E&Q Notes lite vs Minimal Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
E&Q Notes lite
A simple and quick note-taking application with features like alarms, sorting, and code protection. Organize notes into customizable categories with colors or symbols. Easily transfer notes to your calendar or send them via email.
- Alarm function
- Sort function
- Code protection
- Changeable font size
- Categorization of notes
- Transfer to calendar
- Email notes
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Easy & Quick Notes, free version. An exclusive easy-to-use notebook with alarm function, sort function, code protection and changeable font size. Images can also be added (only in full version). All notes can be grouped into categories. Category name is freely definable. Each category can be marked with a color or symbol (or both). Selectable background/design. Each entry can be transferred easily and quickly as a reminder to the iPhone/iPad calendar, or can be sent by e-mail. Even a complete category can be sent in one single email, just by pressing a button (only in full version). Multilingual: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian ! The free version contains advertising and, sending of complete category as well as the camera function are not available. No further restrictions in free version.
Minimal Notepad
A free, minimalist application for creating, editing, and deleting notes. It offers a straightforward and uncluttered interface for quick note-taking.
- Create new notes
- Edit existing notes
- Delete notes
- Minimalist interface
- Free to use
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MiNo is a free minimal app for taking notes. Simply create new notes and edit or delete them with this minimal notepad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minimal Notepad at 5.0 against E&Q Notes lite's 4.0. Minimal Notepad also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 11 months). E&Q Notes lite's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minimal Notepad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
E&Q Notes lite ships an update every 11 months, Minimal Notepad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | E&Q Notes lite | Minimal Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsigosys | Julian Lau |
Customer experience
E&Q Notes lite
Minimal Notepad
In-app purchases
E&Q Notes lite
No in-app purchases
Minimal Notepad
No in-app purchases
