Comparison

Safelogs vs Simple Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Safelogs

Features
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Fully encrypted password manager for iOS and macOS. Your credentials are locked with a private master key only you controlβ€”no one else can read them.

About

Simple Viewer

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Safelogs3 screens
Simple Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safelogs ships an update every 19 months, Simple Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Safelogs versus Simple Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafelogsSimple Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsMonthly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJose Manuel Solis BulosSTLink

In-app purchases

None

Safelogs

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safelogs free?
Safelogs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Viewer free?
Simple Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safelogs or Simple Viewer have ads?
Neither Safelogs nor Simple Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safelogs or Simple Viewer?
Safelogs ships an update every 19 months, and Simple Viewer monthly. Most recently, Safelogs was updated on October 25, 2026 and Simple Viewer on October 24, 2026.

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