Comparison

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste vs Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste

A free, straightforward notepad app allowing users to manage notes across three distinct tabs. It offers font size adjustments via pinch gestures and includes essential editing tools like cut, copy, and paste with dedicated cursor buttons.

Highlights
  • Three-tab organization
  • Pinch-to-zoom font resizing
  • Cut and paste functionality
  • SNS sharing
  • Lock/link selector
  • Left/right cursor buttons
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Easy and simple notepad free app that you can switch between 3 tabs. Change the font size by pinching the screen. SNS share function. The lock / link selector switch. Cut and paste, left and right cursor buttons.

About

Notebook

Create, organize, and manage text notes with a rich editor and powerful search. Capture ideas, scan documents, and attach files. Features include AI content generation and Face ID protected content.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing
  • Folder organization
  • Customizable tags
  • Powerful search
  • Document scanning (OCR)
  • AI chatbot for content generation
  • Face ID protected content
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Our app is your all-in-one solution for creating, organizing, and managing text notes with ease. Effortlessly create and edit notes, organize them into folders, and sort everything using customizable tags. Favorite your most-used folders for instant access right from the main screen. Find any note quickly with powerful search by title or content. Capture ideas on the go or scan documents using built-in OCR technology. Edit your notes with a rich text editor supporting bold, italics, headings, lists, and quotes. Easily move, delete, or create new text blocks for flexible note structuring. Attach images, links, files, and scanned text directly into your notes. Enjoy privacy features like hidden content protected by Face ID.Our app also features an integrated AI chatbot to help generate content based on your notes. Access to all features requires a subscription, which you can cancel anytime via your device's subscription settings. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases. 1 week, Weekly: $4.99 1 month, Monthly: $12.99 1 year, Yearly: $39.99 Lifetime: $59.99 Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nvT5fRS7fD0jBpBiiDUw7_AAUvIinyR3Gd3h54Wb2w/edit?tab=t.0 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste1 screens
Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tab Notepad Cut and Paste at 5.0 against Notebook's 4.1. Tab Notepad Cut and Paste also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Notebook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 44 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Notebook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Tab Notepad Cut and Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste ships an update every 44 months, Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Tab Notepad Cut and Paste versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTab Notepad Cut and PasteNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIGETO TAKAGIChristopher Martin

Customer experience

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Notebook

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Tab Notepad Cut and Paste

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Tab Notepad Cut and Paste free?
Tab Notepad Cut and Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tab Notepad Cut and Paste or Notebook?
Tab Notepad Cut and Paste is rated higher. Tab Notepad Cut and Paste averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Notebook averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Tab Notepad Cut and Paste or Notebook have ads?
Tab Notepad Cut and Paste shows ads; Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Tab Notepad Cut and Paste or Notebook?
Tab Notepad Cut and Paste ships an update every 44 months, and Notebook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tab Notepad Cut and Paste was updated on September 24, 2026 and Notebook on October 7, 2026.

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