Petit Rascal NotePad vs Diary! SmartDiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Petit Rascal NotePad
A simple and cute notepad app featuring official character stamps for creating memos. Personalize your notes with adorable character illustrations.
- Simple notepad functionality
- Official character stamps
- Cute memo creation
- Personalized notes
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This is Rascal official App! This App is Rascal's very cute simple notepad!! select Rascal stamp when write new memo! (C)NIPPON ANIMATION CO.,LTD.
Diary! SmartDiary
Record daily life with photos and track your mood and schedule on a calendar. Secure your entries with a passcode and easily access past memories. Customize your diary with various settings for a personalized experience.
- Record memories with photos
- Track daily mood and schedule
- Passcode lock with biometric support
- iCloud backup and data migration
- Customizable calendar and diary settings
- Input forgetting notifications
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Simple and easy operation private diary application. ・Leave memories of daily life with photos easily. ・You can enter in the calendar the mood and schedule of the day. ・You can easily display past memories. ・Passcode lock (Touch ID, Face ID support) ・iCloud backup (iPhone, data migration between the iPad is also possible) [Other functions] ・Cover photo setting ・Calendar display setting (Start Week On, Calendar Position, Cover Photo Size, Transparency) ・Diary text setting (Font Size, Font Depth, Line Spacing) ・Theme color setting ・Notification of forgetting input ・Support for landscape orientation (iPad only) [Credit] ・Designed by Freepik and distributed by Flaticon (https://www.flaticon.com) ・Icons8 (https://icons8.com) ・This software includes the work that is distributed in the Apache License 2.0.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diary! SmartDiary at 93% against Petit Rascal NotePad's 29%. Diary! SmartDiary also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (44 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Petit Rascal NotePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Diary! SmartDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary! SmartDiary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary! SmartDiary has 44 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Petit Rascal NotePad's written reviews are positive against 93% of Diary! SmartDiary's.
Petit Rascal NotePad ships an update every 4 months, Diary! SmartDiary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Petit Rascal NotePad | Diary! SmartDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RedinC Co.,Ltd. | Hideki Okuno |
Customer experience
Petit Rascal NotePad
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In-app purchases
Petit Rascal NotePad
- 広告削除$2.99
Diary! SmartDiary
- Remove Ads$2.99
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