Easy Notes Lite vs Inkpad Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Notes Lite
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Easy Notes with Categories This is a simple notepad APP. Manipulation is simple, easy to understand. SIMPLE IS THE BEST!! Tap sound is cool. ------------------------------ Subscription ------------------------------ Premium features are available. - No ads - Sorting notes Usage period Premium(1 Month) - Monthly 300 yen / month Premium(1 Year) - Annual 3,300 yen / year Purchase / Cancellation - If you purchase, you can use all the premium features. - Premium functions are automatically updated. You can cancel the subscription from 'Settings' -> 'Username' -> 'Subscription' within 24 hours before the end of the registration period. Restore - Premium functions purchased before can be restored as many times as you like within the usage period. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy - http://www.k-up.net/terms-of-use.html - http://www.k-up.net/policy.html ------------------------------ Feature === New!! Ver1.4.4 === + Supported OS is iOS9 or later. + Adjusted the deviation of the theme color label on the setting screen. + Improved the internal processing of the entire app. Improved stability. + Improved the internal processing of the advertisement display processing. Improved stability. The operation has become lighter by eliminating unnecessary access in displaying advertisements. + Added support to continue playing the music that was playing after playing the advertisement video. === New!! Ver1.4.3 === + Optimized subscription purchase process. + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.4.2 === + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.4.1 === + Adjusted the label coordinates of the theme color on the setting screen. + Improved the stability of the internal processing. + Improved processing after iPhone X. iPhone X, XR, SE (2nd) === New!! Ver1.4.0 === + Premium(Subscription) - Sorting Notes. (No.1 most popular) - No Ads. (No.2 most popular) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.3.0 === + New Icon + Release Notes View support Changes and new features are easier to understand by displaying the Release Notes View immediately after the update. + Premium - Movable notes to another category. (In-app purchase) + Improved the stability of the internal processing. === New!! Ver1.2.1 === + Improved Ad view. === New!! Ver1.2 === + Improved the stability of the internal processing. + Improved theme color settings view. Stylish, rounded and numbered theme color section bar. === New!! Ver1.1.1 === + Improved a inputting view. + Fixed bug. === New!! Ver1.1 === + Improved settings view. Disp app icon, Review, Recommended Apps. === Easy Notes Lite Ver1.0 === + Add, edit, delete and sort a category. + Support setting theme color(216 colors). + Support setting Font(200types) and Fontsize(4-72pts). + Confortable sound effects on tapping.
Inkpad Notepad
Effortlessly capture thoughts, to-do lists, and shopping lists with this intuitive note-taking app. Sync your notes online for access from any device, and easily search, share, or delete them. It's the digital notepad you'll always have with you.
- Create notes and lists
- Auto-save functionality
- Online syncing and web access
- Search notes and lists
- Share notes via email/SMS
- Delete notes easily
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InkPad Notepad is the simple, elegant, easy way to keep notes on your phone, or on the web. Once upon a time, you had to write down notes in a paper notepad and carry it around with you. If you wrote a shopping list or to do list, you might go to the store and discover you had forgotten your notepad. But how often do you forget to bring your mobile phone with you? Introducing InkPad, the notepad you’ll only forget as often as your phone! Inkpad Notepad let's you access your notes online on our website. You can create or edit notes from the convenience of your computer's web browser, and always have access to your notes from your phone when you're offline too. CREATE NOTES InkPad is designed to look like a paper notepad, and is just as simple to use. When you open InkPad, you’ll see a list of all notes you’ve created. To add a new note, tap on the “+” button at the bottom of the screen. CREATE TO DO LIST Create a note as usual, then select the "to do list" button at the top of the note screen. CREATE SHOPPING LIST Create a note as usual, then select the "shopping list" button at the top of the note. EDIT NOTE OR TO DO LIST Now you can write your note. Just like a paper notepad, you don’t have to do anything special to save your notes, they are auto-saved for you. SAVE As mentioned above, notes are auto-saved. You don’t have to do anything special to save them. SYNC NOTES ONLINE Inkpad Notepad lets you sync/backup notes online. You can access your online notes on our website by signing in with the same account you selected in the mobile app. SEARCH YOUR NOTES OR TO DO LISTS Inkpad Notepad now gives you an option to search your notes or to do lists. From the home screen, tap on the search icon, then begin writing. As you write, the list of notes will be filtered to only display notes containing the search keyword. Press the "X" button to clear the note search, and view all notes as usual. SHARE NOTES At the bottom of each note is a “share” button. Tapping it brings up all the ways to share. Typical ways include email, SMS, etc. CHANGE NOTE’S TITLE To change a notes title, tap on the title area at the top of that note. DELETE NOTE If you don’t want a note any longer, you can delete it in several ways: 1) Open the note, tap the “delete” button at the bottom of the page. 2) From the main notes screen, swipe-left the title of a note, then tap on “delete”. BACKUP NOTES To backup a note, press the share button and email to yourself the note you want to backup. TYPICAL USES Write To do lists, shopping lists, addresses, email, SMS, Twitter updates*, write lyrics, poems, or even a novel if you feel like it! The uses are limited only by your imagination. Follow @InkpadNotes on twitter and facebook to receive updates about InkPad Note pad. *Assumes separate Twitter client is installed, Twitter cannot post note pad content longer than 140 characters. Privacy Policy: https://www.inkpadnotepad.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.inkpadnotepad.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Easy Notes Lite at 9.0 against Inkpad Notepad's 13.0. 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. Easy Notes Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Inkpad Notepad sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Easy Notes Lite ships an update fortnightly, Inkpad Notepad every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Notes Lite | Inkpad Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (8.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hirofumi yamada | Workpail, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Easy Notes Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Inkpad Notepad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes sometimes disappear after updates
- Cursor positioning issues when editing
- Syncing problems leading to data loss
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to password protect notes
- Improve note editing functionality
- Provide more font and formatting options
- Implement a multi-select/delete feature for notes
- Add reminders and alarm functionality
In-app purchases
Easy Notes Lite
- Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Premium (1 Year)$30.991 Year
- Move notes to another category$0.99
Inkpad Notepad
- Inkpad Basic Monthly$1.991 Month
- Inkpad Lite Monthly$5.991 Month
- Inkpad Standard Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Inkpad Basic Yearly$19.991 Year
- Inkpad Plus Monthly$24.991 Month
- Inkpad Lite Yearly$59.991 Year
- Inkpad Standard Yearly$149.991 Year
- Inkpad Plus Yearly$239.991 Year









