Comparison

NoteManagerPro vs Properpad

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

Head to head
About

NoteManagerPro

Features
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NoteManagerPro is your notes app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Write, format, organize – calm, fast and free of distractions. WRITE WITH STYLE Headings, quotes and code, eight fonts, sizes from 8 to 72 points, bold, italic, underline and 15 text colors. Images sit right in the text: insert, move, resize. Web and email addresses become clickable on their own. MARKDOWN NOTES A separate note type for Markdown. You write in the formatted text; one click shows the plain Markdown. With tables, images, an outline for long notes, and import and export as .md files. LISTS AND TO-DOS Bullets, numbers, Roman numerals and checkboxes. Sub-lists renumber themselves. ORGANIZATION THAT GROWS WITH YOU Notebooks with their own colors, tags across all notebooks, pinned notes at the top. Advanced search filters by title, content, tags and date range. Find and replace within a note is included, of course. CALCULATE IN THE TEXT Select a calculation and insert the result with one click – with parentheses and powers. BACK UP, PRINT, SHARE Back up selected notes with their images to a folder and restore them, even from one device to another. Print and share as PDF. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES If you like, iCloud keeps your notes, notebooks and tags in sync across Mac, iPad and iPhone. Light or dark, 14 accent colors and eight soft backgrounds. In eight languages. FREE No subscription, no account, no tracking. Your notes stay with you.

About

Properpad

Features
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Properpad is a private notepad with a lock. Write notes, checklists, to-do lists and memos in seconds. It works offline, shows no ads and needs no account, so your notes stay on your iPhone and iPad. Open the app and start typing. Every note saves as you write. NOTES, CHECKLISTS & MEMOS • Quick notes, long notes, meeting notes, ideas and journal entries • Rich text: headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, quotes, code blocks and links • Text colors, highlight and font sizes • Bulleted and numbered lists • Checklists with progress for to-do lists, shopping lists and packing lists • Tables with a header row and a total row that adds up numbers for you • Add photos from your camera or photo library • Record voice notes inside any note • Autosave, undo and redo, plus word and character count NOTE SKINS Give any note its own page: a soft color, and ruled, grid or dotted lines. Write on a lined notebook page, plan on a grid, or keep it plain. LOCK YOUR NOTES • Lock Properpad with a 4-digit PIN • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. Your PIN always works too. • No account, no sign-in and no cloud. Your notes are stored on your device. • No ads and no advertising tracking • Optional crash reports never include what you write, and you can turn them off REMINDERS • Set a reminder on any note: in an hour, later today, tomorrow, next week or a time you choose • Get a notification when it is time ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Color folders for work, school, personal, projects and travel • Tags to group notes across folders • Pin important notes to the top, or swipe a note to pin it • Archive notes you do not need every day. They stay searchable. • Deleted notes stay in the trash for 30 days, so you can restore them • List or grid view • Duplicate a note to use it as a template FIND ANY NOTE FAST Search titles, note text, checklist items and tags as you type. Type # to see every note with a tag. BACKUP, RESTORE & PDF • Back up all notes, photos and voice notes to one file, and keep it in Files or wherever you like • Restore on a new iPhone. Restoring adds notes and never overwrites the ones you have. • Export any note as a PDF • Share a note as text, or copy it anywhere CALM, READABLE DESIGN • Dark mode, light mode, or follow your system setting • A comfortable serif for your writing and a clear typeface for everything else • Made for iPhone and iPad WHY PROPERPAD • Works offline. Write and read notes without internet. • No ads, no pop-ups • No account or login • Simple, fast and lightweight • Private: your notes stay on your device Properpad is a notepad, notebook and memo pad for anyone who wants simple notes that stay private. Download it and write your first note.

Screenshots

NoteManagerPro4 screens
Properpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteManagerPro at weekly against Properpad's monthly. Properpad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteManagerPro ships an update weekly, Properpad monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
NoteManagerPro versus Properpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteManagerProProperpad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlaus MackAavitech Solutions Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

NoteManagerPro

No in-app purchases

None

Properpad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteManagerPro free?
NoteManagerPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Properpad free?
Properpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteManagerPro or Properpad have ads?
Neither NoteManagerPro nor Properpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteManagerPro or Properpad?
NoteManagerPro ships an update weekly, and Properpad monthly. Most recently, NoteManagerPro was updated on November 13, 2026 and Properpad on October 31, 2026.

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