Comparison

Notepad vs Squadle Workflows

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

Head to head
About

Notepad

Capture thoughts, create to-do lists, and organize ideas with a versatile digital notebook. Supports handwriting, text notes, and secure cloud syncing. Personalize your experience with custom themes and icons.

Highlights
  • Create to-do lists with checkboxes
  • Unlimited text notes
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
  • Organize notes into folders
  • Pin and sort notes
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Advanced search functionality
Features
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Jot down notes and organize your ideas with Notepad—the classic notepad writing app designed for keeping track of everything that matters. [ TO-DO LISTS ] • Create beautiful task lists with interactive checkboxes to track your daily tasks and goals. • Drag and drop to reorder items—organize your to-dos exactly how you want them. • Enjoy the satisfying experience of checking off completed tasks as you get things done. • Perfect for shopping lists, daily chores, project tasks, and everything in between. [ NOTES ] • Create unlimited text notes with rich formatting—quickly and easily. • Tap anywhere to start typing—it's simple, fast, and always saved automatically. • Works perfectly in both light and dark mode. [ RICH TEXT FORMATTING ] • Style your notes with bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough. • Choose from 7 text colors and 7 highlight colors to make important details stand out. • Pick from 18 handpicked font families—each with proper bold and italic variants. • A convenient formatting toolbar sits right above the keyboard for fast access. • Switch fonts anytime—your existing formatting is preserved. [ HANDWRITTEN NOTES WITH APPLE PENCIL ] • Capture your thoughts naturally with fluid, responsive handwriting that feels like pen on paper. • Create beautiful handwritten notes, diagrams, and drawings with realistic ink flow and pressure sensitivity. • Choose from fountain pens, pencils, and highlighters with customizable colors for a personalized writing experience. • Enjoy our adaptive paper grid that works perfectly in any orientation or device. [ FOLDERS - ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES ] • Organize notes into folders and subfolders with a clean, nested structure. • Assign a unique color to each folder, making it simple to categorize and find notes at a glance. • Drag-and-drop to reorder, and move multiple notes easily. [ PIN & SORT NOTES ] • Pin important notes to the top and sort by date, custom order, or alphabetical order. [ BACKUP WITH ICLOUD ] • Keep notes safe with automatic backups and iCloud sync across your devices. [ PERSONALIZE YOUR NOTEPAD ] • Give your notepad a personal touch with unique app icons, custom colors, stylish fonts, and a sleek dark mode for night owls. [ FIND NOTES FAST ] • Use advanced search tools and text highlighting to track down exactly what you're looking for. [ KEEP YOUR NOTES SAFE ] • Lock your notes with FaceID or TouchID for extra privacy. [ SHARE & PRINT ] • Send your notes to other apps like Mail or WhatsApp, or print them directly from Notepad. [ PREMIUM FEATURES FOR POWER USERS ] • Go ad-free, unlock exclusive themes, and get advanced sorting options with Premium. Notepad combines the nostalgic feel of a simple notebook with the functionality of today's tech. Use Notepad for everything from brainstorming ideas and setting personal reminders to creating shopping lists, to-do lists, grocery lists, chores lists, appointment notes, class notes, daily goals, password hints, birthday reminders, packing lists, travel itineraries, and more. Write, organize, and stay on top of everything that matters—download Notepad now and stay productive your way! Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://www.oldnotepad.com/terms.

About

Squadle Workflows

This app simplifies operations for QSRs, grocery, and convenience stores by streamlining food safety and task management. It offers digital checklists, shift management, and Bluetooth temperature logging to improve accuracy and compliance.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Shift management
  • Bluetooth temperature logging
  • Corrective action alerts
  • Streamlined shift transitions
  • Task completion and time saving
Features
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Squadle’s Workflows application delivers a flexible, user-friendly platform which enables QSR’s, grocery, and convenience stores to simplify complex operations and streamline food safety. Squadle users have logged more than 40 million bluetooth temperatures, and Squadle Workflows users have stored more than one billion records and completed tasks. Squadle’s digital checklist and shift management app helps customers achieve the following: Complete tasks and save time (up to one hour per day) Ensure accuracy with bluetooth temperature logging Fix compliance issues with guided “corrective action” alerts Streamline transitions between shift managers

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notepad at 4.8 against Squadle Workflows's 4.0. Notepad also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (28K vs 4). Squadle Workflows's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Notepad sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Squadle Workflows asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad has 28K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Notepad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squadle Workflows's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 8 days, Squadle Workflows every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Notepad versus Squadle Workflows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadSquadle Workflows
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1381802 Ontario Inc.Squadle, Inc.

Customer experience

Notepad

All ratings28,397 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews972 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.3%

Squadle Workflows

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notepad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notes randomly disappearing
  • Ads covering up the note-taking area

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add drawing/highlighting tools
  • Integrate with calendar and contacts
  • Ability to sort and organize notes
  • Option to password protect specific notes

Squadle Workflows

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notepad

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium Membership$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$29.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$39.99
None

Squadle Workflows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squadle Workflows free?
Squadle Workflows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or Squadle Workflows?
Notepad is rated higher. Notepad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Squadle Workflows averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Notepad or Squadle Workflows have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Squadle Workflows does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Squadle Workflows?
Notepad ships an update every 8 days, and Squadle Workflows every 2 months. Most recently, Notepad was updated on October 13, 2026 and Squadle Workflows on October 7, 2026.

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