Comparison

Simplenote vs Thrive Thyme

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

Head to head
About

Simplenote

Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and jot down thoughts effortlessly. Organize your notes with tags and pins, and find them instantly with search. Your content syncs across all devices for free, ensuring it's always accessible.

Highlights
  • Simple note-taking experience
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Collaboration and sharing
  • Organization with tags
  • Instant search
  • To-do list creation
  • Passcode lock
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Simplenote is an easy way to take notes, create to-do lists, capture ideas, and more. Open it, jot down some thoughts, and you're done. As your collection grows, stay organized with tags and pins, and find what you need with instant search. Since Simplenote will sync across your devices for free, your notes are with you at all times. - A simple, note taking experience - Sync everything across all your devices - Collaborate and share - Stay organized with tags - Log in with your email or WordPress.com account SYNC WITH CONFIDENCE - Automatically sync seamlessly across any computer, phone or tablet. - Back up and sync everything as you take notes, so you never lose your content. COLLABORATE AND SHARE - Collaborate and work together -- share ideas with a colleague, or write a grocery list with your roommate. - Choose whether to publish your content to the web, and share a link with whoever you want. - Publish directly to a WordPress site by connecting your WordPress.com account. - Quickly and easily share with third-party apps. ORGANIZE AND SEARCH - Stay organized with tags, and use them for quick searching and sorting. - Instantly find what you’re looking for with keyword highlighting. - Use markdown to add formatting. - Create to-do lists. - Choose the sorting order of your notes and tags. - Pin the notes that you use the most. - Edit tags directly by renaming and reordering. - Protect your content with a passcode lock. -- Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://simplenote.com/terms/ California Users Privacy Notice: https://wp.me/Pe4R-d/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa -- Visit simplenote.com to download Simplenote for your other devices.

About

Thrive Thyme

Features
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Thrive Thyme helps home gardeners plan, track, and care for a growing season with confidence. Browse vegetables, herbs, flowers, and perennial fruits with zone-aware planting guidance. Save the crops you want to grow, organize garden areas, track planting dates, manage seed inventory, and keep notes as your garden changes through the season. The app works locally without an account. If you choose to create an account, ThriveThyme can support cloud-backed account features while keeping your garden planning workflow simple and focused. Features include: Zone-aware planting windows Vegetable, herb, flower, and fruit crop guides Saved garden lists and garden areas Planting, fertilizing, and harvest timing Seed inventory tracking Garden journal notes Weather-aware garden outlook for U.S. ZIP codes Privacy, terms, and account deletion access inside the app Thrive Thyme is built for practical home growing: small spaces, raised beds, containers, pollinator gardens, herbs, salad beds, salsa gardens, fruit plantings, and beginner-friendly plans. Planting windows are helpful estimates. Always consider your local weather, microclimate, seed packet instructions, nursery guidance, and cooperative extension recommendations.

Screenshots

Simplenote4 screens
Thrive Thyme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thrive Thyme at none against Simplenote's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Simplenote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Thrive Thyme asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simplenote versus Thrive Thyme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplenoteThrive Thyme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomatticSpruce Studios

Bugs and requests

Simplenote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes sometimes disappear or get duplicated
  • App crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Syncing problems between mobile and desktop

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add bold, italic, and other formatting options
  • Implement folder-based organization
  • Improve syncing reliability across devices
  • Allow adding images, files, and other attachments
  • Enhance search capabilities for long notes

Thrive Thyme

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simplenote

Subscriptions2
  • Simplenote Sustainer Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Simplenote Sustainer Yearly$199.991 Year
None

Thrive Thyme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplenote free?
Simplenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrive Thyme free?
Thrive Thyme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simplenote or Thrive Thyme have ads?
Neither Simplenote nor Thrive Thyme shows ads.

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