Secure Notepad Pro vs Private Notes and Secret Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Private Notes and Secret Diary
Securely store and manage your private notes with password protection. Keep personal details safe from prying eyes on your device, even when sharing with others.
- Password protection for notes
- Secure storage of personal details
- Create simple notes
- Share device while keeping notes secure
- Prevent unauthorized access
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Free for limited time This is a best solution for your privacy ** THE BEST NOTE LOCK APP EVER **. Provides functionality for creating simple notes and keeping these notes secure by requiring a password to be entered before any note can be viewed or edited. Allows you to share your iPhone with others and still keep your notes secure. Great for storing all of your personal details, pin numbers etc on your device without the risk that someone might get access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Secure Notepad Pro at 4.8 against Private Notes and Secret Diary's 3.9. Secure Notepad Pro also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 38%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 8). Private Notes and Secret Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Secure Notepad Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Private Notes and Secret Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Secure Notepad Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Notepad Pro has 2.7K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Secure Notepad Pro's written reviews are positive against 38% of Private Notes and Secret Diary's.
Secure Notepad Pro ships an update every 5 months, Private Notes and Secret Diary every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Notepad Pro | Private Notes and Secret Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | Tigran Mkhitaryan |
Customer experience
Secure Notepad Pro
Private Notes and Secret Diary
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
Private Notes and Secret Diary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Notepad Pro
- Unlimited Storage$14.99
Private Notes and Secret Diary
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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