Comparison

Notepad Tool vs Mo Diary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Quick note taking
  • Create notes
  • Share notes
  • Manage notes
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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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.

About

Mo Diary

This app helps you record and organize your life's moments. Save important events, notes, and memories with the ability to add photos, filter, and search entries. A premium version offers advanced features like PDF export and password protection.

Highlights
  • Store and organize notes and memories
  • Add images to entries
  • Filter and search entries by date or text
  • Auto-saving of content
  • Password and biometric login
  • iCloud data synchronization
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Mo Diary is your personal diary. LIST OF RECORDS. Store important events, notes, memories in one place. CONTROL. Delete entries or add them to "Favorites" with one touch (swipe). FILTERING BY DATE. By default, Mo Diary displays the records of the current month. If necessary, you can set the desired period and view the records included in it. FILTERING YOUR FAVORITE. Set a filter for entries that have been added to "Favorite". SEARCH. Mo Diary will find the necessary entries by text or title. AUTO SAVING. Create and edit records without losing content. PICTURE. Add an image or photo to your significant moments. Available to change, delete, view the added images. DATE OF RECORDING. In Mo Diary, you can set any recording date. DISPLAY SETTINGS. Choose a convenient interface option for your posts - it is possible to turn off the display of the title and / or image. WITHOUT ADVERTISING. The PREMIUM VERSION is available with a one-time purchase. Functionality of the premium version: REMOTE RECORDS. Access to deleted records for the last 30 days with the ability to restore the selected record / all records. PDF-FORMAT. Convert the selected record or all records to PDF format. PASSWORD LOGIN. Set the code to enter the application (in addition, by default, TouchID / FaceID login is available, if this option is activated on the device, it can be disabled). ICloud POSSIBILITIES. Data synchronization is possible if on the old and new devices: 1) Internet connection is provided 2) iCloud Drive option is active 3) iCloud option is active for Mo Diary app 4) iCloud has free storage 5) the same Apple ID is used 6) the "Sync with iCloud" option is activated in the application

Screenshots

Notepad Tool2 screens
Mo Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mo Diary at 100% against Notepad Tool's 13%. Mo Diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Notepad Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Mo Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notepad Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mo Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Notepad Tool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mo Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad Tool ships an update every 2 months, Mo Diary every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notepad Tool versus Mo Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepad ToolMo Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermargaret kovatchSergey Krivorotko

Customer experience

Notepad Tool

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Mo Diary

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Notepad Tool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mo Diary

One-time1
  • Premium version$2.99

Questions

Is Notepad Tool free?
Notepad Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mo Diary free?
Mo Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad Tool or Mo Diary?
Mo Diary is rated higher. Notepad Tool averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mo Diary averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Notepad Tool or Mo Diary have ads?
Neither Notepad Tool nor Mo Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notepad Tool or Mo Diary?
Notepad Tool ships an update every 2 months, and Mo Diary every 7 months. Most recently, Notepad Tool was updated on June 1, 2026 and Mo Diary on July 5, 2026.

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