Comparison

Note Pad+ vs Page by a

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

Head to head
About

Note Pad+

Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and set smart reminders with this intuitive note-taking application. Organize your thoughts and tasks efficiently with a searchable interface and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Smart reminders
  • Organized and searchable notes
  • Customizable themes
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Stay organized and never forget important tasks with Note Pad+ – the all-in-one app for quick note-taking and smart reminders. Whether you're jotting down ideas, making to-do lists, or setting reminders for important events, Note Pad+ keeps everything in one place with a sleek and intuitive design. Easy Note-Taking – Quickly capture ideas, lists, and thoughts on the go. Smart Reminders – Set reminders for important tasks so you never miss a thing. Organized & Searchable – Keep your notes structured and easily searchable. Customizable Themes – Personalize your note-taking experience with different themes. Note Pad+ makes staying productive effortless. Download now and take control of your notes and reminders!

About

Page by a

Features
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Stop fighting with copy and paste. Page is one inbox every machine you own can write to. Clip a note, a link, an error, a command, a number you will need in an hour — from a terminal, a script, or an AI coding assistant. It is on your phone before you have switched windows. FOUR KINDS OF PAGE NOTES — save this for me. REMINDERS — bring this back at nine. UPDATES — tell me when the build finishes. QUESTIONS — I need you to decide. Questions are the part nothing else does. When an agent asks "the migration is ready, deploy?", it stops and waits. You tap Deploy or Review first on your phone, and the answer goes back to the terminal that asked. READ IT THE WAY YOU THINK Timeline puts the day in order. Tree groups by the machine that paged you, which is what you want when a dozen hosts are talking. Project groups by the code you were working in. Markdown renders properly and long logs stay collapsed until you open them. BUILT FOR THE PLACE IT LIVES Swipe to pin or delete. Search across everything loaded. Copy a page, or send it to Reminders, Calendar, or anywhere else. On iPad it reads like Mail, list beside page. Answer from the notification without unlocking into the app. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY RUN A one-line install adds the page command to your shell, and an MCP server so agents can both reach you and read the inbox back. "Page me when the build finishes" and "ask me before deploying" become things you can just say. FREE AND PRO Free includes the full inbox, email delivery, and a rolling 30-day history — pin anything you want to keep past that. Pro is $7.99/month, adds push notifications and SMS, and keeps every page for good. SECURITY Page content is encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, and every connection is HTTPS. API tokens are stored as hashes, never in the clear, and the token on your device lives in the Keychain. PAGE PRO Page Pro is $7.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://a-gnt.com/page/privacy

Screenshots

Note Pad+4 screens
Page by a4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note Pad+ at none against Page by a's 1. Note Pad+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Page by a's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Page by a sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Note Pad+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Pad+ ships an update every 8 months, Page by a every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Note Pad+ versus Page by a: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Pad+Page by a
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEthan MalimonJoseph Smith

In-app purchases

None

Note Pad+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Page by a

Subscriptions1
  • Page Pro$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Note Pad+ free?
Note Pad+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Page by a free?
Page by a is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note Pad+ or Page by a have ads?
Neither Note Pad+ nor Page by a shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Pad+ or Page by a?
Note Pad+ ships an update every 8 months, and Page by a every 3 days. Most recently, Note Pad+ was updated on October 13, 2026 and Page by a on October 16, 2026.

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