Comparison

JustNotes vs Clipboard Sheets

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

Head to head
About

JustNotes

Create handwritten notes and annotate PDFs on your iPad with Apple Pencil. Organize your thoughts with folders and export them as PDFs or images. Enjoy a full-featured, offline notebook experience without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • PDF import and annotation
  • Folder organization
  • Export as PDF or PNG
  • Offline functionality with autosave
  • Pinch-to-zoom and pan
Features
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JustNotes is a free, offline notebook for iPad. Other apps require payments, or have limitations, but not this one. Write with Apple Pencil, import and annotate PDFs, organize notes in folders and subfolders, and export exactly what you need—no ads, no tracking. All the features of other apps, but without the money or ads. Why you’ll like it: • Beautiful handwriting with Apple Pencil • Pinch-to-zoom & one-finger pan while drawing • Per-page orientation: portrait or landscape • Paper styles: plain, lined, or grid • Import PDFs (auto-saved in Imported Files) • Organize with folders & subfolders; drag to reorder pages • Export as PDF or images (PNG) • Works offline with continuous autosave

About

Clipboard Sheets

Features
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Stop typing the same messages over and over. Clipboard Sheets organizes your frequently-used text into tabs—like sheets in a spreadsheet. One tap copies any snippet to your clipboard. Perfect for recruiters, real estate agents, customer support reps, sales professionals, and anyone who sends repetitive messages. WHY CLIPBOARD SHEETS? If you're constantly copying and pasting the same LinkedIn intros, property listings, support responses, or email signatures, Clipboard Sheets saves you hours every week. Organize everything into tabs, tap to copy, and get back to what matters. KEY FEATURES • Spreadsheet-Style Tabs Organize your snippets into tabs just like Excel or Google Sheets. Create tabs for "Recruiting," "Support Responses," "My Info," "Signatures"—whatever works for your workflow. • One-Tap Copy Tap any item to instantly copy it to your clipboard. A quick confirmation lets you know it's ready to paste. • iCloud Sync Your clipboard sheets sync automatically across all your devices. Add a snippet on your iPhone, use it on your iPad. • Shareable Clipboard Packs Share a tab as a .clippack file via AirDrop, Messages, or email. Recipients tap to preview and import it instantly. • Import & Export Back up your data or share templates with colleagues via JSON export. Import existing snippets to get started fast. • Drag & Drop Organization Reorder items and tabs by dragging. Move items between tabs effortlessly. • Sort Options Sort items by custom order, date added, or alphabetically. Find what you need instantly. • Search Quickly find any snippet with the built-in search. PERFECT FOR • Recruiters sending LinkedIn messages and follow-ups • Real estate agents with listing descriptions and showing confirmations • Customer support reps with common responses • Sales professionals with outreach templates • Anyone who types the same things repeatedly SIMPLE & FOCUSED No subscriptions. No ads. No complicated features. Just a clean, fast way to copy your most-used text snippets. Download Clipboard Sheets and stop retyping the same messages.

Screenshots

JustNotes4 screens
Clipboard Sheets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JustNotes at Free against Clipboard Sheets's $2.99. JustNotes also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

JustNotes is free to download; Clipboard Sheets costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, Clipboard Sheets every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JustNotes versus Clipboard Sheets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustNotesClipboard Sheets
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeel RoyKevin Tang

In-app purchases

None

JustNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Clipboard Sheets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JustNotes free?
JustNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipboard Sheets free?
Clipboard Sheets costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do JustNotes or Clipboard Sheets have ads?
Neither JustNotes nor Clipboard Sheets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustNotes or Clipboard Sheets?
JustNotes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Clipboard Sheets every 4 months. Most recently, JustNotes was updated on October 13, 2026 and Clipboard Sheets on October 16, 2026.

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