Comparison

Notepad vs Letter Printer

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. Offers rich text formatting, handwriting support, and folder organization. Keep your notes safe with iCloud sync and optional biometric lock.

Highlights
  • Create to-do lists with checkboxes
  • Rich text formatting (bold, italic, colors)
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil support
  • Organize notes into folders
  • Pin and sort notes
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Biometric lock for notes
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

Letter Printer

Create professional printed letters directly from your iPhone. Choose from 12 templates and customize layout, fonts, and letterheads for various formal and personal correspondence needs. Save addresses and export as PDF or print via AirPrint.

Highlights
  • 12 pre-made letter templates
  • Customizable letterhead styles and typefaces
  • Adjustable margins and text size
  • On-screen preview matching print output
  • Built-in address book for senders/recipients
  • PDF export and AirPrint compatibility
Features
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You need a proper letter on paper today — a resignation, a cover letter, a formal complaint — and there is no laptop, no word processor, and no time to fight with margins. Letter Printer turns your iPhone into the desk where that letter gets written, laid out and printed. Most writing apps hand you a blank box and hope for the best. This one is built around the printed page: sender block, date, recipient block, salutation, body, closing and signature each have their own field, and a Core Text layout engine composes them onto a real A4 or US Letter sheet. What you see in Preview is pixel-for-pixel what leaves the printer. WHAT YOU GET - A finished, correctly structured letter in minutes, starting from one of 12 ready-made templates (business, cover, resignation, complaint, recommendation, thank-you, apology, invitation, reference request, formal request, notice, blank) - The exact printed page on screen before you commit a single sheet of paper, with automatic multi-page flow for long letters - Paper that looks considered: four letterhead styles (Accent Bar, Monogram, Classic Rule or none) and four typefaces (Serif, Sans, Mono, Rounded) - Layout control that actually changes the page: A4 or US Letter, narrow / normal / wide margins, 10-18pt text size, left / centered / justified body - A real print job over AirPrint, or a crisp multi-page PDF you can share, email or archive from the share sheet - Addresses you never retype: save senders and recipients to a built-in address book and drop them into any letter PERFECT FOR - Job seekers sending cover letters, resignations and reference requests - Small business owners and freelancers writing client notices and formal requests - Anyone filing a complaint, claim or appeal that has to be posted on paper - Students and family members writing thank-you notes and invitations that deserve a real page WHY NOT JUST USE A WORD PROCESSOR? Because a blank document is not a letter. A word processor gives you a page and leaves the formal structure, the block spacing, the letterhead and the margin math to you — usually on a laptop you do not have with you. Here the structure is already correct, the preview is the print, and the whole job happens on the phone in your hand. PRIVACY Your letters and saved addresses stay on your device in local storage. There is no account, no sign-up, and nothing is uploaded to a server. FULL ACCESS Letter Printer requires a purchase to use. Full Access unlocks everything in the app: unlimited printing, unlimited saved letters, all 12 templates, all four letterhead styles and typefaces, and full-quality PDF export and sharing. Choose a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase on the upgrade screen. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Already bought it? Restore Purchases is on the upgrade screen and in Settings. Open a template, type your letter, and print it before the post office closes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Letter Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Letter Printer at none against Notepad's shown. Notepad's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Letter Printer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letter Printer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad has 29K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 9 days, Letter Printer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Notepad versus Letter Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadLetter Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1381802 Ontario Inc.Phuc Pham

Customer experience

Notepad

All ratings28,921 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1,006 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.3%

Letter Printer

All ratings1 ratings
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

Letter Printer

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$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$39.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$79.99
3 purchases

Letter Printer

Subscriptions2
  • Cover & Resume Weekly$2.997 Days
  • AirPrint Stationery Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Formal Correspondence Forever$29.99

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Letter Printer free?
Letter Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or Letter Printer?
Letter Printer is rated higher. Notepad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Letter Printer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notepad or Letter Printer have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Letter Printer does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Letter Printer?
Notepad ships an update every 9 days, and Letter Printer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Notepad was updated on November 14, 2026 and Letter Printer on October 31, 2026.

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