Master Notes vs SimpleList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Master Notes
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A safety place for your secret contents like secret notes and images, passwords. This app hold your contents encoded in the phone memory offline. You can: - lock the whole application, and you can only unlock it with biometric authentication. If your application go to background or you quit, on the next open will request the authentication. - lock your notes individually with biometric authentication or unique password. - use the app like a simple notes app or gallery app, you do not have to lock it if you don't want. - choose light or dark mode and there are a several different colour palettes for your app color. Terms of Use && Privacy: http://mahldev.com/masterapps/terms.html
SimpleList
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SImpleList is a Simple Yet powerful todoList App. Create and manager Todo List for your every day Life. It is easy to use. Sync data between your iOS device and receive notification
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Master Notes at every 5 days against SimpleList's every 33 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Master Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and SimpleList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Master Notes ships an update every 5 days, SimpleList every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Notes | SimpleList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jozsef Mahl | ๆฅ ๅ |
In-app purchases
Master Notes
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$10.491 Year
SimpleList
- SimpleList Premium$1.99
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