Comparison

Cloud Notes vs WatchPad

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Notes

Create, edit, and organize notes and lists directly from your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Syncs securely via iCloud with an optional one-time Pro upgrade for enhanced features like sharing and customization.

Highlights
  • Create and edit notes on Apple Watch
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Organize with tags and folders
  • Search and pin important notes
  • Share notes and lists (Pro)
  • Customizable note appearance (Pro)
Features
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Edit notes directly from Apple Watch. Cloud Notes lets you create, edit, and check off notes from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Everything syncs securely through iCloud. Free to download, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade. No subscription. FREE - Unlimited notes and lists - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Create and edit notes on Apple Watch - Organize with tags and folders - Search, pin important notes, and use light or dark mode GREAT FOR - Shopping lists on your wrist or home screen - Quick reminders and everyday notes - Notes you want available without reaching for your phone PRO - Share notes and lists with others via iCloud - Multiple tags per note - Fonts, text styles, and colors - Markdown tools in the keyboard toolbar - Customizable note appearance: checkmark colors, font styles and image sizes - Home screen widgets. Check off items without opening the app PRIVACY IN FOCUS - No extra login: syncs and shares through your own iCloud account - No external servers - No tracking Questions or feedback? support@lokkeapps.no

About

WatchPad

Features
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WatchPad is a notes app built for your wrist first. Open your Watch, jot down a thought, and pick it back up on your iPhone. Your notes stay in sync between the two. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write on your Watch The Watch app is the full app, not a remote. Open the list, tap a note, edit it, done. No folders to manage, no setup screens between you and the page. • Voice to text on iPhone Tap the mic and dictate. The transcript lands as plain text you can keep editing, share to the line below, or turn into a checklist. • Tap-to-check lists Type a line like "- [ ] milk" and it becomes a checklist row. Tap the circle on either device to check it off. The whole note is still just text underneath, so nothing locks you in. • Watch ↔ iPhone sync Notes move directly between your Watch and iPhone over the local link. Edits made on one device show up on the other, and deletes are honored on both sides so nothing comes back from the dead. • Light, Dark, or System Pick the appearance that matches the rest of your watch and phone. The setting follows you on both devices. WATCH-FIRST, NOT WATCH-AFTER Most notes apps treat the watch as a viewer. WatchPad is built the other way around: the watch is where ideas land, and the phone is where you finish them. The watch app stands on its own. You don't need to pull out your phone to take or read a note. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who has lost an idea between thinking it and unlocking their phone. • Runners, walkers, cooks, and parents whose hands are busy when the thought arrives. • People who like their notes plain and fast, not stuffed with formatting menus. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Add unlimited notes with WatchPad Pro. Privacy Policy: https://www.mehmetali.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cloud Notes4 screens
WatchPad3 screens

Verdict

The call

Cloud Notes and WatchPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cloud Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WatchPad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud Notes ships an update fortnightly, WatchPad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cloud Notes versus WatchPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud NotesWatchPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFredrik Nikolai LokkeMehmet Ali Demir

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloud Notes

One-time1
  • Cloud Notes Pro$2.99
2 purchases

WatchPad

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Cloud Notes free?
Cloud Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WatchPad free?
WatchPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cloud Notes or WatchPad have ads?
Neither Cloud Notes nor WatchPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Notes or WatchPad?
Cloud Notes ships an update fortnightly, and WatchPad every 10 days. Most recently, Cloud Notes was updated on July 17, 2026 and WatchPad on September 24, 2026.

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