Simple Scale vs Re
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Scale
Easily record and visualize your weight progress with this beautifully designed app. Track your journey with instant graphs and access free backup and restore options. Seamlessly integrate with your Health App for a comprehensive view of your health data.
- Easy weight recording
- Instant progress graphing
- Short-term and long-term progress visualization
- Free Facebook/Google backup and restore
- Health App integration
- Import existing weights
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Simple Scale is the easiest and most beautiful weight-tracking app you'll ever use. We focus on what matters: making it easy to record and visualize your progress. Every weight you enter is instantly graphed so you can see your progress in short-term and long-term increments. Back up or restore your Simple Scale history for free by logging in with Facebook or Google. You can also integrate Simple Scale with your Health App to import existing weights or create new weights!
Re
This app offers a private and free way to track personal data locally on your device. It features a customizable interface and easy data exporting for analysis or backup, with no ads or subscriptions.
- Free to use, no ads or subscriptions
- Local data storage, no sign-up required
- Track any data, anytime
- Customizable interface
- Easy data exporting (CSV)
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Free: Free means free. No ads, no tiers, no upsells, and no subscriptions. Local: Your data stays on your phone, always. No sign up, no third-parties, no trackers. Tracking: Track what you want, when you want. Easy exporting allows you to backup your data or save a readable CSV to do your own analysis or print out. Period: Customizable interface allows you to hide anything you aren't interested in without losing any of your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Re at 5.0 against Simple Scale's 4.3. Simple Scale's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (236 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Re holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scale has 236 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Scale ships an update monthly, Re every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Scale | Re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (236 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 236 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Build Context LLC | apporeal |
Customer experience
Simple Scale
Re
In-app purchases
Simple Scale
No in-app purchases
Re
No in-app purchases
