Now vs Simple Notification
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now
This app verbally announces the current date and time, offering a simple solution for those who struggle with timekeeping or find complex calendar interfaces overwhelming. It features customizable read-out intervals and supports multiple languages.
- Verbal date and time announcement
- Automatic read-outs
- Digital and analog clock interfaces
- Multiple language support
- Customizable intervals
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Sometimes you just want to someone to tell you what day it is. Whether you are suffering from temporal disintegration, loses track of time or just get confused by calendar apps with overwhelming user interfaces - you are not alone. Press the text to get it read to you, or set it up for automatic read-outs on predefined intervals. Digital and/or analog clock interfaces. Available in multiple languages.
Simple Notification
Easily set and manage notifications for your iOS calendar. Quickly add subjects, locations, and desired notification times. Correct mistakes or remove past notifications with simple deletion functions.
- Set calendar notifications
- Add subject, location, and time
- View notification history
- Delete notification settings
- Integrates with iOS calendar
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Isn't there such a time ...? ・ I don't know how to set notifications using the standard iOS calendar function. ・Notification settings for the iOS standard calendar function are troublesome. ・ I want to set notifications immediately. This app is useful for people who just want to be notified. Just open the app and set the "Subject", "Location" and "Notification date and time", and you will be notified from the standard iOS calendar. You can also delete previously set notifications if you make a mistake in the notification date and time or if you no longer need to be notified. 【function】 ◆ Notification setting function ◆ You can set the notification to the iOS standard calendar by entering the "Subject", "Location", and "Notification date and time". ◆ Notification history function ◆ You can check the history set by the notification setting function. ◆ Notification setting deletion function ◆ You can delete the notification settings set by the notification setting function. If you delete it, the appointment will be deleted from the iOS standard calendar and you will not be notified.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notification at 5.0 against Now's 2.6. Simple Notification also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Now's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). 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. Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Notification asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Notification holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Now has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Now | Simple Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aktiebolaget Kattbjorn | keisuke gosho |
Customer experience
Now
Simple Notification
In-app purchases
Now
- Now - Premium$1.99
Simple Notification
No in-app purchases
