo" tab is the same function as normal memo pad. "Remarks" "History" is a feature of this application's commitment. In the "Remarks" tab, there is another character input field in addition to the memo, so you can use it in various ways, such as writing a simple draft when writing a note or using it as a remarks column. In addition, it is also possible to attach images on the "Remarks" tab, and it is possible to use it beyond the frame of Notepad depending on the ingenuity. Although it is the "history" tab, contents written in the "memo" tab are accumulated in the history as the name does. (It will be written to the history when you press save button on memo page) With this function, it is possible to recover promptly even in unforeseen circumstances such as mistakenly editing important information accidentally. In addition to the security lock password function. Various functions such as folder division function to make memo easier to manage are carried. Please try downloading it once by all means. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

Screenshots

Secure Notepad Pro4 screens
Simple Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Secure Notepad Pro at none against Simple Notepad's shown. Secure Notepad Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Simple Notepad's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Secure Notepad Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Notepad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Secure Notepad Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Secure Notepad Pro's written reviews are positive against 68% of Simple Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secure Notepad Pro ships an update every 5 months, Simple Notepad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Secure Notepad Pro versus Simple Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure Notepad ProSimple Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better4.6 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better68.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K2.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro VynokurovEasterEggs

Customer experience

Secure Notepad Pro

All ratings2,718 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative13.7%

Simple Notepad

All ratings2,818 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

Secure Notepad Pro

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and secure
  • 🔒 Password protection
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Alphabetical organization
  • 🚀 Fast and lightweight

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notes disappearing after updates
  • 🐛 Syncing and backup issues
  • 💡 Lack of advanced features (formatting, folders, etc.)
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Questionable pricing model

Simple Notepad

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and themes
  • 🗂️ Folder organization
  • 🔒 Secure with password protection
  • 📝 Good for note-taking and journaling

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 📱 Not optimized for iPad
  • 🖋️ No handwriting support
  • 💾 No backup/sync options

Bugs and requests

Secure Notepad Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing after updates
  • Syncing and backup issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add photos/images
  • Sync across devices
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • More customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)
  • Touch ID/Face ID support

Simple Notepad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Notes disappearing after updates
  • Vertical orientation not working
  • Unable to recover lost notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Ability to sync notes across devices
  • More font and formatting options
  • Print functionality
  • Improved iPad support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Secure Notepad Pro

One-time1
  • Unlimited Storage$14.99
1 purchases

Simple Notepad

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Secure Notepad Pro free?
Secure Notepad Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Notepad free?
Simple Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Secure Notepad Pro or Simple Notepad?
Secure Notepad Pro is rated higher. Secure Notepad Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Simple Notepad averages 4.6 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Secure Notepad Pro or Simple Notepad have ads?
Simple Notepad shows ads; Secure Notepad Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Secure Notepad Pro or Simple Notepad?
Secure Notepad Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Simple Notepad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Secure Notepad Pro was updated on October 4, 2026 and Simple Notepad on October 8, 2026.

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