Simple Notes. vs BasicNotesApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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.
- Create notes
- Create folders
- Organize notes
- Simple interface
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Create notes and folders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BasicNotesApp at none against Simple Notes.'s 3. BasicNotesApp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Simple Notes.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (47 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BasicNotesApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Simple Notes. against 4.7 for BasicNotesApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes. has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Simple Notes.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of BasicNotesApp's.
Simple Notes. ships an update every 2 months, BasicNotesApp every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notes. | BasicNotesApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuto Iwakami | Peter Roach |
Customer experience
Simple Notes.
BasicNotesApp
In-app purchases
Simple Notes.
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$5.99
BasicNotesApp
No in-app purchases
