Comparison

Spreadly vs Moleskine Notebooks

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

Head to head
About

Spreadly

Design and manage spreadsheets on your iPad. Organize data, perform calculations with a wide range of functions, and visualize information with charts. Create as many spreadsheets as you need for planning and analysis.

Highlights
  • Spreadsheet design
  • Data organization
  • Cell functions
  • Pie chart creation
  • Unlimited spreadsheets
  • Mathematical functions
Features
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Spreadly for your iPad lets you design spreadsheets and plan, organize, or analyze just about anything. Add lables, numbers and functions to any cells. Perform functions on any cells. And have as many spreadsheets as you want. Easily draw a Pie chart of the values as well. Currently includes the following functions: SUM Sum a range of cells AVG Average of a range of cells DAT Put date MIN The minimum value in a range of cells MAX The maximum value in a range of cells ABS Absolute value CEIL Rounds a number to the nearest integer FLOOR Rounds a number down, toward zero COS Cosine SIN Sine TAN Tangent RAD Convert degrees to radians DEG Convert radians to degrees PI Pi or Π ACOS Arccosine ASIN arcsine ATAN arctangent EVEN Rounds number up to the nearest even number ODD Rounds number up to the nearest odd number INT Rounds number up to the nearest integer LN Returns the natural logarithm of a number LOG Returns the logarithm of a number to a specified base LOG10 Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number

About

Moleskine Notebooks

Capture your handwritten notes and sketches digitally. Transform them into editable text or shareable images, enhanced with AI or Apple Pencil. Seamlessly bridge the gap between your physical notebook and digital devices.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes to editable text
  • Sketches to digital images
  • AI-powered enhancements
  • Apple Pencil integration
  • Physical to digital workflow
  • Real-time capture
Features
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From paper to digital, the timeless pleasure of handwriting meets the limitless power of technology to evolve, expand, and reinvent your ideas. Every thought lives on paper, every idea grows beyond its boundaries. With Moleskine Notebooks (formerly Moleskine Notes), your creativity moves seamlessly between the physical world and the digital one. Designed for those who love to write, sketch, and create by hand, while also wanting to revisit, transform, and enhance their work on digital devices. Write on paper, watch it on screen. Place your smart notebook beneath your iPad: as your pen flows on paper, Moleskine Notebook captures every word, every line, every draft in real time. Instantly see your work come to life on your device, ready to explore, edit, or share. From your hand, beyond the page. With Moleskine Notebooks you can: - Turn handwritten notes into editable digital text. - Transform sketches and drawings into images for your digital projects. - Enrich your notes with the Apple Pencil or use the power of Artificial Intelligence to improve, organize, and reinterpret your creations. Rediscover the joy of freehand writing, empowered by digital technology. Moleskine Notebook is more than an app: it is the keyboard for creative minds. It accompanies you on a journey between inspiration and innovation, while preserving the beauty of handwriting. Moleskine Notebooks. Write the future, starting from paper. Terms of Service: https://www.moleskineeveryday.com/terms

Screenshots

Spreadly4 screens
Moleskine Notebooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moleskine Notebooks at Free against Spreadly's $2.99. Moleskine Notebooks also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (715 vs 1). Spreadly's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 15%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Moleskine Notebooks is free to download; Spreadly costs $2.99 up front. Moleskine Notebooks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Spreadly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moleskine Notebooks holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moleskine Notebooks has 715 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Spreadly's written reviews are positive against 15% of Moleskine Notebooks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spreadly ships an update every 2 weeks, Moleskine Notebooks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spreadly versus Moleskine Notebooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpreadlyMoleskine Notebooks
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (715 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better14.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1715 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOhn LyonsMoleskine Srl

Customer experience

Spreadly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Moleskine Notebooks

All ratings714 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative76.2%

Bugs and requests

Spreadly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Moleskine Notebooks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in to Moleskine account
  • Google Drive integration and backup issues
  • Incorrect page/date display in planner
  • Partial or missing note transcription

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved calendar integration and event management
  • Ability to rearrange and organize notebook pages
  • Better handwriting recognition and text editing tools
  • Seamless migration from previous app versions

In-app purchases

None

Spreadly

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Moleskine Notebooks

Subscriptions2
  • Bundle + AI - Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Bundle + AI - Annual Plan3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Spreadly free?
Spreadly costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moleskine Notebooks free?
Moleskine Notebooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spreadly or Moleskine Notebooks?
Moleskine Notebooks is rated higher. Spreadly averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Moleskine Notebooks averages 4.1 from 715 ratings.
Do Spreadly or Moleskine Notebooks have ads?
Neither Spreadly nor Moleskine Notebooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spreadly or Moleskine Notebooks?
Spreadly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Moleskine Notebooks fortnightly. Most recently, Spreadly was updated on November 1, 2026 and Moleskine Notebooks on November 7, 2026.

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