Comparison

Notepad+ Pro vs Moleskine Notebooks

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

Head to head
About

Notepad+ Pro

This app transforms your iPad into a digital notebook for taking notes, sketching, and annotating documents. It offers a variety of templates, editing tools, and export options to enhance productivity and creativity.

Highlights
  • Take notes and sketch digitally
  • Annotate PDFs and other files
  • Organize notes on virtual boards
  • Password protection for notes
  • Export notes in PDF or image format
  • Customizable templates
  • Apple Pencil support with palm rejection
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Fully optimized for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil! Notepad+ is pen and paper right on your iPad exactly when you need them. Take notes, draw, make sketches, annotate PDFs, create lists and memos, export your notes, and discover other great features. From now on you can be more productive than ever! CREATE & ANNOTATE - Take notes in lectures, seminars, business meetings, and conferences - Аnotate and edit files in various formats: PDF, Excel, Keynote, Numbers and more - Organize notes on a virtual board - Quickly assign a unique title to each note - Change the template of any note in seconds - Protect sensitive notes with a password - Always pick up where you left off with the autosave feature CUSTOMIZE & EDIT - Move images easily from other apps using iOS 11 Drag and Drop - Choose your template from 8 template galleries (Basic, Education, Lifestyle, Business, Sports, Games, Photo Frames, Music) - Enjoy the editing options you're used to: easily cut, copy and paste any content - Make the most of ink pens, highlighters and colors for true handwriting experience - Enlarge parts on your screen to better see words and images with Magnification Tool - Zoom in and out to pay attention to details while sketching or drawing - Add photos to make your notes more visually appealing - Use helpful Icons, funny smileys and add text next to them to make your notes more catchy and emotional - Hide sensitive content with a single tap using Blur - Reorganize your notes with a drag-and-drop gesture, sort them by date created or modified - Use the iPad keyboard to type your notes - Experience all the advantages of maximum portability when using Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro - Use your finger or stylus when writing or drawing - Use Apple Pencil to create sketches or take notes without accidental marks or blots applying palm rejection function - Adjust the palm rest to prevent marks - Photo extension: mark up images right in your iPad's Photos app, use pens and highlighters to add notes and captions easily. - Create notes by importing and editing files in numerous formats: Excel (.xls), Keynote (.key), Numbers (.numbers), Pages (.pages), PDF (.pdf), Powerpoint (.ppt), Word (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Rich Text Format Directory (.rtfd), Keynote ’09 (.key), Numbers ‘09 (.numbers), Pages ‘09 (.pages) EXPORT & SHARE - Share a page or the whole notebook - Select a format (PDF or image) for better manageability - Email, print, save to Photos or iTunes - Use the Quick Search to find important notes in an instance GET 24/7 SUPPORT - Ask questions about the app and get immediate help with managing your notes - just contact us at support@apalon.com Notepad+ gives you the best of a digital notebook, all in one place. AdChoices: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#4 For complete access to all Notepad+ features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Photos – so you can import your snapshots, mark them up, and save them. *Camera – so you can take photos and edit them within the app. *Contacts – so you can add them to documents and email your notes.

