Simple URL vs ScratchPads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple URL
This utility app instantly shortens long web addresses using various popular services. It also automatically generates QR codes for your shortened links, making them easy to share across different platforms. Manage your link history with a clean and lightweight interface.
- Multiple URL shortening services
- Instant QR code generation
- Smart clipboard URL detection
- One-click copy and share
- Link history management
- No sign-up required
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SimpleURL makes long links short, clean, and easy to share. Instantly shorten URLs using popular services including Bitly, TinyURL, is.gd, 1pt.co, ulvis.net, and cleanuri.com. Generate QR codes automatically for your shortened links and quickly copy or share them anywhere. Features - Support for multiple URL shortening services - Instant QR code generation - Smart clipboard URL detection - One-click copy and share - Link history management - Clean and lightweight interface - Fast and simple workflow - No sign-up required Perfect for: - Sharing links in chats, emails, and social media - Creating QR codes for business cards, flyers, and presentations - Managing frequently used shortened URLs SimpleURL is designed for speed, simplicity, and convenience on iOS.
ScratchPads
Quickly jot down notes and have them automatically saved. This utility app offers multiple scratch pads for easy organization and instant recall of your thoughts. Simply close the app to save your work.
- Multiple scratch pads
- Automatic note saving
- Quick text deletion
- Restores last active pad
- Simple interface
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Very simplistic utility app to allow for scratch pad notes to be quickly added and automatically saved. USE: Open app, select one of the "Pads", and record scratch pad notes. To clear a pad, tap the trash icon in the upper right side of the screen and then confirm to delete the pad text. To save the text, just close the app. FEATURES: Five different "Pads" to store scratch pad notes. Delete all text on a Pad with two taps. Scratch pad notes are automatically saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened. The last active Pad tab is saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple URL at Free against ScratchPads's $0.99. Simple URL also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). ScratchPads's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Simple URL is free to download; ScratchPads costs $0.99 up front. Simple URL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScratchPads asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple URL against 5.0 for ScratchPads. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple URL's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScratchPads's.
Simple URL ships an update fortnightly, ScratchPads every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple URL | ScratchPads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeungHoon Kam | Thomas Dalke |
Customer experience
Simple URL
ScratchPads
In-app purchases
Simple URL
- Remove Ads$2.99
ScratchPads
No in-app purchases
