Smart Note Notepad vs My Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Note Notepad
Create visually appealing notes and memos using professionally designed coloring paper styles. This app offers a simple gallery interface for easy management and editing of your digital creations.
- Gallery interface
- Customizable paper styles
- Pinch to zoom
- Edit cells
- Draw memos
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with simple and awesome gallery interface. make beautiful notes and memos with professionally designed coloring paper styles. thank you for your support ! relax and wonderful digital experience on iPhone and iPad ! How to use. pinch And stretch fingers to zoom, press hold or swipe to edit cells in collection, The Creativity Never Ends ! appreciate your encouragement with good comments.
My Notebook
Capture ideas and annotate documents with a versatile note-taking and PDF writing tool. Utilize colorful markers and a shape generator for enhanced creativity. Your work is automatically saved and synced via iCloud for easy access across devices.
- Note-taking on new or existing PDFs
- Variety of colorful markers
- Advanced geometric shape generator
- Auto-save functionality
- iCloud integration for cloud storage
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This simple, but powerful app allows users to either take notes on a new or existing PDF. A variety of bright and colourful markers ensure that your notes are always looking their best. Advanced geometric shape generator allows you to draw perfect shapes every time. Auto save and iCloud integration ensures your notes are up to date and stored on the cloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Notebook at 3.8 against Smart Note Notepad's 1.0. My Notebook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Smart Note Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Smart Note Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Notebook holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Notebook has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Smart Note Notepad's written reviews are positive against 18% of My Notebook's.
Smart Note Notepad ships an update every 5 months, My Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Note Notepad | My Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIN HWAN KIM | Alistair Shaw |
Customer experience
Smart Note Notepad
My Notebook
In-app purchases
Smart Note Notepad
- upgrade to pro$3.99
My Notebook
- MyNotebook Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- My Notebook Pro$6.99
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