Basic Calculator+ vs Simple Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Calculator+
Perform essential arithmetic operations with a straightforward calculator app. Its large buttons and clear display ensure ease of use, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations.
- Basic four functions
- Clear display
- Large buttons
- Portrait and landscape modes
- iPad compatible
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This simple calculator with a clear display and large buttons makes calculations easy. Portrait and landscape modes both available on iPad. This app uses the basic functions of the calculator to make the simplest, best, free calculator in the app store.
Simple Notes
Capture your thoughts and ideas with ease using this versatile note-taking app. Create text, audio, or video notes, organize them into categories, and set reminders. Share your creations and customize their appearance with various font options.
- Multiple note types (Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List)
- Add multiple pages per note
- Set reminders for notes
- Customize font (color, size, type)
- Share notes
- High-quality audio recordings
- Pause and continue recordings
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SimpleNotes awesome for daily life, whether your at work, school, meetings, lectures even at home. Simple Notes its a free App but some in app purchase maybe required "remove Ads, unlock full version" Type, voice or video record, your recording will be saved in list you can listen and watch any time, quick easy simple to use app. ------------- SimpleNote will help you create and categorize your day to day notes. FEATURES 1- Multiple type of notes "Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List 2- Add multiple pages for each Note 3- Set a reminder for your notes 4- Change Font : color, size, type 5- Share your notes and many more # will assist you to sort out your notes. # with high quality audio recordings. # Pause and continue your recording session # Play Back recordings while typing # Change color font and size of you note
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic Calculator+ at 4.9 against Simple Notes's 2.6. Basic Calculator+ also leads on ratings volume (262K vs 8). Simple Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Calculator+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Calculator+ has 262K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Basic Calculator+'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Simple Notes's.
Basic Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, Simple Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Calculator+ | Simple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (262K ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews — better | 81.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 262K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Best Free Apps | elias sleiman |
Customer experience
Basic Calculator+
Simple Notes
Bugs and requests
Basic Calculator+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect calculation results
- Ads covering the screen
Requested features
3 requests- Add fraction button
- Implement order of operations
- Include memory function
Simple Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Simple Notes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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