Notepad Notes and Notes Widget vs Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notepad Notes and Notes Widget
A simple and easy-to-use notepad app for jotting down thoughts, memos, and diary entries. Organize your notes with folders, customize fonts and colors, and secure your entries with a passcode lock. Offers a premium plan for enhanced features.
- Memo search
- Folder organization
- Font customization
- Font size adjustment
- Main color change
- Passcode lock
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Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
This app offers a straightforward and aesthetically pleasing way to jot down notes. It's designed for users who prefer simplicity over complex features, providing an intuitive and stress-free note-taking experience.
- Simple note-taking
- Beautiful design
- Easy to use interface
- Intuitive management
- Stress-free experience
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○ For people like this ・People who just want to keep taking notes in a simple way. ・People who want to use a simple but easy to use notepad. ・People who are tired of using notepad with complicated settings. ○ Simple and beautiful design It is designed to be a simple and easy-to-use taking note. It has become such a sophisticated design that "pull" rather than "add" the function. It is an application that embodies "simple is best". ○ Easy to use Thanks to its simple design and no extra features, you can use the app intuitively. You can manage your notepad in a fun and stress-free manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool at none against Notepad Notes and Notes Widget's 2. Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (154 vs 21). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Notepad Notes and Notes Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Notepad Notes and Notes Widget against 4.8 for Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool has 154 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Notepad Notes and Notes Widget's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool's.
Notepad Notes and Notes Widget ships an update every 3 months, Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Notepad Notes and Notes Widget | Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (154 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 154 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LAN CHEN | Futoshi Niiho |
Customer experience
Notepad Notes and Notes Widget
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
In-app purchases
Notepad Notes and Notes Widget
- Premium plan$2.491 Month
- Hide ads$1.99
Simple Notepad・Simple and Cool
No in-app purchases
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