Comparison

Inkpad Notepad vs BasicNotesApp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create notes and lists
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Online syncing and web access
  • Search notes and lists
  • Share notes via email/SMS
  • Delete notes easily
Features
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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

About

BasicNotesApp

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a simple note-taking application. Create individual notes and group them into custom folders for easy retrieval. Streamline your workflow and keep your information tidy.

Highlights
  • Create notes
  • Create folders
  • Organize notes
  • Simple interface
Features
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Create notes and folders.

Screenshots

Inkpad Notepad4 screens
BasicNotesApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BasicNotesApp at none against Inkpad Notepad's 8. BasicNotesApp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Inkpad Notepad's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 3). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Inkpad Notepad sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BasicNotesApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Inkpad Notepad against 4.7 for BasicNotesApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkpad Notepad has 8.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Inkpad Notepad's written reviews are positive against 100% of BasicNotesApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkpad Notepad ships an update every 9 days, BasicNotesApp every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Inkpad Notepad versus BasicNotesApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkpad NotepadBasicNotesApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.6K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 35 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB0 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperWorkpail, LLCPeter Roach

Customer experience

Inkpad Notepad

All ratings8,606 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative16.8%

BasicNotesApp

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

BasicNotesApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Inkpad Notepad

Subscriptions8
  • 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
None

BasicNotesApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkpad Notepad free?
Inkpad Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BasicNotesApp free?
BasicNotesApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inkpad Notepad or BasicNotesApp?
BasicNotesApp is rated higher. Inkpad Notepad averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while BasicNotesApp averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Inkpad Notepad or BasicNotesApp have ads?
Inkpad Notepad shows ads; BasicNotesApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Inkpad Notepad or BasicNotesApp?
Inkpad Notepad ships an update every 9 days, and BasicNotesApp every 35 months. Most recently, Inkpad Notepad was updated on October 13, 2026 and BasicNotesApp on September 30, 2026.

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