Comparison

EasyNotes vs WidgetCal

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

Head to head
About

EasyNotes

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with a versatile note-taking app. Create rich text notes, add photos, sketch, record audio, and organize everything with customizable backgrounds and widgets. Secure your information with multiple lock options and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Rich text formatting
  • Customizable note backgrounds
  • Sticky notes widgets
  • Organization with tags and reminders
  • Gesture, password, and biometric locks
  • iCloud sync
  • Timeline view
Features
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Transform your concepts into reality with EasyNotes. Write notes, attach photos, craft a checklist, sketch ideas, record audio, capture moments, and explore more. We Can Empower You With: 1. Boost your productivity with Rich Text Notes • Make your memos stand out using bold, italic, and underlining. • Play with fonts, sizes, and colors to add structure and emphasis. • Boost readability and organization with bullet and numbered lists. • Support sharing notes as pictures, exporting to PDF, or printing. 2. Diverse and Colorful Note Background Styles • Engage in an immersive note-taking atmosphere, a whole new note-taking experience • Dive into a world of creativity with over 200 colorful note backgrounds. • Utilize background colors to classify and prioritize your notepad. • Spread the magic of these colorful notes through sharing with others or printing. • Immerse yourself in emotions, and elevate your overall note-taking experience with the vibrant notes background elements – these are the benchmarks that guide our notepad background selection. 3. Stylish Sticky Notes Widget • Instantly reach your sticky notes, memos, and checklists right from your Home Screen. • Choose from a diverse collection of 100+ stylish widget styles. • Three widget sizes: large, medium, and small, allowing you to select what suits you best. • Enjoy the convenience of accessing your important notes at a glance. 4. Get Notebook Organized • Switch between list and grid views for easy navigation. • Keep things in order with tags, reminders, and the archive feature. • Provides six notebook sorting methods to maximize the satisfaction of different usage habits • Create personalized categories for work projects, academic pursuits, personal aspirations, daily reflections, and more. 5. Express Yourself with Distinctive Emojis • Tired of plain text? Infuse your messages with emojis to vividly convey your emotions to your notes. • Discover our exclusive collection of emojis, offering hundreds of options that include all Usage scenarios for you to choose from. 6. Secure Your Notes with Lock Functions • Safeguard your notebook with multiple security layers, including gesture lock, password lock, fingerprint lock, and face ID. • You can lock a single category or lock the entire notepad category according to the usage scenario. 7. iCloud Sync • iCloud sync makes notepad data safer and fast. • Enjoy the ease of syncing notebook between your iPad and iPhone, promoting seamless collaboration and enhanced productivity. 8. Never Miss a thing with Note Reminders • Ensure you stay on top of your tasks by setting timely reminders for important notes or memos. • Add a personal touch by customizing reminder ringtones to suit your unique routine. 9. View Note in Timeline • Gain a comprehensive view of your memos, events, and ideas through an intuitive calendar timeline. Overall, whether it's for work, study, or personal use, EasyNotes is your ultimate note-taking companion. Download EasyNotes for free on iPad and iPhone and let's make note-taking an enjoyable and productive experience. Join our community of users, and together, we'll keep pushing the boundaries of innovation. If you have any issues, please mail us: Email: easynotes.ios@guloolootech.com Instagram: easynotes. official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/easynotes.official Terms of use:https://guloolootech.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy:https://guloolootech.com/privacy-policy.html

About

WidgetCal

Perform calculations directly from your home screen with advanced functions. Customize your experience with multiple themes. Unlock premium features through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget calculator
  • Trigonometric and calculus functions
  • Over 10 beautiful themes
  • No ads
  • Monthly/annual subscription for Pro features
Features
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WidgetCal - Widget calculator allows you to calculate on your home screen - Supports trigonometric functions, logarithms, square root, square, reciprocal, π, and calculus tools for derivative at x and definite integral over [a, b] - Home Screen Widget Calculator (iOS 17 Interactive Widgets) - Over 10+ beautiful themes - No Ads ----- WidgetCal Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/widgetcal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/widgetcal/privacy.html

Screenshots

EasyNotes4 screens
WidgetCal2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WidgetCal at none against EasyNotes's shown. WidgetCal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). EasyNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. EasyNotes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and WidgetCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WidgetCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EasyNotes has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyNotes ships an update every 10 days, WidgetCal every 32 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EasyNotes versus WidgetCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyNotesWidgetCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 32 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGulooloo Tech杏娣 吴

Customer experience

EasyNotes

All ratings4,117 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral12.4%
Negative35.7%

WidgetCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EasyNotes

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Export to PDF not working
  • Sync issues
  • Picky about Apple Pencil input
  • Widget not mirroring note colors
  • Unable to access photos on Apple devices
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  • Issues with copying and pasting notes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to create sub-folders within categories
  • Dark mode option
  • Family sharing
  • Better device sync and transfer options
  • More font and color customization options
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  • View mode to prevent keyboard/image opening during presentations

WidgetCal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

EasyNotes

Subscriptions6
  • VIP - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • VIP - Yearly$7.991 Year
  • VIP - Yearly$11.491 Year
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  • VIP - Yearly$14.491 Year
  • VIP - Yearly$16.991 Year
  • VIP - Yearly3 Days trial$16.991 Year
One-time4
  • VIP - Lifetime$14.99
  • VIP - Lifetime$20.99
  • VIP - Lifetime$26.99
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  • VIP - Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

WidgetCal

Subscriptions2
  • WidgetCal Pro$0.991 Month
  • WidgetCal Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is EasyNotes free?
EasyNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetCal free?
WidgetCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyNotes or WidgetCal?
WidgetCal is rated higher. EasyNotes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while WidgetCal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EasyNotes or WidgetCal have ads?
EasyNotes shows ads; WidgetCal does not.
Which is updated more often, EasyNotes or WidgetCal?
EasyNotes ships an update every 10 days, and WidgetCal every 32 months. Most recently, EasyNotes was updated on November 12, 2026 and WidgetCal on November 12, 2026.

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