LogPad vs HOLDit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LogPad
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LogPad is a fast, private capture app for daily logs, fleeting notes, ideas, links, attachments, and anything you want to save before it disappears. Write naturally from Today, Search, Folders, Smart Folders, widgets, or filtered lists. Add #tags, @mentions, dates, note links, attachments, and Markdown as part of the note itself. LogPad keeps capture simple, then helps you find and organize notes later. WHY LOGPAD Capture without filing first • Open LogPad, write a note, and save it. No notebook decision. No folder cleanup. Just capture the thought while it is still fresh. Find notes later Use Exact Words when you remember the phrase, or Best Match for broader ranked results. Add date filters when you need to narrow things down. Organize naturally • Use #tags and @mentions while writing. LogPad detects them automatically so you can browse, filter, and organize notes without extra filing. Smart Folders • Save useful filters as Smart Folders. Build views for work ideas, meeting notes, links, attachments, writing fragments, recent notes, or dynamic date ranges like Last 7 Days and This Month. Note links and attachments • Connect related notes with inline note links. Attach files and keep references inside the note so context stays together. Markdown preview • Write with lightweight Markdown for headings, emphasis, lists, and quotes. Reading mode renders supported Markdown while editing stays plain text. iCloud sync • Keep notes available across your Apple devices with iCloud sync when enabled and available on your device. Export when needed • Share or save notes as Plain Text or Markdown. Premium adds PDF export, bulk list export, export bundles, and one-tap save automation. Private by design • Notes are stored on your device. LogPad does not operate a server that receives or stores your note content. Search runs on device. FREE FEATURES -Unlimited notes -Fast capture -Today timeline -Exact Words search -Best Match search where supported -Date range filtering -Tags and mentions -Note links -Attachments -Markdown preview -Widgets -iCloud sync -Plain Text and Markdown export -First 3 Smart Folders PREMIUM • LogPad Premium is a one-time lifetime unlock. No subscription. Premium adds: *More than 3 Smart Folders- *PDF export *Bulk list export *Export bundles as folders or zip files GOOD FOR • Quick notes • Daily logs • Brain dumps • Fleeting notes • Work notes • Meeting notes • Ideas and writing fragments • Personal journaling • Project notes • Tracking links and useful references • Lightweight PKM Your notes should be easy to capture and easy to find. LogPad keeps both simple. Support: support@semore-software.com Privacy Policy: https://semore-software.com/logpad-privacy-policy.html By using this app, you agree to Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HOLDit
This app provides a private, local space to capture and organize significant thoughts and realizations. It uses a card-based system with optional color-coding to help users revisit important moments. The intentional card limit encourages focus on what truly matters.
- Private, local storage
- Card-based thought organization
- Color-coding for categorization
- Intentional card limits
- Thought release for new moments
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HOLDit is a private place for the real thoughts too important to disappear into a regular notes app. Some moments change how you see your life temporarily or forever: a realization, an epiphany, a sentence you need to remember, a decision that brings clarity, or a thought you want to return to. HOLDit gives each one a clear place to stay. HOW IT WORKS Your main screen is a simple grid of cards. Each card holds a moment and the thought connected to it. Tap a card to write freely. Name the moment in your own words, then keep the thought beneath it. Return to the grid whenever you want to revisit what has stayed with you. Hold a saved card to give it a color. Colors help you find certain thoughts more easily as your grid grows, while keeping the space personal and quiet. A SMALL, INTENTIONAL SPACE HOLDit starts with 4 cards. With Access, you unlock all 99 cards for more room. The limit is intentional. HOLDit is not designed to become an endless archive of everything. It is for choosing the thoughts that matter enough to keep close. When a card no longer needs to stay, release it with the slider inside a saved card. Make room for what matters now. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays only on your device. No account. No cloud. No feed. No social layer. HOLDit is a quiet, local space for thoughts worth holding onto, only for yourself. Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
LogPad and HOLDit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LogPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and HOLDit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | LogPad | HOLDit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semore Software | Seunghoon Baek |
In-app purchases
LogPad
- LogPad Premium Promo$9.99
- LogPad Premium$19.99
HOLDit
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year









