Comparison

SimpleProg Database Manager vs LivePen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SimpleProg Database Manager

Organize all your personal and business information in one place. Create custom lists for notes, passwords, appointments, and more. Visualize your data with charts and export it in various formats.

Highlights
  • Store any text information in lists
  • Create lists from templates or custom columns
  • Export lists to CSV and PDF
  • Generate pie, bar, and line charts
  • Export charts to PDF
  • Password protection for lists
  • Support for multiple profiles
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SimpleProg is a super simple personal and business information manager to store any kind of text information in the form of lists. You name the type of information you want to store, say notes, todo, passwords, appointments, stocks or any other information and in no time you can have them in SimpleProg with few easy simple steps. Are you tired of maintaining different kind of information in different applications and looking for a one stop application that can handle all of your personal/business information then SimpleProg is a perfect simple companion tool for you. SimpleProg allows you to export the list in csv and pdf and also print them using AirPrint. SimpleProg supports drawing pie, bar & line charts based on the information stored in the list. You can export the charts as a pdf and print them using AirPrint. Features * Store any kind of text information in the form of list. * Create lists from rich set of existing predefined templates. * Create your own templates by defining columns for the list. * Export and save lists in csv and pdf format. * Support for multiple profiles(databases). * Plot pie/bar/line charts with the information in the list. * Export and save charts in pdf format. * Encrypt and protect the lists using password. * Apply theme using rich set of custom defined colors. * Print Charts and Lists using AirPrint. Predefined Templates * Notes * Todo * Passwords * Birthdays * Personal Finance * Stock Portfolio * Blood Glucose * Blood Pressure * Appointments * Links Sharing * Email stored information and Charts. * Download stored information and Charts using iTunes.

About

LivePen

Instantly digitize your handwritten notes and drawings from paper to your smartphone. Capture ideas, sketches, and important information in ink and bring them into your digital world for easy access and sharing.

Highlights
  • Instant digital capture of handwritten content
  • Syncs ink from paper to smartphone
  • Converts handwritten notes to text
  • Share digital notes and sketches
  • Organize captured ideas and sketches
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The companion app for LivePen from Livescribe. When used together, whatever you write and draw in ink on paper in the real world is instantly captured on your smartphone to use in your digital world. It’s kind of like magic! For millennia, we have written on paper to capture our ideas, sketches and notes. But all of that content, all of those imaginative thoughts have been trapped in ink on paper in the real world to probably be misplaced, lost or forgotten. Not anymore. With the LivePen app paired with LivePen, we’ve unlocked the ability to instantly bring your handwritten world, captured in ink on paper, to digital life. So, a scribbled down shopping list? Immediately on your phone. Handwritten notes from the classroom? Immediately available on your phone. Important notes from a business meeting? Already converted to text on your phone. Inspired sketched idea? Ready to share, instantly on your phone.

Screenshots

SimpleProg Database Manager4 screens
LivePen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleProg Database Manager at 100% against LivePen's 33%. SimpleProg Database Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). LivePen's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LivePen is free to download; SimpleProg Database Manager costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleProg Database Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePen has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SimpleProg Database Manager's written reviews are positive against 33% of LivePen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleProg Database Manager ships an update every 2 months, LivePen every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SimpleProg Database Manager versus LivePen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleProg Database ManagerLivePen
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBalasubramanian RamanathanLivescribe Inc.

Customer experience

SimpleProg Database Manager

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LivePen

All ratings34 ratings
Positive38.2%
Neutral20.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.6%
Negative41.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleProg Database Manager

No in-app purchases

None

LivePen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleProg Database Manager free?
SimpleProg Database Manager costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LivePen free?
LivePen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleProg Database Manager or LivePen?
SimpleProg Database Manager is rated higher. SimpleProg Database Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while LivePen averages 3.0 from 34 ratings.
Do SimpleProg Database Manager or LivePen have ads?
Neither SimpleProg Database Manager nor LivePen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleProg Database Manager or LivePen?
SimpleProg Database Manager ships an update every 2 months, and LivePen every 11 days. Most recently, SimpleProg Database Manager was updated on September 29, 2026 and LivePen on October 5, 2026.

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