Comparison

Checklists XL 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

Checklists XL

Organize your life with customizable checklists for travel, sports, and daily tasks. Easily create, manage, and share your lists, with options to hide completed items and reorder content.

Highlights
  • Multiple checklist creation
  • Check and uncheck items
  • Reset lists
  • Hide checked items option
  • Email list items
  • Bulk add items
  • Edit, sort, and reorder items
Features
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Create and manage all sorts of checklists. E.g. for travel, sports and things to do or to remember. Features: - Multiple checklists - check and uncheck the items on each list - reset the list to all unchecked state - optionally hide checked items - e-mail items - bulk add multiple items - edit, sort and reorder items - rename and reorder checklists

About

Simple Notes

A powerful and intuitive note-taking application designed to enhance productivity and streamline daily workflows. Organize notes with unlimited tabs, search instantly, and set reminders. Protect your data with biometric authentication and export to CSV.

Highlights
  • Unlimited tab management
  • Free rearrangement of tabs and memos
  • Advanced search function
  • Recently updated notes list
  • Notification feature
  • Biometric authentication
  • CSV export
Features
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Powerful note-taking app with rich features that unlock your creativity. Lightning-fast note creation and perfect organization boost your productivity. Professional productivity tool that dramatically streamlines your daily workflow. ■ Simple Notes Powerful note-taking functionality with intuitive operation for instant memo creation. ■ Unlimited Tab Management Create unlimited tabs organized by project or category for perfect organization. ■ Free Rearrangement Drag and drop tabs and memos freely to achieve your ideal workflow. ■ Advanced Search Function Instantly search through all notes to quickly access the information you need. ■ Recently Updated Notes List Return to previous work instantly with update history for dramatically improved efficiency. ■ Notification Feature Receive notifications with custom messages at specified times so you never miss important tasks. ■ Biometric Authentication Enhance app security with biometric authentication to completely protect your valuable data. ■ CSV Export Export all data to CSV for seamless integration with other tools. ■ Tab Notes Leave custom notes on tabs to efficiently manage project details. ■ Offline Support Works completely without internet connection to maintain productivity anywhere, anytime. ■ Dark Mode Support Eye-friendly light and dark mode switching for comfortable long work sessions. ■ No Login Required No tedious registration or login needed - start using immediately after download. ■ Complete Privacy Protection Your data is stored only on your device and never transmitted externally. Privacy Policy: https://naokiotsu.com/privacy-policy Support: info@naokiotsu.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Notes at Free against Checklists XL's $0.99. Simple Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). Checklists XL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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

Simple Notes is free to download; Checklists XL costs $0.99 up front. Simple Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Checklists XL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checklists XL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklists XL ships an update every 11 months, Simple Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Checklists XL versus Simple Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklists XLSimple Notes
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet Jonasnaoki otsu

Customer experience

Checklists XL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Simple Notes

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Checklists XL

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Notes

One-time1
  • Premium (Pay Once)$4.99

Questions

Is Checklists XL free?
Checklists XL costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notes free?
Simple Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checklists XL or Simple Notes?
Checklists XL is rated higher. Checklists XL averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple Notes averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Checklists XL or Simple Notes have ads?
Neither Checklists XL nor Simple Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklists XL or Simple Notes?
Checklists XL ships an update every 11 months, and Simple Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Checklists XL was updated on October 14, 2026 and Simple Notes on October 9, 2026.

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