Comparison

Simplanum Pro vs BoringNote

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

Head to head
About

Simplanum Pro

Organize your life with a powerful note-taking and planning tool. Create detailed entries, manage tasks, and sync across all your devices. Share information and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Create notes with text and checklists
  • Convert entries to events with date and time
  • Attach unlimited files of any type
  • Sync notes and events across devices
  • Organize notes by notebooks
  • Share records and notebooks with contacts
Features
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Simplanum Pro - all features are included Simplanum allows You to create notes with large text and checklists, add the date and the time to an entry and convert it to event, attach unlimited number of files of different types, share records with your contacts. You can manage notes and events both online and offline. All your entries are available as a list as well as on different calendar grids and are instantly synced between all your devices, which makes every entry available and relevant to you. Gather all Your information in one place and make Your life easier and more comfortable in the flow of information. Using Simplanum, you will definitely appreciate: - ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY ● Planning events, record information in notes ● Organizing your task list and marking your entries as completed ● Grouping your notes by Notebooks ● Assigning notifications and drive-time ● Sharing notes and notebooks with embers of Your contact list - INSTANT SYNC Simplanum supports working on various devices so You always have the fastest and most convenient access to your entries and documents: ● Simplanum Web makes it easy to create entries and drag and drop attachments from Your laptop using keyboard shortcuts ● iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch apps - instant access to today's plans or search for the desired entry on Your favorite device - COLLABORATION Simplanum allows you to interact with your contacts, work together in notes and notebooks ● Add members from your contacts to your notes and assign permissions to them ● Add participants to notebooks to share information systemically - DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION REPRESENTATION Working in Simplanum, You will be comfortable creating, editing, and finding Your records the way You are used to! ● Calendar: estimate the load in the grid for 1,3,5 days or view the full month to easily find the needed day ● List: quickly view Your entries in the list ● Daily planner: view the workload for Your chosen day and create events in it! ● Widget: estimate the workload of the current day - UNIQUE DESIGN Simplanum's design supports climate zones, daily, calendar phases, and any weather changes by author’s illustrations, thus it helps you navigate intuitively through the time and the list of entries. Simplanum contains weather data for all times. ● Assign colors for different types of records ● Assign colors to Notebook ● Choose and set different color themes: light and dark - ATTACHMENTS You can add an unlimited number of attachments to any entry. These can be files of any type: ● Photos, images, videos ● Documents of any format ● Geo-location with the ability to set a route ● Voice attachment with the ability to add annotations A multi-functional photo editor is available for the attached images. - DATA AVAILABILITY IN AIRPLANE MODE You don't need to worry if you are not connected to the Internet, all Your data is available locally on your device. Simplanum can be used for FREE - most of the necessary features are available in a FREE account. If You want to get an extended set of features or increase your limits, You can use various subscriptions directly in the app: ● Simplanum Lite Cloud - 0.99$ monthly 1000 Entries / 5 Gb Cloud Storage ● Simplanum Base Cloud - 1.99$ monthly 5000 Entries / 20 Gb Cloud Storage ● Simplanum Plus Cloud - 5.99$ monthly ∞ Entries / 100 Gb Cloud Storage Subscriptions are automatically renewed, and a new payment will be debited from your account 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal in your account settings. For any questions or suggestions, contact the Online Support service directly from the app or from the website. Learn more about Simplanum on the website www.simplanum.com Privacy Policy: http://www.simplanum.com/policy Terms of Use: https://www.simplanum.com/terms-of-use

About

BoringNote

Capture thoughts effortlessly with a chat-style interface, voice transcription, and AI-powered refinement. Organize ideas with categories and comments, and transform notes into structured outputs like to-do lists or emails.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note interface
  • Voice transcription in over 100 languages
  • AI-powered note refinement
  • Convert notes to tasks, summaries, emails
  • Integrations with OpenAI, Gemini, etc.
  • Menu bar capture
  • iCloud sync across macOS, iOS
Features
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BoringNote is a fast and simple way to capture your thoughts. Whether you type or speak, it lets you take notes as naturally as chatting, keeping you focused and organised. With built-in voice transcription, AI-powered refinement, and flexible organisation, BoringNote helps you capture ideas instantly and turn them into structured, useful notes — all in one place. SIMPLIFIED NOTE TAKING - Write or speak your thoughts in a chat-style interface that feels natural and frictionless - Capture ideas instantly without interrupting your workflow - Organise notes effortlessly with categories, pins, and comments VOICE AND TRANSCRIPTION - Speak instead of typing with fast and accurate transcription - Supports over 100 languages - Works in the background so you can capture notes anytime - Built-in dictionary improves recognition for names and custom terms AI-POWERED PROCESSING - Automatically refine and polish your notes before saving - Transform notes into structured outputs such as to-do lists, summaries, and emails - Use integrations with OpenAI, Gemini, LM Studio, and Ollama - Trigger AI actions instantly using simple commands - Create and manage custom prompts tailored to your workflow NOTES AND ORGANISATION - Chat-style notes for quick and natural input - Convert notes into task lists for daily tracking - Add comments to expand ideas and provide context - Use calendar view to navigate notes by date - Keep everything organised with flexible categorisation PRODUCTIVITY AND SPEED - Capture notes directly from the menu bar without opening the main window - Designed to minimise interruptions and keep you in flow - Optimised for both quick capture and deeper work sessions SYNC AND AVAILABILITY - Sync your notes across macOS and upcoming iOS devices using iCloud - Access your content anywhere with seamless continuity USE CASES - Daily journaling - Meeting notes - Task management - Brainstorming - Voice-first note taking - Personal productivity workflows BoringNote helps you focus on your ideas, not the process of writing them down. Privacy Policy: https://boringnote.aowlly.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://boringnote.aowlly.com/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

Simplanum Pro4 screens
BoringNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BoringNote at Free against Simplanum Pro's $1.99. BoringNote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Simplanum Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

BoringNote is free to download; Simplanum Pro costs $1.99 up front. Simplanum Pro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BoringNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplanum Pro ships an update every 2 months, BoringNote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simplanum Pro versus BoringNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplanum ProBoringNote
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB17 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSimplanum TeamLiang Wang

Customer experience

Simplanum Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

BoringNote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Simplanum Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Lite Cloud - start to plan$0.991 Month
  • BASE Cloud - A good choise$1.991 Month
  • Plus Cloud - Work together$5.991 Month
One-time6
  • Additional Notebooks$0.99
  • Additional private notebook$0.99
  • Admin member in shared entry$0.99
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  • Shared Notebook$0.99
  • Editor in shared entry$0.99
  • Share you entry to any person$0.99
1 purchases

BoringNote

One-time1
  • BoringNote Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Simplanum Pro free?
Simplanum Pro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BoringNote free?
BoringNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simplanum Pro or BoringNote have ads?
Neither Simplanum Pro nor BoringNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplanum Pro or BoringNote?
Simplanum Pro ships an update every 2 months, and BoringNote every 5 days. Most recently, Simplanum Pro was updated on October 4, 2026 and BoringNote on September 27, 2026.

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