Comparison

Notepad vs Cloud Calendars

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

Cloud Calendars

Consolidate your Google, iCloud, and Microsoft calendars with integrated weather forecasts. Plan your day efficiently with customizable widgets and multiple calendar views.

Highlights
  • Syncs Google, iCloud, and Microsoft calendars
  • Integrated weather forecasts
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Multiple calendar views (Day, Week, Month, Year, List)
  • Drag-and-drop event editing
  • Create Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links
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Plan Your Day with Calendar + Weather Together Cloud Calendars combines your calendars and weather into one beautifully organized planning experience. Manage iCloud, Google Calendar, and Microsoft calendars in a single app while seeing forecasts directly inside your schedule, widgets, and planning views. Stay ahead of meetings, travel, school pickups, outdoor activities, and busy days with calendar views designed for faster planning. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add beautiful widgets that combine: • Calendar events • Weather forecasts • Upcoming schedule • Moon phase and conditions • Wind and temperature • Daily agenda overview Choose from multiple widget styles to see your day directly from the Home Screen. WHY CLOUD CALENDARS • View iCloud, Google Calendar, and Microsoft calendars together • Plan with built-in weather forecasts • Use beautiful Home Screen widgets • Drag, move, and resize events naturally • Create Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links • Switch between Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views • Manage work and personal calendars in one place FEATURES All Your Calendars Together Connect and manage calendars from iCloud, Google Calendar, and Microsoft in one clean, color-coded experience. Weather Built Into Your Calendar See hourly and daily forecasts directly inside your planning workflow, including temperature, conditions, moon phase, wind, and weather icons. Calendar + Weather Widgets View your schedule and weather instantly from customizable Home Screen widgets. Multiple Calendar Views Choose Day, Week, Month, Year, or List view depending on how you plan your time. Easy Event Editing Tap, drag, and resize events directly on the calendar for fast and natural scheduling. Dedicated Weather View Explore detailed forecasts with hourly conditions and useful planning insights. Create Events from Forecasts Tap a forecast hour to instantly create a new event with the selected time. Built-In Meeting Links Quickly add Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links to events. PERFECT FOR • Work and personal calendar management • Weather-aware planning • Outdoor activities and travel • Busy schedules and family planning • Google Calendar and iCloud users • Microsoft calendar users Try Cloud Calendars and make every day easier to plan. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Cloud Calendars offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Free Plan • Google Calendar sync • Multiple calendar views • Weather features • Widgets • Google Meet support Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cloud-calendars.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Cloud Calendars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cloud Calendars at none against Notepad's shown. Notepad's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (28K vs 9). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Cloud Calendars sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad has 28K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 8 days, Cloud Calendars every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notepad versus Cloud Calendars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadCloud Calendars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better4.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1381802 Ontario Inc.Arte Soft Ltd

Customer experience

Notepad

All ratings28,224 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews963 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.4%

Cloud Calendars

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

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

Cloud Calendars

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
4 purchases

Cloud Calendars

Subscriptions4
  • Advanced Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Advanced Yearly$4.991 Year
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloud Calendars free?
Cloud Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or Cloud Calendars?
Notepad is rated higher. Notepad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Cloud Calendars averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Notepad or Cloud Calendars have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Cloud Calendars does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Cloud Calendars?
Notepad ships an update every 8 days, and Cloud Calendars every 3 weeks. Most recently, Notepad was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cloud Calendars on September 20, 2026.

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