Comparison

Online Notepad vs Slate

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

Head to head
About

Online Notepad

This app provides a robust online note-taking experience with a rich text editor, instant search, and full-screen mode. It allows for easy document management, sharing, and import/export in various formats, even without an account.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with formatting options
  • Title bar for organization
  • Instant search functionality
  • Full-screen mode for focus
  • Effortless new page creation
  • Import/export in .doc, .pdf, .text formats
  • Document management and cloning
  • Collaboration via sharing
Features
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Key Features: Rich Text Editor: Our powerful editor offers various formatting options, including bold, italic, underline, ordered and unordered lists, and image insertion. Customize your documents with ease and style. Title Bar: Keep your documents organized and easily accessible with our unique title bar feature, a rarity among popular notepads. Instant Search: Find your documents quickly using our real-time search tool Full Screen: Maximize your workspace with our full-screen feature, allowing you to focus on your content without distractions. New Page: Create new documents effortlessly with a single click, opening them in a new tab for a smooth workflow. Upload & Download: Import documents in various formats ( .doc, .pdf, .text,), and download your notes as Word documents, PDFs, or text files for offline use. Document Management: Access, edit, and saved notes with ease through our convenient document management system. Clone: Duplicate your notes in a snap for easy revisions or to create multiple versions of a document. Share: Collaborate with others by sharing your notes directly, via email, or through social media platforms. Experience a complete note-taking ecosystem with online notepad, the ultimate online notepad that works even without an account.

About

Slate

Easily record your screen, camera, or voice and share it via a simple link. No editing or exporting required. View and manage recordings across devices.

Highlights
  • Screen, camera, and voice recording
  • Automatic captioning and summarization
  • Shareable links playable in any browser
  • Cross-platform library (iOS, Mac, Windows, Chrome)
  • Comments and emoji reactions
  • Request recordings from others
  • Searchable and taggable recording library
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Slate turns what is on your iPhone into a link. Record your screen, your camera or just your voice, tap stop, and the link is ready to send. No editing, no exporting, no file to attach. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record and choose your screen, your camera or a voice note. 2. Talk through whatever you want to show: an app, a bug, a design, a document. 3. Tap stop. Slate uploads the recording and hands you a link to paste anywhere. WHAT YOU GET - Whole-screen recording with your microphone, with pause and resume - Camera recordings and quick voice notes - Captions for every recording, made on your iPhone so the audio never leaves it, and a title and summary written from them - Upload a video you already have in Photos - A link that plays in any browser, with no app or account needed to watch - Comments and emoji reactions on every recording, and a notification when someone replies - Request links: ask anyone to send you a recording, no account needed on their side - A library you can search, tag and filter ONE LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE Your recordings are the same on the web at app.slatevideo.com and in the Slate apps for Mac, Windows and Chrome. Record on your phone, pick it up on your computer. WHO IT IS FOR People who explain things for a living: engineers reporting a bug, designers walking through a mockup, founders answering a customer, support answering a ticket. Anyone who has typed four paragraphs where a two minute video would have done. PRIVACY Slate records only when you start a recording, and iOS asks before every screen broadcast. Recordings go to your Slate account and nowhere else. Read the full policy at slatevideo.com/privacy. Slate is made by MetaCTO.

Screenshots

Online Notepad4 screens
Slate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slate at 5.0 against Online Notepad's 3.0. Slate also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Online Notepad ships an update every 3 months, Slate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Online Notepad versus Slate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnline NotepadSlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdul RehmanMetaCTO LLC

In-app purchases

None

Online Notepad

No in-app purchases

None

Slate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Online Notepad free?
Online Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slate free?
Slate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Online Notepad or Slate?
Slate is rated higher. Online Notepad averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Slate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Online Notepad or Slate have ads?
Neither Online Notepad nor Slate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Online Notepad or Slate?
Online Notepad ships an update every 3 months, and Slate every 5 days. Most recently, Online Notepad was updated on November 3, 2026 and Slate on November 6, 2026.

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