Comparison

Notepad vs HandyNote

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

Head to head
About

Notepad

Capture ideas, tasks, and memories with a beautifully designed note-taking app. It offers rich text editing, to-do lists, reminders, and password protection for your private notes. Organize everything effortlessly with categories and fast search.

Highlights
  • Quick notes and rich text editing
  • Daily journal and diary
  • To-do lists and checklists
  • Reminders for tasks and dates
  • Password protection for private notes
  • Organize notes with categories
  • Handwritten notes and sketches
Features
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Capture ideas, tasks, and memories effortlessly. Notepad is beautifully designed for daily writing, planning, and staying organized. Features Quick notes and rich text editing Daily journal and diary To-do lists and checklists Reminders for important tasks and dates Beautiful themes with Light & Dark Mode Fast search across all your notes Password protection for private notes Custom fonts and font sizes Handwritten notes and sketches Organize notes with categories Whether it's a quick thought, shopping list, meeting note, or detailed plan, Notepad keeps everything organized in one place. Premium Subscription Weekly Premium – $5.99/week Monthly Premium – $19.99/month Yearly Premium – $149.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime from your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://altranotes.blogspot.com/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HandyNote

Features
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HandyNote is a powerful but easy to use note taking app. Whether you are a student taking exams, a professional managing projects, or a creator sketching out ideas, HandyNote combines powerhouse features with a beautifully simple interface. A note in HandyNote includes title, rich text content, (optional) drawing on canvas, voice recording and pdf attachment. With latest iOS and newer iPhone or iPad hardware, HandyNote supports built-in Apple Intelligence (AI) feature for re-write, proofread and summarize text content. Rich text content supports text translation. User can also change text styling, text font, text size and text color, etc. Content input also support live camera to text. HandyNote supports using stylus pen on ipad and finger drawing on iphone. Sketch drawing can directly share or upload. Optional audio recording supports built-in mic, bluetooth mic and bluetooth earbuds for voice recording. You can record your own voice anywhere, hand-free. For latest iOS 26, HandyNote supports voice to text (transcribe), using voice recording. User can generate PDF for each note. PDF will include title, rich text content, and optional sketch drawing. Another user of HandyNote can import the PDF through ios Files app, as an attachment. So, you can share HandyNote content to students or teammates. HandyNote support category and tags for easy search. Notes are auto sorted by category and title. Search your notes by title, or one click to show notes with tag. Each HandyNote can further add "Status" for each note, such as "Favorite", "Urgent", "Closed", etc, for easy reference. Widget is also supported by HandyNote. User can choose what notes to display in widget, such as "Favorite" status. HandyNote supports auto iCloud Sync. User can start creating a new note on iPhone with text content and voice recording, then continue with iPad sketch drawing. It is automatically, privately, sync using your own iCloud. Privacy Policy: https://wimlog.com/privacy Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
HandyNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notepad at 15.1 against HandyNote's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notepad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and HandyNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 2 weeks, HandyNote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Notepad versus HandyNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadHandyNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHevin Technoweb LLPWimlog

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Notepad

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access3 Days trial$20.991 Month
  • yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$149.991 Year
4 purchases

HandyNote

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month subscription service$1.991 Month
  • 3 months subscription service$5.993 Months
  • 1 year subscription service$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Canvas Wallpaper$2.99

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandyNote free?
HandyNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notepad or HandyNote have ads?
Both Notepad and HandyNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or HandyNote?
Notepad ships an update every 2 weeks, and HandyNote fortnightly. Most recently, Notepad was updated on October 31, 2026 and HandyNote on October 28, 2026.

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