miTypewriter vs Simplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
miTypewriter
Experience the nostalgic feel of a typewriter on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Compose documents with realistic typing sounds and visual effects, then share them via email or print them directly.
- Realistic typewriter simulation
- Email documents by image or text
- Backspace key functionality
- Multiple font options
- Adjustable ink ribbon colors
- Document management system
- External keyboard support
- AirPrint compatibility
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This is your typewriter on iPhone/iPod Touch. Features: - Realistic typewriter on your iPhone - Email by image or text - Backspace key to erase type - Fonts (Old Typewriter / American Typewriter) - Colors (Red/Black ink ribbon) - Document management - External Keyboard - Drag to move cursor - AirPrint - Retina display Updates: - Update for iOS Compatibility
Simplife
This minimalist note-taking app prioritizes a clean interface for focused writing. It offers robust features like passcode protection, calendar views, and media attachments to help you organize and store all your thoughts and ideas.
- Multiple notes support
- Passcode lock for app and notes
- Calendar view for notes
- Attach photos and map locations
- Search across all notes
- Backup and restore options
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Incredibly Simple, Functional and Easy to use. Meet the note app haven't experienced until now. Simplife is minimally designed so you can focus on writing. With Simplife, you can keep everything what you want. [Features] - Support Multiple notes - Passcode lock(start-up screen and for each note) - Calendar view for each note - Change date of entries - Attach photos and map - Change font type and size - Share to E-mail and Twitter - Duplicate to other note in your Simplife - Backup/Restore with Dropbox and iTunes - Search entries in the all notes [With Simplife, try like this] - Daily journal - Private diary - Drafts for your ideas - Scrap book of your favorites - Wish list - Travel note
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simplife at 5.0 against miTypewriter's 4.4. Simplife also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (86% vs 55%). miTypewriter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
miTypewriter costs $1.99 and Simplife $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of miTypewriter's written reviews are positive against 86% of Simplife's.
miTypewriter ships an update every 3 months, Simplife every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | miTypewriter | Simplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teruaki Onoda | Sangmook Lee |
Customer experience
miTypewriter
Simplife
In-app purchases
miTypewriter
No in-app purchases
Simplife
No in-app purchases
