Minute Notes vs Simple To
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Minute Notes
Quickly capture thoughts and ideas with a simple, focused notepad. Search your notes instantly and export them as plain text. Designed for privacy with no accounts or cloud services, all data stays on your device.
- One-tap note creation
- Fast search across titles and text
- Pin important notes
- Export notes as plain text
- Native split-screen layout
- Offline storage
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Minute Notes is a focused notepad for writing, finding, and exporting plain-text notes without an account. Open the app, create a note with one tap, and keep typing. FAST FROM THE FIRST NOTE ⢠Create a note with one tap ⢠Search across titles and note text ⢠Pin important notes to the top ⢠Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet ⢠Use a native split layout built for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are stored on this device. Minute Notes has no account, no ads, no analytics SDK, and no cloud or upload service. You choose where an exported note goes. Minute Notes is deliberately small: a clear place to capture an idea, find it again, and move it somewhere else when you are ready.
Simple To
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Simple is a beautifully minimal to-do list that helps you capture tasks and actually get them done ā without accounts, ads, or clutter. Everything lives privately on your device. No sign-up, no network, no tracking. Just open the app and start. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠Add, edit, and delete tasks in seconds ⢠Set due dates so nothing slips through ⢠Assign priorities (low, medium, high) to focus on what matters ⢠Check off tasks and watch them move to a separate Completed tab ⢠Search your tasks instantly as you type ⢠Sort by priority, due date, or creation order ⢠Accidentally deleted something? Undo it with a tap ⢠Clear all completed tasks at once when you're done DESIGNED TO FEEL GREAT ⢠Clean, modern design with a warm, easy-on-the-eyes palette ⢠Light and dark themes ⢠Responsive layouts tuned for both iPhone and iPad ⢠Smooth, fast, and distraction-free YOURS, IN YOUR LANGUAGE Simple is fully localized in 11 languages, including full right-to-left support for Arabic: English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Indonesian. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠100% local storage ā your tasks never leave your device ⢠No account required ⢠No ads ⢠No data collection Whether it's groceries, work deadlines, or daily habits, Simple gives you a fast, focused place to keep your life organized. Download it free and clear your mind today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple To at 13.0 against Minute Notes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Minute Notes | Simple To |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Motorin | TheTinyApp |
In-app purchases
Minute Notes
No in-app purchases
Simple To
No in-app purchases









