Comparison

Private Notes vs Tertiary NotePad

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

Head to head
About

Private Notes

Features
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Private Notes - Light is a clean, privacy-focused notes app designed for fast, distraction-free writing. Create and manage personal notes in a simple interface that keeps the focus on your thoughts, not on clutter. The app is built for people who want a lightweight place to capture ideas, reminders, drafts, and private reflections without unnecessary complexity. Key features: โ€ข Clean and minimal note-taking experience โ€ข Privacy-first design for personal writing โ€ข Fast note creation and editing โ€ข Simple organization for everyday notes โ€ข Lightweight interface built for clarity Private Notes - Light was designed and developed with attention to user experience, performance, and practical mobile app architecture. It reflects a modern Flutter implementation focused on polished UI, reliable behavior, and a calm writing experience. Whether you are saving quick thoughts, drafting ideas, or keeping private notes close at hand, Private Notes - Light gives you a focused space to write.

About

Tertiary NotePad

Features
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NotePad is a clean, native iPad note-taking app built for Apple Pencil. It feels like a paper notebook with the power of digital ink. - Handwriting with pressure and tilt, low latency, and palm rejection - the Pencil draws while a finger scrolls and two fingers zoom. - GoodNotes-style tool bar: pen, highlighter, erasers, color dropdown and widths. - White paper or blackboard templates, applied across the whole notebook. - Shapes and flowcharts (process, decision, start/end, connectors) with editable vector overlays; connectors re-route when you move a node. - Type directly into sticky notes and flowchart nodes (multi-line, with background colors). - Lasso to move, delete or copy multiple strokes; recolor and edit shapes. - Import PDFs and annotate them; export pages or whole notebooks to PDF/PNG/JPG. - Organize with nested notebooks and tags, and search inside your handwriting. - Record voice memos per notebook. - Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Powered by Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd.

Screenshots

Private Notes3 screens
Tertiary NotePad2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tertiary NotePad at daily against Private Notes's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Notes ships an update every 3 months, Tertiary NotePad daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Private Notes versus Tertiary NotePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate NotesTertiary NotePad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed Emir CihangirAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Private Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary NotePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Notes free?
Private Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary NotePad free?
Tertiary NotePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Private Notes or Tertiary NotePad have ads?
Neither Private Notes nor Tertiary NotePad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Notes or Tertiary NotePad?
Private Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Tertiary NotePad daily. Most recently, Private Notes was updated on September 27, 2026 and Tertiary NotePad on October 6, 2026.

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