Comparison

Notepad vs Vault

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

Vault

Easily document the condition of your living space and belongings. Capture photos, add notes, and generate professional PDF or spreadsheet reports for move-in/move-out or insurance purposes. Keep your records organized and accessible.

Highlights
  • Document move-in/move-out condition
  • Create insurance itemization
  • Timestamped proof of ownership
  • Organized home inventory
  • Export PDF/CSV reports
  • Barcode scanning
  • Group items by place
Features
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Moving into a new place? Document everything before you unpack. When you move out, the difference between getting your full deposit back and losing hundreds of dollars often comes down to one thing: proof of what the place looked like when you arrived. Vault makes that proof in minutes. Walk through your new apartment and capture each room and item. A quick photo, a timestamp, and a note on its condition. Vault organizes it into a clean record and turns it into a professional PDF or spreadsheet you can keep, email to your landlord, or hold onto for the day you need it. No more scrambling through your camera roll at move-out. No more "it was already like that" arguments with nothing to back you up. WHAT PEOPLE USE VAULT FOR Move-in and move-out records — capture the condition of an apartment, home, or condo, including existing damage like scuffs, stains, and chips Insurance itemization made simple — document your belongings room by room, with photos and estimated values, so a claim doesn't start from memory Proof of ownership and condition — every entry is timestamped at the moment of capture, creating a dated record of what you had and what shape it was in A clean home inventory — everything you own, organized, searchable, and exportable whenever you need it HOW IT WORKS Scan an item's barcode, snap a photo, or enter it by hand Note the condition, and capture any existing damage Group everything by place, so each apartment or home is its own record Export a polished PDF or CSV whenever you need it WHY VAULT Fast. Most rooms take a couple of minutes. Timestamped. Every entry is dated when you make it. Yours. Your records export with you and stay yours. No subscription, no ads. Vault Pro is a one-time purchase, and your data is never sold or used for advertising. Simple. No clutter, no learning curve. Vault is a documentation tool that helps you keep your own records. It is not a legal service and does not guarantee any outcome in a dispute.

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vault at none against Notepad's shown. Vault also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Notepad's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vault 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 8 days, Vault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notepad versus Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1381802 Ontario Inc.Elliott Rose Vault LLC

Customer experience

Notepad

All ratings28,689 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews990 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative11.1%

Vault

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

Vault

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$29.99
  • Lifetime Premium Membership$49.99
1 purchases

Vault

One-time1
  • Vault Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vault free?
Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or Vault?
Vault is rated higher. Notepad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Vault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Notepad or Vault have ads?
Notepad shows ads; Vault does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or Vault?
Notepad ships an update every 8 days, and Vault every 5 days. Most recently, Notepad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vault on October 16, 2026.

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