Safelogs vs Simple Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Safelogs
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Fully encrypted password manager for iOS and macOS. Your credentials are locked with a private master key only you controlβno one else can read them.
Simple Viewer
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app β Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive β and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE β’ PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom β’ Markdown with typography that reads β’ Source code with precise syntax highlighting β’ JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed β’ CSV and TSV, as readable tables β’ Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) β’ Word documents (DOCX) β’ ZIP archives, browsed inside β’ Plain text, logs, and scripts β’ x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD β’ Open from any app via the iOS share sheet β’ Recent files, one tap away β’ Orientation-aware on iPad β’ Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Viewer at monthly against Safelogs's every 19 months. Safelogs's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Safelogs ships an update every 19 months, Simple Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safelogs | Simple Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Manuel Solis Bulos | STLink |
In-app purchases
Safelogs
No in-app purchases
Simple Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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