Outline Memo vs Simple Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outline Memo
This app helps you create structured memos with a hierarchical outline format. Easily edit notes using swipe gestures and drag-and-drop functionality. It supports exporting to Notion and email, with options for customization and backup.
- Hierarchical outline creation
- Drag-and-drop paragraph movement
- Swipe-based hierarchy changes
- Export to Notion and email
- Dropbox backup and restore
- Customizable background and text colors
- Password protection
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Outline Memo is an outline processor that allows you to easily create memos with a hierarchical structure. It is perfect for creating lengthy texts, essays, specifications, and more. You can edit your notes with simple swipe actions and drag-and-drop operations. == Main Features == * Create text as paragraphs * Move paragraphs with drag-and-drop * Change hierarchy with swipe operations * Insert contents from other memos * Undo insertions * Specify background and text colors * Backup and restore to Dropbox * Newly added export to Notion functionality * Send emails in text or OPML format * Protect contents with password settings * Categorize with "tags" * Search by color pattern * Sort memos by name or creation date * Move paragraphs to another memo * Copy memos * Copy paragraphs * Copy hierarchy
Simple Notepad
This app offers a unique note-taking experience with a three-tab system for memos, remarks, and history. Attach photos to your notes and secure them with a password. Organize your thoughts with folder division for efficient management.
- Three-tab note structure (Memo, Remarks, History)
- Attach images to notes
- Password security lock
- Folder division for organization
- Revision history tracking
- Additional remarks field
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"BestNote" is a memo pad application aimed at the highest. As a characteristic feature of "BestNote", the memo creation page is divided into three tabs. It is "memo" "remarks" "history". "Memo" tab is the same function as normal memo pad. "Remarks" "History" is a feature of this application's commitment. In the "Remarks" tab, there is another character input field in addition to the memo, so you can use it in various ways, such as writing a simple draft when writing a note or using it as a remarks column. In addition, it is also possible to attach images on the "Remarks" tab, and it is possible to use it beyond the frame of Notepad depending on the ingenuity. Although it is the "history" tab, contents written in the "memo" tab are accumulated in the history as the name does. (It will be written to the history when you press save button on memo page) With this function, it is possible to recover promptly even in unforeseen circumstances such as mistakenly editing important information accidentally. In addition to the security lock password function. Various functions such as folder division function to make memo easier to manage are carried. Please try downloading it once by all means. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notepad at 4.6 against Outline Memo's 2.5. Simple Notepad also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Outline Memo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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. Outline Memo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Notepad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notepad has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Outline Memo's written reviews are positive against 68% of Simple Notepad's.
Outline Memo ships an update every 2 months, Simple Notepad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outline Memo | Simple Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuji Fujishiro | EasterEggs |
Customer experience
Outline Memo
Simple Notepad
Bugs and requests
Outline Memo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Notepad
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Notes disappearing after updates
- Vertical orientation not working
- Unable to recover lost notes
Requested features
5 requests- Option to remove ads
- Ability to sync notes across devices
- More font and formatting options
- Print functionality
- Improved iPad support
In-app purchases
Outline Memo
- search memo content by key word$0.99
- unlock memo count limit$2.99
Simple Notepad
- Premium Plan$3.991 Month









