Comparison

Sigma Notepad Calculator vs InkNote

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

Head to head
About

Sigma Notepad Calculator

Features
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Write your bills, a trip or a dinner to split as a note. Every line shows its result as you type. Your monthly bills, the way you think about them: "rent: 1200", "food: 380", "transport: 95", then "rent + food + transport" shows 1675. Change the rent and every line that uses it updates. No equals sign, no formulas, no grid. Splitting dinner? Write "dinner: 240", "tip: 15% of dinner", then "(dinner + tip) / 4" for each share. Planning a trip? "hotel: $85 times 3", "flights: $420", then "hotel + flights". Free with three sheets and the full calculator. No ads, no time limit. Sigma Pro unlocks unlimited sheets, export, iCloud sync, and five more themes, billed yearly, monthly, or once for life. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Highlights: - Money notes. Bills, trips, shared costs and quick estimates, written as plain lines with a result beside each one. - Named values. Name a number once and use it on any line below. Change it and every line that uses it updates. - Natural language arithmetic. Operators read like English: times, plus, of. Percentages, averages, units, and dates work the way you write them. - Currency. Live rates with offline cache. When rates are out of date, a dot appears on the line; tap it to see when they were fetched. - Themes. Six themes including a high-contrast option. The default follows your system light and dark; five more unlock with Sigma Pro. - Sheets. Up to three sheets on the free tier. Sigma Pro unlocks unlimited sheets, export to PDF, Markdown, and plain text, plus iCloud sync across your devices. - Private by default. Sheets stay on your device. iCloud sync uses your private database, never our servers. - Designed for iOS first. Reads French and English natively. No web app, no ads, no surprise pop-ups. - For the technical side: hex, square roots, and trigonometry are there too. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getsigma.app/privacy

About

InkNote

Features
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InkNote brings your documents, notes, scans and lecture recordings together in one workspace. WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS β€’ Import PDF, Word, Excel, text and image files. β€’ Draw with Apple Pencil or place typed notes directly on the page. β€’ Save selected passages in My Notes with a link to the source document and page. β€’ Export notes and drawings as PDF. SCAN AND ORGANIZE β€’ Scan several pages in sequence with the camera. β€’ Delete pages, add another scan and reorder pages by dragging. β€’ Apply scan filters to improve document appearance. LECTURE RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPTS β€’ Record audio and convert speech to text. β€’ Edit or copy the transcript. β€’ On supported devices, refine text with Apple’s on-device model. NOTES, TEMPLATES AND PLANNER β€’ Choose lined, grid, dot and youth-focused templates. β€’ Use A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 page sizes. β€’ Plan with Apple Pencil or keyboard. β€’ Take a short break with daily Sudoku and chess. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES β€’ Enable iCloud sync to keep notes and attachments current across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices signed in to the same Apple account. β€’ Turn syncing off at any time in InkNote settings. InkNote offers an auto-renewable annual subscription. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 3-day free trial. Unless cancelled, the subscription renews at the annual price shown by the App Store after the trial. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. If the subscription ends, access to view existing notes and export them as PDF remains available. Feature availability may depend on the device, operating-system version, language and system permissions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sigma Notepad Calculator4 screens
InkNote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sigma Notepad Calculator at none against InkNote's shown. InkNote's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sigma Notepad Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and InkNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sigma Notepad Calculator ships an update every 4 weeks, InkNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Sigma Notepad Calculator versus InkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSigma Notepad CalculatorInkNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoules Studio LtdTES MED LINK GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sigma Notepad Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

InkNote

Subscriptions1
  • InkNote Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Sigma Notepad Calculator free?
Sigma Notepad Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InkNote free?
InkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sigma Notepad Calculator or InkNote have ads?
InkNote shows ads; Sigma Notepad Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, Sigma Notepad Calculator or InkNote?
Sigma Notepad Calculator ships an update every 4 weeks, and InkNote every 10 days. Most recently, Sigma Notepad Calculator was updated on October 8, 2026 and InkNote on October 13, 2026.

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