Simplenote vs Evernote Scannable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Evernote Scannable
Effortlessly digitize any paper document, from receipts to business cards, with your phone's camera. Automatically enhance scans for clarity and share them instantly via email, text, or save them to cloud storage.
- Automatic document capture
- Image enhancement (rotate, crop, adjust)
- Business card to contact conversion
- Share via email/text
- Export as PDF/JPG
- Seamless integration with ScanSnap scanners
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Scannable moves paper forward. Scan contracts, receipts, business cards, and any paper that comes your way. Save or share documents instantly and move on. Automatically capture high-quality scans anywhere - Scan fast: Point your camera at documents, expense receipts, or whiteboards. Scannable immediately captures them. - Save time: Scannable automatically rotates, crops, and adjusts images so your scans are clear and easy to read. - Share or save: Send documents to colleagues via email or text, or export them as PDF and JPG files to Evernote and other apps. Deal with paper professionally - Turn business cards into contacts: Pull information from business cards and save it all to your contacts list. - Go paperless: Scannable works seamlessly with the ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner to get multi-page documents where they need to go. - A scanner for everyone: With Scannable, your whole team can control a ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner from their own devices and send paper on its way. Scannable is free to download and use.
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Verdict
Simplenote and Evernote Scannable both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Simplenote's written reviews are positive against 33% of Evernote Scannable's. Simplenote also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Evernote Scannable's advantage is ratings volume (418K vs 4.3K) and chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Simplenote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Evernote Scannable sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Simplenote against 4.9 for Evernote Scannable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evernote Scannable has 418K ratings behind it against 4.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Simplenote's written reviews are positive against 33% of Evernote Scannable's.
Simplenote ships an update fortnightly, Evernote Scannable every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Simplenote | Evernote Scannable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) | 4.9 (418K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better | 33.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K | 418K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #93 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automattic | Evernote Corporation |
Customer experience
Simplenote
Evernote Scannable
User reviews
Simplenote
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Cross-platform availability
- 🔍 Reliable search functionality
- 🌐 Seamless syncing across devices
- 📝 Simple, distraction-free interface
- 🔒 Secure with password/fingerprint protection
Room to improve
- 🔖 Limited formatting options (no bold, italic, etc.)
- 🗂️ Lack of folder organization
- 🔄 Occasional syncing issues
- 🖼️ Unable to add images or attachments
- 🔍 Search could be improved for long notes
Evernote Scannable
From 418K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient scanning
- 👍 Automatic cropping and enhancement
- 🚀 Quick scanning of multi-page documents
- 👍 Seamless integration with Evernote
- 🚀 Crisp and clear scans
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and resets settings
- 🔒 Requires Evernote account to save scans
- 👎 Limited save/share options beyond Evernote
- 👎 Aggressive Evernote promotion
- 👎 Scans disappear after updates
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
Evernote Scannable
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cropping and edge detection issues
- Scans sometimes fail to save or upload
- App resets settings and tutorial on every launch
Requested features
4 requests- Allow saving scans to local storage or other cloud services
- Provide more customization options for scans
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Add ability to manually tag or name scans
In-app purchases
Simplenote
- Simplenote Sustainer Monthly$19.991 Month
- Simplenote Sustainer Yearly$199.991 Year
Evernote Scannable
- Weekly Plan with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
- Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
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