Comparison

LegibleNote Lite vs Notepad

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

Head to head
About

LegibleNote Lite

This notepad app allows users to customize the legibility of their notes. Set notes to be easily readable for personal use or intentionally illegible to prevent others from seeing them.

Highlights
  • Adjustable note legibility
  • Set notes to be easily readable
  • Set notes to be illegible
  • Privacy-focused note settings
  • Personalized note appearance
Features
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LegibleNote is a notepad that can be freely set the legibility. Let's make the legibility settings for you. e.g. Set legible setting when you use everyday. Set Illegible setting when If you want to not be seen by others. and so on.

About

Notepad

A straightforward writing application that allows for easy note-taking and sentence composition. It offers robust editing tools like undo/redo and a keyboard toolbar for efficient text manipulation. The app is designed for one-handed operation and includes features for organizing notes with folders and backups.

Highlights
  • Note and folder management
  • Undo/Redo editing
  • Keyboard toolbar for text manipulation
  • One-handed operation design
  • Startup lock with iOS authentication
  • Dark mode support
  • iCloud backup
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This is a simple notepad app that has useful features not only to take notes but also to write sentences. Mistakes of editing can be fixed easily by undo/redo feature. If you want to restore a note to previous content, you will be able to restore from update history. On keyboard toolbar, There is convenient features such as moving cursor up/down/left/right and select/copy/cut/paste. In addition, This app is made to make it easy to operate with one hand. ------ This is a notepad app that implements convenient features while being careful not to impair the simple operation feeling. The features of this app is below. Notes management features: - Manage notes by folders - Sort notes and folders freely - Manage update and delete history of notes Notes editing features: - Store a note at real time - Change font size while viewing a note - Show character, word, line count - Link text to other app such as Email and SNS - keyboard toolbar --> Select/Copy/Cut/Paste --> Move cursor up/down/left/right by one character --> Move cursor to start or end of note --> Move cursor to start or end of line --> Undo and Redo of editing Other features: - Startup lock - Use iOS authentication (Face ID, Touch ID, Passcode) - Mini note - Ancillary note when creating notes - Change color setting to dark mode - Export and Import backup files - iCloud backup

Screenshots

LegibleNote Lite4 screens
Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notepad at none against LegibleNote Lite's 2. Notepad also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LegibleNote Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of LegibleNote Lite's written reviews are positive against 79% of Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LegibleNote Lite ships an update every 13 months, Notepad monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LegibleNote Lite versus Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLegibleNote LiteNotepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings422 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiMakoto Yamabayashi

Customer experience

LegibleNote Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral17.4%
Negative13.0%

Notepad

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LegibleNote Lite

One-time2
  • The Pass-code Feature$1.99
  • Remove Ad$3.99
None

Notepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LegibleNote Lite free?
LegibleNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LegibleNote Lite or Notepad?
Notepad is rated higher. LegibleNote Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Notepad averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do LegibleNote Lite or Notepad have ads?
Both LegibleNote Lite and Notepad show ads.
Which is updated more often, LegibleNote Lite or Notepad?
LegibleNote Lite ships an update every 13 months, and Notepad monthly. Most recently, LegibleNote Lite was updated on August 18, 2026 and Notepad on September 17, 2026.

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