# Papertone vs Type Notes

The clearest difference is price: Type Notes at Free against Papertone's $1.99. Type Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Papertone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Type Notes is free to download; Papertone costs $1.99 up front. Type Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Papertone asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Papertone against 5.0 for Type Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Papertone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Type Notes's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Papertone | Type Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papertone/id6746156771/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-notes-classic-paper/id6821145356/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Size | 29 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [YUSUF SAHAN TARHAN](https://appshunter.io/developer/1773362192) | [Jesus manuel Curreri](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781631810) |

## What reviewers say

### Papertone

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papertone/id6746156771)

This app offers a nostalgic note-taking experience with a retro iOS aesthetic. It features skeuomorphic textures and physical notebook elements for a charming interface. Easily create, search, and manage your notes with a focus on simplicity and elegance.

**Highlights:** Skeuomorphic textures, Lined paper backgrounds, Retro Apple-style interface, Hidden settings shortcut, Note import/export, Time format options

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Type Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-notes-classic-paper/id6821145356)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type Notes+ | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Papertone free?

Papertone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Type Notes free?

Type Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Papertone or Type Notes?

Papertone and Type Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Papertone or Type Notes have ads?

Neither Papertone nor Type Notes shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*