Comparison

Yellow Note vs CheckPad

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

Head to head
About

Yellow Note

Instantly capture and synchronize your thoughts, tasks, and reminders across all your Apple devices. This powerful yet simple note-taking app helps you organize ideas, manage projects, and never forget a fleeting thought.

Highlights
  • Universal capture on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
  • Instant iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Organize notes by project or theme
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Apple Watch companion for quick notes
Features
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Capture Your Ideas Instantly, Across All Your Apple Devices Yellow Note - Ultimate Note-Taking is the powerful and beautifully simple app designed to boost your productivity and never let a great idea slip away. Jot down thoughts, tasks, memos, and reminders on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch and experience seamless, instant synchronization across your entire ecosystem. Key Features for Maximum Productivity: Universal Capture: Create sticky notes anywhere, anytime. Use your iPhone on the go, your iPad for sketching, your Mac for deep work, or just raise your wrist and dictate a quick reminder to your Apple Watch. Your digital notepad is always within reach. Blazing Fast Sync: Your notes are instantly available on all devices. Start a note on your iPhone and it’s already waiting for you on your Mac. iCloud ensures your data is always up to date and secure. Simple & Intuitive Interface: Designed with a clean, focus-driven interface. No clutter, no learning curve. Just open the app and start typing. It’s the fastest way to capture a thought before you forget it. Organize Your Thoughts: Keep your memory sharp and your projects on track. Group notes by project, theme, or priority. Find any note in seconds with powerful search functionality. For Your Wrist: The ultimate Apple Watch companion for notes. Perfect for quickly adding grocery items to a list, capturing a brilliant idea on a walk, or setting a quick reminder without taking your phone out. Perfect for: Quick Notes & Memos: Replace paper sticky notes with a powerful digital alternative. Task Management & To-Do Lists: Keep your daily tasks and reminders in check. Project Planning & Brainstorming: Organize ideas and concepts for work or personal projects. Shopping Lists & Grocery Lists: Dictate your list to your Watch and check items off at the store. Memory Aid: Never forget a name, number, or fleeting thought again. Download Now and Transform Your Productivity! YellowNote is more than just a notepad; it's an extension of your memory. Optimize your workflow, declutter your mind, and ensure your best ideas are always saved and synced across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

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CheckPad

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What matters most is how it feels — just like a real memo pad. CheckPad is a checklist app that feels like writing on a grid memo pad. Packing, shopping, last checks before you head out. Open the cover, write, check things off, and tear the page away when you're done. All the satisfaction of a paper pad, right in your hand. - Just like a real memo pad • Grid paper texture, light on the cover, and paper that shows its use. • Flip pages up to move between lists. • Tear off a page along the perforation when you're done. Torn pages are kept in "Torn Pages," so you can look back or use them again. • When you open the app, the cover opens. • Pages flipping, the cover opening, check marks, pages tearing, sticky notes — all kept soft. • You can turn animations and sounds off in Settings. - Write and check • One checklist per page — just add a title and items. • Tap an item to check it. Uncheck everything to use a list again. • Use Edit to rewrite or reorder items. • Share any list as text. • A short tutorial lets you try each step the first time you open the app. Open How to Use in Settings any time. - Sticky notes • Give each list a sticky note in one of 10 colors. • Write a label of up to 3 characters on a sticky note. The first character shows from other pages. • Notes peek out from the right edge of the pad — tap one to flip to that list. Tap the right edge to stick one at that height. - Start from an example • Get going quickly with examples like Commute, Travel Packing, Weekend Shopping, Gym Bag, and Camping Gear. Look inside an example before you add it. - Choose the look • Paper: Grid / Grid (Light) / Dot / Lined / Blank • Paper color: White / Cream • Paper and cover condition: New / Worn / Vintage (Worn unlocks after you open the app on 7 days, Vintage after 30; right away with Premium) • Cover: textured like real cardstock. Orange / Black / White / Black (White Logo). You can also hide the cover logo. Your Home Screen icon matches your cover • Font: Handwriting / Pencil / Sign Pen / Quirky / Scribble / System • Background: Black / Walnut / Birch / Maple / Old Desk / Gray • Ink color: Blue-Black / Black / Sepia / Green • Text size: Small / Medium / Large / Extra Large / Automatic - Private and secure • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. • No ads. No analytics. No tracking. • What you write stays on your device. • Manual backup to a file and restore are free. - Premium (one-time purchase) Buy once, keep it forever. • Unlimited items (free: up to 8 per page) • Unlimited checklists (free: up to 3, torn pages included) • Automatic iCloud backup • Worn and Vintage looks right away Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://daily-apps-showcase.pages.dev/privacy/checkpad/#en

Screenshots

Yellow Note4 screens
CheckPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CheckPad at every 6 days against Yellow Note's every 4 months. Yellow Note's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Yellow Note sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CheckPad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yellow Note ships an update every 4 months, CheckPad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Yellow Note versus CheckPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYellow NoteCheckPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTime LordAtsushi Ito

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Yellow Note

One-time3
  • Home Pack$1.99
  • Work Pack$3.99
  • Project Pack$5.99
4 purchases

CheckPad

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • CheckPad Premium$2.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$5.99

Questions

Is Yellow Note free?
Yellow Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CheckPad free?
CheckPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yellow Note or CheckPad have ads?
Neither Yellow Note nor CheckPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yellow Note or CheckPad?
Yellow Note ships an update every 4 months, and CheckPad every 6 days. Most recently, Yellow Note was updated on October 30, 2026 and CheckPad on October 29, 2026.

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