Comparison

Simple Notes. vs Blankit

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

Head to head
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.

About

Blankit

This app helps users build and maintain a consistent writing habit. It provides a simple interface to encourage daily entries, starting with timed sessions that gradually increase in length as users progress.

Highlights
  • Build writing habit
  • Daily writing entries
  • Timed writing sessions
  • Progressive entry length
  • Simple interface
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Writing can be a difficult habit to maintain. Blankit is the app that will help you keep a successful and sustainable writing habit by writing everyday. It's simple and forward design makes it easy and rewarding to simply open and start writing. Start writing today! Everyday you are given a chance to write one complete entry. An entry starts off as 5 minutes on the first day. For five minutes you write whatever you want on that page. Anything you want to write about, no limits. As you continue to write, you'll start writing longer entries until you no longer need to time yourself. Website: http://blankitapp.com Privacy: http://blankitapp.com/privacy/ Blog: http://blankit.blog

Screenshots

Simple Notes.4 screens
Blankit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notes. at 4.7 against Blankit's 1.0. Simple Notes. also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 1). Blankit's advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes. has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notes. ships an update every 2 months, Blankit monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Notes. versus Blankit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Notes.Blankit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1510.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuto IwakamiMarvin Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

Simple Notes.

No in-app purchases

None

Blankit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Notes. free?
Simple Notes. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blankit free?
Blankit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Notes. or Blankit?
Simple Notes. is rated higher. Simple Notes. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Blankit averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Notes. or Blankit have ads?
Neither Simple Notes. nor Blankit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notes. or Blankit?
Simple Notes. ships an update every 2 months, and Blankit monthly. Most recently, Simple Notes. was updated on November 2, 2026 and Blankit on November 2, 2026.

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