Simple Notes vs PaperAir
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Notes
A powerful yet simple note-taking application offering cross-device syncing, customizable themes, and robust security features. It allows users to set reminders, highlight text, and even save notes as images.
- Cross-device syncing (Dropbox/iCloud)
- Zoomable font sizes
- Searchable highlighted text
- Note reminders
- Password protection (AES 256-bit)
- Shake to undo/redo
- Customizable themes and fonts
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Simple, Clean and Easy to Use, Yet Powerful and Loaded with Features. Key Features: --------------------- - One universal app for all your IOS Devices. - Sync your notes with Dropbox and/or iCloud. - Zoom in or out on any note to get the ideal font size suitable for your vision. - Highlight words and search terms inside your notes. - Set reminders to your notes to read them later. - Save text as an image to your camera roll. - Use Password Protection with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES 256-bit) to secure data and to protect your notes from prying eyes. - Shake your device to undo or redo: delete, creating, editing, restoring and more. - 9 font styles with five font colors. - Sort your notes chronologically or alphabetically. - Choose from six different color themes to modify your notes to suit your taste. - The ability to AirPrint your notes. - Auto Paste: when you run the app it will save text that you copied (Text in the Clipboard) automatically as a note. - Night Mode that makes reading in the dark easier on your eyes. - And much more..
PaperAir
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PaperAir is an APP that works with Avision Wi-Fi/LAN scanner. Users can manipulate the Avision scanner via PaperAir to scan and save images to their mobile devices. -Friendly user interface -Auto crop and deskew function -Support multiple format : JPEG / PDF / TIFF -Support Color / Gray mode -Support Simplex/Duplex scan -Tag function allows files to be searched in PaperAir -Easy to share to other APP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PaperAir at Free against Simple Notes's $2.99. Simple Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
PaperAir is free to download; Simple Notes costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Notes ships an update every 2 months, PaperAir every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notes | PaperAir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (39 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sadah Software Solutions, LLC | Avision Inc. |
In-app purchases
Simple Notes
No in-app purchases
PaperAir
No in-app purchases
