Notepad Tool vs a Notepad
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.
a Notepad
Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly on the go. This app offers both offline and cloud-synced note-taking, allowing you to access your notes from any device. Share your notes as plain text or as a web page with customizable privacy settings.
- Standalone mode (no login)
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device access
- Note sharing as text or web page
- Private, public, and password-protected notes
- Guest editing options
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Take notes on the go and share notes online with aNotepad mobile app. aNotepad can be used in either Standalone mode or Connected mode. Standalone mode - No login required. Notes will only be stored on your mobile device. If you later decide to login with an anotepad.com account, your local notes will be uploaded to that account as well. Connected mode - If you login with an anotepad.com free account, notes will be synchronized with anotepad.com cloud server. You can access your notes from multiple devices. You can also access your notes at anotepad.com website with a web browser. Note Sharing Notes can be shared either as Text or as online Web page. User in standalone mode can only share notes as Text. Logged in user can get an instant note web page and share note URL with others. Note Permission When you share your note as an online web page with others. You can set note permission to control who can see your note. Private Note - Only you can read and edit Public Note - Everyone who knows the URL can read Password Protected Note - Only people with password can read If you enable Guest Editing on your note, people with note editing password can also edit your note at anotepad.com website. Contact us at support@anotepad.com if you have any additional questions or any feedback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: a Notepad at 4.4 against Notepad Tool's 2.7. a Notepad also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 13%) and ratings volume (38 vs 3). Notepad Tool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
a Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: a Notepad has 38 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 49% of a Notepad's.
Notepad Tool ships an update every 2 months, a Notepad every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad Tool | a Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | margaret kovatch | Jia Qing Song |
Customer experience
Notepad Tool
a Notepad
In-app purchases
Notepad Tool
No in-app purchases
a Notepad
No in-app purchases
