Comparison

DraftPad vs Simple Notes.

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

Head to head
About

DraftPad

A minimalist writing tool designed for quick drafting of messages, posts, or blog entries. It offers a clean interface without complex features, focusing on immediate text input and sharing. Easily export your text and track character counts.

Highlights
  • Plain text writing field
  • Share/export text via iOS activity sheet
  • Automatic history list for text restoration
  • Adjustable font size and line spacing
  • Character, word, and line counters
Features
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DraftPad is a simple notepad which is like a single sheet of paper. You can use it to write a draft for messaging, posting, blogging, or any writing tasks. For the simplicity, DraftPad doesn't have features for filing multiple notes and decorating text elements. Instead, it is always ready to start jotting. DraftPad allows you to - Simply write and read on a plain field without any functional complexity or visual clutter. - Share or export your text via iOS standard activity sheet. - Restore previous text from the automatic History list. - Change font size and line spacing. - Helped by the counters for characters, words, and lines. Follow @draftpad on Twitter for staying in touch.

About

Simple Notes.

This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Create text notes
  • Character count display
  • Sort notes
  • Widget support
  • Instant sharing via Messages
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple Notes. is exactly what the name says, a simple note taking app. The app's core idea is to provide an app with features that everyone is going to use. There's no grids, cameras, audio and etc. Just text, and sharing. What can this app do? -Create notes -Display the number of characters -Sort notes -Show list of notes, or most recent note using widgets -Share instantly using the Messages app -How to Create Notes 1. Press "Create new Note" 2. Enter the any text you'd like to save 3. Press "Save" After your first save, your note will be saved automatically -How to delete Notes Swipe your note to the left or 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Press edit 3. Then press "-" then press "delete" -How to sort notes 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Tap the way you want to sort your notes -How to share notes with iMessage 0. Open "iMessage" 1. Tap on a conversation 2. Tap on Simple Notes. from the app drawer 3. Select a note you'd like to send 4. Press the blue arrow and your message is sent! (If you don't want to send your title, turn on the switch on the top) Please leave reviews and comments in the App Store/Twitter Direct Message about what should be done to make this app better

Screenshots

DraftPad2 screens
Simple Notes.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DraftPad at none against Simple Notes.'s 3. DraftPad also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.1). Simple Notes.'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DraftPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 61 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DraftPad ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DraftPad versus Simple Notes.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftPadSimple Notes.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (53 ratings)4.7 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5361 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManabu UenoYuto Iwakami

Customer experience

DraftPad

All ratings53 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative10.5%

Simple Notes.

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

DraftPad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when highlighting words
  • Keyboard disappearing issue
  • Unexpected file creation and growth

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement font and formatting options
  • Allow creating and managing multiple documents
  • Improve export and sharing capabilities
  • Implement spell check and grammar assistance

Simple Notes.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DraftPad

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Notes.

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$5.99

Questions

Is DraftPad free?
DraftPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notes. free?
Simple Notes. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DraftPad or Simple Notes.?
Simple Notes. is rated higher. DraftPad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Simple Notes. averages 4.7 from 61 ratings.
Do DraftPad or Simple Notes. have ads?
Neither DraftPad nor Simple Notes. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DraftPad or Simple Notes.?
DraftPad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Simple Notes. every 2 months. Most recently, DraftPad was updated on September 30, 2026 and Simple Notes. on September 28, 2026.

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