Simpletext vs Task Manager Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simpletext
This app offers a minimalist writing experience, focusing solely on plain text. It provides a distraction-free environment with beautiful typography and native performance across Apple devices. Ideal for those who want to concentrate on their words without unnecessary features.
- Zero clutter interface
- Beautiful typography with professional fonts
- Plain text only support
- Fully native Apple app
- Supports custom fonts
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The Simplest Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone There are many writing apps for you to choose from today, so why bother with yet another one? Because Simpletext is simpler. Its single-minded commitment to simplicity means you’ll get a no-frills writing app that works well and looks great, forever. Simpletext started as a passion project because I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Most apps were trying to do too much and ended up bloated with features I never needed. So I built Simpletext based on a simple premise — what if there’s an app that refuses to do more, choosing instead to do just one thing, and do it well? For Simpletext, that one thing is writing. Why Simpletext? Most people would say Simpletext is lacking in features, and they’re right. In fact, Simpletext began the opposite way — by listing down everything I didn’t want in a writing app. The goal is to create a dumbed-down writing app that inspires you to do nothing else but write. In order to achieve this, I designed Simpletext around four cornerstone principles: 1. Zero Clutter Simpletext is unobtrusive. It provides a blank canvas to write with absolutely nothing to distract you from writing. There’s no visual clutter — the intent is to create a quiet space that helps you connect with your voice, get into the flow, and simply write. With zero clutter, Simpletext lets your words take centre stage. 2. Beautiful Typography Simpletext comes with three professional fonts for you to choose from, handpicked to provide the finest writing experience. They are: (1) Akkurat Mono by Lineto (Monospaced); (2) Graphik by Commercial Type (Sans Serif); and (3) Tiempos Text by Klim Type Foundry (Serif). And if you have a personal favourite font, you can use it in Simpletext too. 3. Plain Text Only Simpletext supports only plain text, which is fast, lightweight and platform-independent. It will never have formatting options, so your files will never be filled with unnecessary attributes. Plain text also ensures your files are always accessible on any device, now and in the future. 4. Fully Native Simpletext is a fully native app developed in Swift and runs natively on Apple silicon. It uses only Apple’s framework and UI components, just as they were intended to be used without any custom workarounds. This approach results in less code, less bugs and better overall performance. Here's What Others Have to Say “I just wanted to thank you for developing Simpletext. It’s perfect. I’ve enjoyed its simplicity and smoothness for quite some time, but now that I can use my favourite font in it (Sina Nova, free on Fontspring) it has truly become not just the best app to write in, but my favourite app period. Thank you for creating and maintaining it.” - Bart “This app does everything it says on the tin. It is not meant to do a lot, but what it does it does very well. It is well designed and suits well those who want to focus on writing and avoid dealing with formatting, proprietary file types and hidden saving locations. It produces and edits .txt files, which will probably be around for as long as there are computers, and saves them in plain sight. Five stars.” - Fernando “I’ve tried all sorts of writing apps but Simpletext is definitely the best of all. So grateful for your dedication and those productivity tips in the blog post are so good. Simpletext is such a joy to use.” - LWL Art Studio “A writing app that is as simple as stated, beautiful to write with and opens and closes wherever you want. Simple tweaks are easily accessible, if required, and only add to the minimalistic perfection. Good job.” - Tuntle Get Back to Basics In a world full of feature-rich, subscription-based apps, I wanted to create something that goes back to basics. Simpletext is intentionally simple, yet it has everything you need. It’s an app I use every single day. I hope you will too. Best wishes, Yeow Jin P.S. Simpletext comes with a promise — find out more at simpletext.app/promise
Task Manager Progress
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Stop drowning in your tasks. Master them. You have too much to do. Too many lists. Too many apps. Task Manager Progress changes that. One app. One clear view of everything that matters. That's all you need to take back control. Structure your ideas in seconds Create a task. Break it into sub-tasks. Detail as much as you need. No limits. The app adapts to your logic, not the other way around. See your progress in real time No mental math. No guessing. Every parent task fills automatically as you advance. You know exactly where you stand. Every single time. An interface that breathes No unnecessary buttons. No hidden menus. No distractions. Just what you need to stay productive without cluttering your screen. Take everything everywhere Export your projects. Import them on any device. At home. At work. On the go. Your tasks follow you. What you get: Unlimited structure (tasks, sub-tasks, actions) Auto-calculated progress visualization Zero distraction, zero complexity Your data, your terms (free export and import) Whether you're launching a project, organizing your week or managing a team - Task Manager Progress helps you turn ideas into action. Download now. Your clarity awaits. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://privacy-policies-task-manager.netlify.app/termsOfUse PRIVACY POLICIES: https://privacy-policies-task-manager.netlify.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Task Manager Progress at Free against Simpletext's $14.99. Task Manager Progress also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Simpletext's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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
Task Manager Progress is free to download; Simpletext costs $14.99 up front. Task Manager Progress sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Simpletext asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simpletext ships an update every 3 months, Task Manager Progress fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simpletext | Task Manager Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yeow Jin Gan | Dylan Zaoui |
In-app purchases
Simpletext
No in-app purchases
Task Manager Progress
- premium features for 1 week$0.497 Days
- premium features for 3 months.$0.993 Months
- premium features for 1 month.$0.991 Month
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- premium features for 6 months.$2.996 Months
- premium features for 12months.$3.991 Year
- premium features for life.$3.99
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