Comparison

Element Note vs Table & Spreadsheet Maker

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

Head to head
About

Element Note

This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Unique handwriting brushes
  • Smooth drawing engine
  • PDF annotation
  • Text, shape, and image attachments
  • On-device OCR search
  • Smart dark mode
  • iCloud sync and collaboration
Features
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Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy

About

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

Organize lists, manage data, and build custom tables with this flexible spreadsheet-style app. Create checklists, track inventory, manage tasks, and more with customizable columns and powerful sorting and filtering options.

Highlights
  • Customizable tables
  • Checklists and trackers
  • Multiple column types
  • Sorting and filtering
  • Color-coded rows
  • CSV and PDF export
Features
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SimpleTable is a simple and flexible spreadsheet-style table app for organizing lists, managing data, and creating custom tables. Perfect for checklists, inventory management, customer lists, task tracking, budgeting, schedules, and more. Create your own tables with customizable columns that fit your workflow. Supports multiple column types including text, numbers, dates, checkboxes, selections, and calculated columns. Sort, filter, color-code, and pin columns to keep large datasets easy to read and organized. Optimized for both iPhone and iPad, with a clean and fast interface designed for comfortable daily use. Main Features • Create fully customizable tables • Build lists, checklists, trackers, and management sheets • Text, number, date, checkbox, selection, and calculation columns • Color-coded rows for better organization • Pinned columns for easier viewing • Sorting and filtering support • CSV export support • PDF export support • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Simple, powerful, and easy to use. Perfect for anyone looking for a flexible table and list management app.

Screenshots

Element Note4 screens
Table & Spreadsheet Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Table & Spreadsheet Maker at none against Element Note's 3. Table & Spreadsheet Maker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Element Note's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Element Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. Table & Spreadsheet Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Element Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Note has 2.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Element Note's written reviews are positive against 78% of Table & Spreadsheet Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element Note ships an update fortnightly, Table & Spreadsheet Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Element Note versus Table & Spreadsheet Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement NoteTable & Spreadsheet Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better10
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoysauce LabNaoyuki Rikiji

Customer experience

Element Note

All ratings2,625 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.8%

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Element Note

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes and files randomly disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the floating keyboard
  • Handwriting recognition not working as expected
  • Exported PDFs losing formatting and background colors

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ruler tool
  • Ability to resize/rotate selections
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Presentation mode for connecting to displays
  • Ability to import/export multiple files at once
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  • Seasonal or custom sticker packs

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Element Note

Subscriptions2
  • Element Note Yearly$3.491 Year
  • Element Note Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Table & Spreadsheet Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element Note free?
Element Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Table & Spreadsheet Maker free?
Table & Spreadsheet Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Element Note or Table & Spreadsheet Maker?
Element Note is rated higher. Element Note averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Table & Spreadsheet Maker averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Element Note or Table & Spreadsheet Maker have ads?
Neither Element Note nor Table & Spreadsheet Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element Note or Table & Spreadsheet Maker?
Element Note ships an update fortnightly, and Table & Spreadsheet Maker weekly. Most recently, Element Note was updated on November 7, 2026 and Table & Spreadsheet Maker on November 5, 2026.

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