Simple Notes vs Locked Notes°
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Locked Notes°
Securely store your private thoughts and ideas with this app. It offers robust organization and advanced editing tools, all protected by biometric authentication for ultimate privacy. Your notes are automatically hidden and locked when the app is in the background.
- Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Organize notes in folders
- Search notes and folders
- Advanced note editing
- Automatic background hiding and locking
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Keep your notes in a private and secure place. No hassle needed, just let's get started in less than a minute! Do not worry about curious eyes and leaked passwords as the app allows only biometric authentication. Key features: - Take notes in a breeze - Organize your notes in folders - Search notes and folders - Advanced note editing capabilities - Biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID - Automatically hide your notes while the app is in the background - Automatically lock the app while the app is in the background
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Locked Notes° at 4.7 against Simple Notes's 2.6. Locked Notes° also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (365 vs 8). Simple Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Simple Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Locked Notes° asks for nothing beyond the download.
Locked Notes° holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locked Notes° has 365 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Simple Notes's written reviews are positive against 93% of Locked Notes°'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notes | Locked Notes° |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (365 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elias sleiman | Adam Cziko |
Customer experience
Simple Notes
Locked Notes°
Bugs and requests
Simple Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Locked Notes°
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent face recognition
- Notes sometimes disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Backup and restore functionality
- Password protection for individual notes
- Ability to select and edit specific text
- Cross-device syncing
In-app purchases
Simple Notes
- More BackGoundsFree
- Unlock Pro Version!$9.99
Locked Notes°
No in-app purchases
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