Comparison

vNote vs Simple Notes.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Visual organization
  • Customizable fonts
  • Adjustable colors
  • Adjustable sizes
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create text notes
  • Character count display
  • Sort notes
  • Widget support
  • Instant sharing via Messages
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple Notes. is exactly what it sounds like: a simple app for taking notes. It focuses on everyday essentials. No grids, camera, or audio—just text, with easy ways to organize and share it. Write a note and it saves automatically as you type. The first line becomes its title. Search your notes, star favorites, sort by favorites, date, or title, and tap the counter to switch between character and word counts. Keep notes close with widgets. Show a note you choose or browse a list of recent notes. Tap a note in a widget to open it in the app. FEATURES - Create and automatically save text notes - Count characters or words - Search, star, and sort notes - View a selected note or recent notes with widgets - Share notes as text or as a .txt file - Add a note to a Messages conversation, with the option to include its title - Create or retrieve notes with Shortcuts app - Create note or search using Siri HOW TO USE Create a note: Tap “Create New Note” and start typing. Your changes save automatically. Delete a note: Swipe left on it and tap Delete. Sort notes: Tap the menu button and choose Favorites, Date, or Title. Share in Messages: Open Simple Notes. from the Messages app drawer, choose a conversation and a note, then tap Send. Use the switch at the top to include or leave out the title. Have a suggestion? Please leave a review on the App Store or send feedback through the app.

Screenshots

vNote4 screens
Simple Notes.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notes. at none against vNote's 1. Simple Notes. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (65 vs 14). vNote's advantage is review sentiment (96% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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. vNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Notes. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 65 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 96% 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vNote ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Notes. every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
vNote versus Simple Notes.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervNoteSimple Notes.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)4.7 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1465 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicola CanaliYuto Iwakami

Customer experience

vNote

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

Simple Notes.

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

vNote

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99
None

Simple Notes.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is vNote free?
vNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Notes. free?
Simple Notes. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, vNote or Simple Notes.?
Simple Notes. is rated higher. vNote averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Simple Notes. averages 4.7 from 65 ratings.
Do vNote or Simple Notes. have ads?
Neither vNote nor Simple Notes. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vNote or Simple Notes.?
vNote ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple Notes. every 2 months. Most recently, vNote was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Notes. on November 2, 2026.

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