RichTextNote vs TabPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RichTextNote
Create formatted notes with rich text editing capabilities, including font customization and list creation. Secure your entries with a password and store them locally. Notes can be easily shared via email.
- Rich text editing
- Password protection
- Node and number lists
- Text size and color customization
- Background color options
- Local database storage
- Email sharing
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Rich Text Note record something by date and search it by date and title you can set the password. so another can't see your note. use a text editor like Rich Text you can use node list and number list to input text. can change text size color and background color can this note is save in local database and you can send it out by email.
TabPad
Organize your notes with a colorful tabbed interface, similar to sticky notes. Pin important notes to the top and quickly find what you need with keyword search. Cloud synchronization is available for seamless access across devices.
- Colorful tabbed note organization
- Pin important notes
- Keyword search functionality
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device support
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Colorful tabs like stickies allow you to switch from one note to another -You can pin a specific note to the first tab. - Keyword search - Cloud Synchronization (charged)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TabPad at 4.0 against RichTextNote's 3.3. TabPad also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 54 months). RichTextNote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. TabPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RichTextNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
TabPad holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
RichTextNote ships an update every 54 months, TabPad every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RichTextNote | TabPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 著显 朱 | Shigenori Kumagai |
Customer experience
RichTextNote
TabPad
In-app purchases
RichTextNote
No in-app purchases
TabPad
- Upgrade(macOS)$2.99
- Upgrade(iOS)$3.99
