Simple Spreadsheet vs LifeTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Spreadsheet
Create and edit spreadsheets with ease. Import Excel files, add charts, and generate PDFs. Offers templates and advanced cell editing features for various organizational tasks.
- Import and edit Excel (xlsx) files
- Create tables and charts
- Generate PDF and print sheets
- Insert images and checkboxes into cells
- Support for common Excel functions
- Export to Excel (xlsx) files
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This is a spreadsheet app can let you create sheets and edit sheets. Import excel(xlsx) files, create sheets, tables, charts, generate PDF, print sheets through AirPrint. Create sheets by templates. -Import excel(xlsx) files, view and edit worksheets in workbook. -Search in sheets. -When edit sheets, you can select multiple cells, select a whole row or column, even the whole sheet. -Support merge cells, adjust height of row and width of column. -You can insert image, checkbox and progress/column bar into cell. -Select range, then generate charts, share charts to friend. -Quick sum, insert formula, popular excel functions support. -Generate sheet to image, generate pdf. -Print preview, print through AirPrint. -Export to excel(xlsx) files, share to friends. Whenever you create class calendar, record expense and saving, todo list, grocery list, make travel plan, etc. Simple SpreadSheet may meet your needs. Please refer to our terms and privacy when you download and use this app. To use all the features this app provided, please unlock SpreadSheet PRO. by purchase it in the app. We provide one time purchease and auto-renew subscription year by year. *Subscription will automatically renew each year, within 24 hours of it's expiration. Your credit card will charged through your iTunes account.To stop auto-renewal, turn off the feature in your iTunes account settings at last 24 hours prior to your subscription's expiration. Current, active subscriptions cannot be cancelled. Any suggestions, please email to 354822@qq.com Terms of Use: http://sheetsliteus.qqzhuti.net/terms Privacy Policy: http://sheetsliteus.qqzhuti.net/privacy
LifeTime
Organize your life's moments with a customizable timeline. Add events, assign categories and significance, and filter your view. Export data to a spreadsheet for easy management.
- Add events to a chronological timeline
- Categorize events
- Define event significance
- Filter timeline view
- Create multiple timelines
- Customize interface colors
- Export events to CSV
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Features: - Add events to a chronological timeline - Add categories to events - Define significance per event - Filter your timeline to your preferences - Add multiple timelines - Change the interface colors to fit your preferences - Export your events to a CSV (spreadsheet) file - Privacy friendly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Spreadsheet at 4.6 against LifeTime's 3.3. Simple Spreadsheet also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 3) and review sentiment (44% vs 24%). LifeTime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Simple Spreadsheet sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. LifeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Spreadsheet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Spreadsheet has 6.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Simple Spreadsheet's written reviews are positive against 24% of LifeTime's.
Simple Spreadsheet ships an update every 3 weeks, LifeTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Spreadsheet | LifeTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.9K ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WEN WU LI | Jasper Bel |
Customer experience
Simple Spreadsheet
LifeTime
Bugs and requests
Simple Spreadsheet
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Data disappearing or changing unexpectedly
- Inability to login or access purchased features
- Sync and backup issues across devices
- Overlapping UI elements and poor layout
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to zoom out and see full spreadsheet
- Option to insert and delete columns/rows
- Improved sharing and collaboration features
- More advanced formula and formatting options
- Better tutorials and user guides
LifeTime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Spreadsheet
- Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 year3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 Month$0.99
- Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 3 month$1.99
- Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 year$3.99
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- Unlock SpreadSheet PRO Forever$4.99
- Unlock SpreadSheet PRO Forever$9.99
LifeTime
No in-app purchases
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