vNote vs Simple Notes.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vNote
Capture ideas quickly with a minimalist note-taking experience. Organize and visualize your thoughts using customizable fonts, colors, and sizes for at-a-glance comprehension. Focus on content without distractions.
- Quick note-taking
- Visual organization
- Customizable fonts
- Adjustable colors
- Adjustable sizes
- Minimalist interface
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Take notes with 2 taps and view them as you like. vNote is a simple App, that goes straight to the point. No dates, deadlines, alarms or labels. It encloses your notes in a single screen and lets you choose how to visualize them by changing fonts, colors and sizes, to get with just a glance, all the information that you need. For information and suggestions: canali.nicola@gmail.com
Simple Notes.
This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.
- Create text notes
- Character count display
- Sort notes
- Widget support
- Instant sharing via Messages
- Automatic saving
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Simple Notes. is exactly what the name says, a simple note taking app. The app's core idea is to provide an app with features that everyone is going to use. There's no grids, cameras, audio and etc. Just text, and sharing. What can this app do? -Create notes -Display the number of characters -Sort notes -Show list of notes, or most recent note using widgets -Share instantly using the Messages app -How to Create Notes 1. Press "Create new Note" 2. Enter the any text you'd like to save 3. Press "Save" After your first save, your note will be saved automatically -How to delete Notes Swipe your note to the left or 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Press edit 3. Then press "-" then press "delete" -How to sort notes 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Tap the way you want to sort your notes -How to share notes with iMessage 0. Open "iMessage" 1. Tap on a conversation 2. Tap on Simple Notes. from the app drawer 3. Select a note you'd like to send 4. Press the blue arrow and your message is sent! (If you don't want to send your title, turn on the switch on the top) Please leave reviews and comments in the App Store/Twitter Direct Message about what should be done to make this app better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Notes. at free against vNote's free with in-app purchases. Simple Notes. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (61 vs 14). vNote's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. vNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 61 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of vNote's written reviews are positive against 79% of Simple Notes.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
vNote ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vNote | Simple Notes. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicola Canali | Yuto Iwakami |
Customer experience
vNote
Simple Notes.
In-app purchases
vNote
- Pro Version$1.99
Simple Notes.
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$5.99
