Comparison

Simplenote vs Text Wizard

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

Text Wizard

Features
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Text Wizard is a smart assistant that transforms your photos, voice recordings, and audio or video files into editable text within seconds. Powered by AI, it doesn't just extract text — it cleans, organizes, and makes it truly useful. What can you do? IMAGE TO TEXT (OCR) Convert lecture notes, book pages, receipts, signs, and screenshots into text instantly. Simply take a photo or choose one from your gallery. VOICE TO TEXT Tap the microphone and start speaking. Your words appear on the screen as text in real time. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and quick notes. FILE TO TEXT Import MP3, MP4, and WAV files and receive automatic transcriptions. Ideal for interviews, podcasts, and recordings. SMART STUDY NOTES AI summarizes your text and creates organized, easy-to-read notes with headings and structure. CREATE & SHARE PDFS Export your text to PDF with a single tap and share it instantly with other apps. Why choose Text Wizard? Fast and easy to use High accuracy powered by AI Modern and elegant interface Supports images, voice, and files Turning photos and audio into text has never been easier. Download Text Wizard today and start digitizing everything around you.

Screenshots

Simplenote4 screens
Text Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Wizard 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. Text Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simplenote versus Text Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplenoteText Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomatticSeher AYDIN

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

Text Wizard

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

Text Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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