Comparison

Notepad vs Nowio

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

Head to head
About

Notepad

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 โ€“ $5.99/week Monthly Premium โ€“ $19.99/month Yearly Premium โ€“ $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

Nowio

Features
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Nowio gives every day its own page. Everything you write is encrypted on your device before it syncs. No account, no server of ours in between โ€” your journal stays yours. Write down what happens while it happens, tick things off, and let a quick line grow into something structured. Notes, tasks and events live on the same page instead of in three different apps. A PAGE FOR EVERY DAY Open Nowio and today is already there. Come back to any day whenever you need it. NOTES AND TASKS TOGETHER Text, checklists, bullets, quotes and events in one place. Anything still open yesterday moves itself to today, so nothing quietly disappears. IT GROWS WITH THE THOUGHT Any entry can hold sub-entries. Start with a line, end with a document. Link entries to each other, tag them with #hashtags, or mark them Important, Work, Personal, Idea or Someday and filter by that. PHOTOS, VOICE AND MORE Add photos and video inline. Record a voice note and it turns into text by itself. YOUR CALENDAR, IN CONTEXT The day's events appear on the matching page. Nowio only reads them โ€” nothing is changed or stored. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE Rewrite a paragraph, summarize an entry, or pull the tasks out of a wall of text with Apple Intelligence, without your words leaving the device. SPACES Keep work, personal life and each project apart. Invite someone into a space and write the day together. WIDGETS AND MORE Today's note and tasks on your Home Screen, tickable without opening the app. A Live Activity while the day is running. Reminders, Spotlight search, Siri shortcuts and a share extension. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your notes live on your device and sync through your own iCloud. There is no server of ours in between, and we cannot read a word of it. NOWIO PRO Nowio is free and unlimited for notes, tasks and everything about writing. Nowio Pro adds more spaces, shared spaces, Apple Intelligence, voice transcription, recurring tasks, your own templates and PDF export. Privacy Policy: https://todo-eight-sigma-63.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://todo-eight-sigma-63.vercel.app/terms

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Nowio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nowio at none against Notepad's shown. Nowio also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Notepad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Notepad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Nowio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 3 weeks, Nowio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Notepad versus Nowio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadNowio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHevin Technoweb LLPMuhammed Karayazi

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
2 purchases

Nowio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly โ€“ AI Organizer$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly โ€“ AI Organizer7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nowio free?
Nowio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notepad or Nowio have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Nowio does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Nowio?
Notepad ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nowio every 4 days. Most recently, Notepad was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nowio on October 12, 2026.

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