Notes and Folders vs Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes and Folders
Organize your thoughts and memories with this note-taking app. Create nested folders for notes and photos, lock sensitive entries with a passcode, and easily search your content. It also includes a built-in web browser for capturing online information.
- Nested folder organization
- Attach multiple photos to notes
- Passcode lock with Face/Touch ID
- Auto-save functionality
- Built-in web browser
- Searchable notes
- Share Extension support
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Over 240,000 downloads worldwide! Notes and Folders is a simple notepad that lets you organize notes and photos with folders. You can also lock your notes with a passcode. FOLDERS - Organize your notes with folders - Create folders inside folders NOTES - Attach multiple photos to a note - Character count - Auto-save while editing - Editing buttons: copy & paste, undo, select, and arrow keys - Built-in web browser to add text and screenshots of web pages to your notes DIARY - Write a diary entry for any date - Read a whole month of entries at once OTHERS - Widget - Passcode lock (Face ID and Touch ID supported) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Save text and images from other apps (Share Extension) - Theme colors - Adjustable text size - iPad support - Backup with Dropbox - Backup with a computer URL SCHEME notesandfolders:// BACKUP You can back up your notes with Dropbox, or with a computer (Finder on Mac, or the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows). For details, see FAQ > "About Backup" in the app's settings. ADS This app shows banner ads, and a full-screen ad only once a day (every 24 hours). Ads are not shown after purchasing ad removal.
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
This app offers a straightforward and aesthetically pleasing way to jot down notes. It's designed for users who prefer simplicity over complex features, providing an intuitive and stress-free note-taking experience.
- Simple note-taking
- Beautiful design
- Easy to use interface
- Intuitive management
- Stress-free experience
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○ For people like this ・People who just want to keep taking notes in a simple way. ・People who want to use a simple but easy to use notepad. ・People who are tired of using notepad with complicated settings. ○ Simple and beautiful design It is designed to be a simple and easy-to-use taking note. It has become such a sophisticated design that "pull" rather than "add" the function. It is an application that embodies "simple is best". ○ Easy to use Thanks to its simple design and no extra features, you can use the app intuitively. You can manage your notepad in a fun and stress-free manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool at none against Notes and Folders's 1. Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Notes and Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 304 and 154 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Notes and Folders's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool's.
Notes and Folders ships an update fortnightly, Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes and Folders | Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (304 ratings) | 4.8 (154 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 154 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KinkumaDesign | Futoshi Niiho |
Customer experience
Notes and Folders
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
In-app purchases
Notes and Folders
- Remove Ads$3.99
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
No in-app purchases
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