JL Notepad vs Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JL Notepad
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“JL记事本”是一款专注于简约记录的轻量应用,帮助你随时捕捉灵感与日常想法-让记录回归最纯粹的状态。 你可以通过卡片或备忘录的形式,快速记录文字内容,无论是突发的灵感、待办事项,还是生活中的点滴,都能轻松保存。简洁清晰的界面设计,让每一条记录都一目了然,便于查找与回顾。 应用支持按时间自动分类,帮助你整理每日内容,让记录更有条理。内置搜索功能,可快速定位所需内容,提高记录效率。 在这里,你不需要学习复杂操作,只需打开应用,即可开始记录。轻松输入、即时保存,让想法不再被遗忘。 “JL记事本”希望为你提供一个安静、高效的记录空间,让每一个灵感都被好好保存。
Notes
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If you want a notes app that's “open and write, tidy as you go, never lose a word,” Mini Notes is built for you. **Auto-save, so every quick note is safe** Even if a call comes in, the app is interrupted, or your phone runs flat, anything you hadn't saved is brought back automatically. No hunting for a save button—just write. **Flexible organization, your own knowledge base** Manage things as “Notebook → Group → Note” with multi-level nesting for complex setups—or skip filing entirely and just jot things down. **One-tap sharing, capture ideas on the spot** When you spot a passage or link in Safari or another app, just tap Share and choose Mini Notes. It drops straight into your inbox—no copying back and forth. **Effortless formatting, clear at a glance** The rich-text editor gives you bold, strikethrough and a 12-color preset palette, and remembers the last color you used so you don't set it again. Titles inherit the body's formatting, keeping list previews clean and readable. **Home Screen widget, no need to open the app** Put your most recently edited notes on your Home Screen and see what you wrote today at a glance. Tap one to jump straight back into it. **Recently Deleted, for when you delete by mistake** Deleted notes stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days, so you can restore them anytime. Sure you don't need them? Clear them out in one tap. **Text Size, so everything is easy to read** Drag a slider in Settings to resize the text and icons throughout the app, without changing the setting for any other app. **Markdown checklists for quick to-dos** Type "# checklist" to turn the current line into a tappable checkbox. Press Return and the next line starts with a checkbox too. Tap to tick it off—tapped the wrong one? Just undo it. We'll keep updating Mini Notes. If there's something you'd like improved, or a feature you'd love to see, please leave a review on the App Store or get in touch via Send Feedback in the app. Your support and encouragement keep us building a better product. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: JL Notepad at none against Notes's shown. Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JL Notepad ships an update every 5 months, Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JL Notepad | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai JL Technology Co. Ltd. | ZHONGCHENG YANG |
In-app purchases
JL Notepad
No in-app purchases
Notes
No in-app purchases









