Comparison

ThreeLinesDiary vs Simple Editor X

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

Head to head
About

ThreeLinesDiary

A simple journaling app designed to improve sleep quality by encouraging users to write a three-line diary entry before bed. It allows for photo attachments and provides daily reminders to help build a consistent writing habit.

Highlights
  • Three-line daily journal entries
  • Attach photos to entries
  • Daily writing reminders
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Write become just're autonomic nerve health. Write before going to bed, sleep quality is improved. 3-line diary which is said to have this effect. This app is an app that aims to write such a three-line diary. The has been prepared three items we wrote so good a word. In some cases, you might want be left with a photograph. In this app, you can save with a photo for each of the three items. Also to write every day, you might forget. In this app, by making a notification to the specified time, you will be able to habit to write at the same time each day.

About

Simple Editor X

This intelligent text editor and notepad offers text-to-speech functionality in 64 languages, real-time text analysis including word and character counts, and language identification. It also features emotional analysis for English text, iCloud synchronization, and quick insertion of canned text.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech in 64 languages
  • Real-time text information display (characters, words, paragraphs)
  • Machine learning language identification
  • Emotional analysis for English text
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Easy insertion of canned text
  • Translation and replace function
Features
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Simple Editor X is a simple, intelligent text editor and notepad application. In addition to text entry, Simple Editor X can also check and analyze text. This application has the following features ・Text-To-Speech After entering text, you can read it out loud with the text-to-speech function. This is especially useful when you want to check the clarity of sentences and the naturalness of conjunctions. 64 languages are supported, including Japanese, English (US), French (France), etc¹. On macOS, you can also export to audio files². ・Displays text information The number of characters, words, and paragraphs can be displayed in real time. In addition, machine learning can be used to identify the language of the text. If you don't know what language it is, you can paste it into Simple Editor X. With English text, more intelligence in Simple Editor X is unleashed. You can now perform an emotional analysis³ that shows whether the entire text is positive or negative, and you can detect proper nouns, such as the names of people, organizations, and places, and look them up with a single click. ・Synchronization via iCloud Synchronize texts and settings between iOS, macOS, and visionOS devices so that the same settings can be inherited from any device. ・Easy insertion of canned text Frequently used canned text can be registered in advance and instantly inserted at the beginning and end. For example, you can efficiently add canned sentences for emails, greetings at the beginning of memos, and other sentences that are used repeatedly. ・Translation The translation function is an essential part of the smarter Simple Editor X. In addition to displaying translation results, a one-click translation and replace function will be added. (iOS/iPadOS/macOS only) ・Linkage with the Shortcut app Text information can be analyzed by linking with shortcut apps without having to bother to open the app. For example, if you need to periodically check the number of words or paragraphs in a document, you can easily access the information without opening the app and work more efficiently. 1. advanced language-dependent features such as the ability to transliterate Chinese characters are not supported. 2. Please check Apple's OS terms and conditions for handling audio files created with Simple Editor X. 3. Positive or negative emotions are indicated by a numerical value between -1 and 1 and a graph.

Screenshots

ThreeLinesDiary4 screens
Simple Editor X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThreeLinesDiary at 75% against Simple Editor X's 0%. ThreeLinesDiary also leads on price (Free vs $1.49) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). Simple Editor X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence 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

ThreeLinesDiary is free to download; Simple Editor X costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreeLinesDiary ships an update every 6 months, Simple Editor X every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 2 level
ThreeLinesDiary versus Simple Editor X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreeLinesDiarySimple Editor X
PriceFree — better$1.49
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeiji NaganoKeisuke Chinone

Customer experience

ThreeLinesDiary

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Editor X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThreeLinesDiary

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Editor X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThreeLinesDiary free?
ThreeLinesDiary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Editor X free?
Simple Editor X costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThreeLinesDiary or Simple Editor X have ads?
ThreeLinesDiary shows ads; Simple Editor X does not.
Which is updated more often, ThreeLinesDiary or Simple Editor X?
ThreeLinesDiary ships an update every 6 months, and Simple Editor X every 11 months. Most recently, ThreeLinesDiary was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Editor X on November 3, 2026.

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