Comparison

Scratch Paper vs Tearpad

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

Head to head
About

Scratch Paper

This app provides an instant, distraction-free digital notepad for quick thoughts, lists, and reminders. It focuses on essential features for rapid note-taking without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Instant typing on open
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Ideal for lists and reminders
  • Minimalist design
  • Quick thought capture
Features
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As soon as you open it up, you're typing instantly. It is a humble piece of scratch paper for the digital age, letting you jot things down quickly and then getting out of your way. Perfect for grocery lists, to-do reminders, or scribbling down a rough thought for later refinement. Scratch Paper has only the features it needs and nothing more.

About

Tearpad

Features
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I kept opening my notes app to jot down one quick thing and getting hit with folders, tags, and a pile of old notes I forgot to delete. I just wanted a pad of paper. So I made one. Tearpad opens straight to today's page. Cursor's already blinking, so you just write. There's no title to fill in, nothing to file, no place to put it. When tomorrow rolls around, it turns to a clean page on its own. Yesterday's is one swipe back, curling away like a real notebook. That's really the whole thing. It's for the notes you'd scribble on a sticky and throw out later. A phone number, a grocery list, the two things you have to do before lunch. Stuff that doesn't need a filing system. What you get: • Opens to today every single time • A fresh page shows up on its own, so you're never staring at last week's leftovers • Swipe to flip back through your old pages • Checklists, bullets, and numbered lists, right there in the text • A few paper colors, textures, and typefaces if you want to make it yours • No account, no sign in, nothing to set up If you like it, there's one optional purchase that unlocks the extras. It's a one time thing. I'm not going to charge you every month for a notepad.

Screenshots

Scratch Paper4 screens
Tearpad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scratch Paper at none against Tearpad's 1. Scratch Paper also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Tearpad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scratch Paper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Scratch Paper versus Tearpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratch PaperTearpad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbraham MillerJoshua Hutchins

In-app purchases

None

Scratch Paper

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tearpad

One-time1
  • Support Tier$0.99

Questions

Is Scratch Paper free?
Scratch Paper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tearpad free?
Tearpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scratch Paper or Tearpad have ads?
Neither Scratch Paper nor Tearpad shows ads.

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