Notepad Tool vs Note!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notepad Tool
Create, share, and manage your notes with this straightforward application. It offers a simple and quick way to jot down thoughts on your iPhone and iPad.
- Quick note taking
- Create notes
- Share notes
- Manage notes
- iPhone and iPad support
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Perfect app for simple and quick note taking on your iPhone and iPad. Notepad is the one place to create, share and manage your notes.
Note!
This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on speed and simplicity. It allows for quick plain text entries, organized by modification date, with options for text resizing and passcode protection for privacy.
- Quick plain text notes
- Sorted by latest modified
- Pinch to zoom text size
- Set passcode to lock notes
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Nothing more, nothing less. Designed to be as minimal as possible for quick plain text notes. + Sorted by latest modified + Pinch to zoom/change text size + Set a passcode to lock your notes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note! at 61% against Notepad Tool's 13%. Note! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (1K vs 3). Notepad Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notepad Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Note! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Notepad Tool's written reviews are positive against 61% of Note!'s.
Notepad Tool ships an update every 2 months, Note! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad Tool | Note! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | margaret kovatch | RIEU Limited |
Customer experience
Notepad Tool
Note!
Bugs and requests
Notepad Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Note!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads disrupt note-taking experience
- Inability to delete old notes
- Lack of printing functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add iCloud sync and backup
- Implement a paid, ad-free version
- Allow for note organization and sorting
- Improve text formatting and editing capabilities
In-app purchases
Notepad Tool
No in-app purchases
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
