Simplife vs HOSONO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
HOSONO
This app offers a unique sound experience reminiscent of vintage radio, with distinct natural soundscapes for focus and sleep. Tune into different frequencies to discover a variety of looped ambient sounds, perfect for creating a personal sanctuary.
- Vintage radio interface
- Nature soundscapes
- Focus and sleep modes
- Sleep timer
- Looped ambient sounds
- Analog dial experience
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HOSONO Radio is a special sound player that captures the essence of vintage radio. Turn the dial to tune into different frequencies, and each frequency plays a unique sound of nature, just like a real radio. Eight natural frequencies prepared for those tired of urban noise. At 88.1MHz, rain sounds from Shibuya's alleys await you, while at 91.2MHz, waves from Kamakura Beach welcome you. From cricket chirps in Nara's bamboo forests to crackling campfires in Hokkaido's snowfields, each sound plays in perfect loops, continuing naturally without interruption. For moments requiring focus or nights needing peaceful sleep, HOSONO Radio is with you. Set the sleep timer and it automatically stops after your desired time, helping you drift into comfortable slumber. The warm orange glow of the vintage radio display and the tactile experience of the analog dial bring analog leisure to the digital age. We believe every sound has its own unique frequency. Starting with Earth's nature sounds, we'll soon bring you whispers from the stars. Create a small sanctuary in your daily life with HOSONO Radio. Each turn of the dial opens a new world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simplife at 86% against HOSONO's 0%. Simplife also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). HOSONO's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Simplife costs $1.99 and HOSONO $0.99 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Simplife's written reviews are positive against 0% of HOSONO's.
Simplife ships an update every 2 months, HOSONO weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplife | HOSONO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sangmook Lee | EUIHYUNG JUNG |
Customer experience
Simplife
HOSONO
In-app purchases
Simplife
No in-app purchases
HOSONO
No in-app purchases