About

Moleskine Notebooks

Capture handwritten notes and sketches on paper and instantly convert them to digital text and vector art. Seamlessly export your work to various file formats for easy sharing and integration into presentations. Best of both worlds for productivity and creativity.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes to text conversion
  • Export notes as Word, RTF, TXT
  • Draw diagrams and import to presentations
  • Export sketches as vector art
  • Syncs with Moleskine Smart Pen and Notebooks
  • Offline note-taking with automatic sync
Features
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From paper to digital, the timeless pleasure of handwriting meets the limitless power of technology to evolve, expand, and reinvent your ideas. Every thought lives on paper, every idea grows beyond its boundaries. With Moleskine Notebooks (formerly Moleskine Notes), your creativity moves seamlessly between the physical world and the digital one. Designed for those who love to write, sketch, and create by hand, while also wanting to revisit, transform, and enhance their work on digital devices. Write on paper, watch it on screen. Place your smart notebook beneath your iPad: as your pen flows on paper, Moleskine Notebook captures every word, every line, every draft in real time. Instantly see your work come to life on your device, ready to explore, edit, or share. From your hand, beyond the page. With Moleskine Notebooks you can: - Turn handwritten notes into editable digital text. - Transform sketches and drawings into images for your digital projects. - Enrich your notes with the Apple Pencil or use the power of Artificial Intelligence to improve, organize, and reinterpret your creations. Rediscover the joy of freehand writing, empowered by digital technology. Moleskine Notebook is more than an app: it is the keyboard for creative minds. It accompanies you on a journey between inspiration and innovation, while preserving the beauty of handwriting. Moleskine Notebooks. Write the future, starting from paper. Terms of Service: https://www.moleskineeveryday.com/terms

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notepad+ Pro at 61% against Moleskine Notebooks's 15%. Notepad+ Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Moleskine Notebooks's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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

Moleskine Notebooks is free to download; Notepad+ Pro costs $19.99 up front. Moleskine Notebooks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Notepad+ Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad+ Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad+ Pro has 6.3K ratings behind it against 712, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Notepad+ Pro's written reviews are positive against 15% of Moleskine Notebooks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad+ Pro ships an update every 2 months, Moleskine Notebooks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Notepad+ Pro versus Moleskine Notebooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepad+ ProMoleskine Notebooks
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better4.2 (712 ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better14.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6.3K — better712
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Moleskine Srl

Customer experience

Notepad+ Pro

All ratings6,340 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews1,188 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative26.5%

Moleskine Notebooks

All ratings712 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative76.4%

User reviews

Notepad+ Pro

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Useful templates
  • 🚀 Responsive with Apple Pencil
  • 👍 Great for note-taking and sketching
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Templates won't download
  • 🐛 Laggy or unresponsive writing experience
  • 🐛 Inability to organize notes into folders
  • 🐛 Limited color and pen options
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices

Moleskine Notebooks

From 712 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless handwriting-to-digital conversion
  • 🔒 Secure data storage and sync
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Innovative integration of physical and digital note-taking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and app instability
  • 🔌 Unreliable pen-to-app connectivity and sync
  • 🤔 Inconsistent performance across devices
  • ⏱️ Slow and laggy app experience

Bugs and requests

Notepad+ Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes or freezing
  • Disappearing or corrupted notes
  • Inability to open or export PDF files
  • Unresponsive or 'dead' areas on the screen
  • Inconsistent performance with Apple Pencil

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create custom templates
  • Improved palm rejection and gesture support
  • Sync and backup capabilities across devices
  • More advanced text editing and formatting options
  • Conversion of handwritten notes to digital text

Moleskine Notebooks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in to Moleskine account
  • Google Drive integration and backup issues
  • Incorrect page/date display in planner
  • Partial or missing note transcription

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved calendar integration and event management
  • Ability to rearrange and organize notebook pages
  • Better handwriting recognition and text editing tools
  • Seamless migration from previous app versions

In-app purchases

None

Notepad+ Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Moleskine Notebooks

Subscriptions2
  • Bundle + AI - Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Bundle + AI - Annual Plan3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Notepad+ Pro free?
Notepad+ Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moleskine Notebooks free?
Moleskine Notebooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad+ Pro or Moleskine Notebooks?
Notepad+ Pro is rated higher. Notepad+ Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Moleskine Notebooks averages 4.2 from 712 ratings.
Do Notepad+ Pro or Moleskine Notebooks have ads?
Neither Notepad+ Pro nor Moleskine Notebooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notepad+ Pro or Moleskine Notebooks?
Notepad+ Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Moleskine Notebooks fortnightly. Most recently, Notepad+ Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Moleskine Notebooks on October 17, 2026.

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