Comparison

n+otes vs SimchaCal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

n+otes

Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a simple interface. Secure your notes with a private lock feature. Optional subscription removes ads and supports development.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Private note lock
  • Ad-free experience (subscription)
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Great for those quick notes! Just tap the + button and start typing! Subscribe for the Ad-free Experience: To support further development and maintenance of the app, we have a small subscription so you can use the app without advertising: A monthly, 3-monthly or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered will be forfeited if you cancel a subscription. Terms: http://rieu.co.nz/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://rieu.co.nz/privacy.html

About

SimchaCal

This app helps you track important Hebrew dates for your family, including birthdays, anniversaries, and yahrzeits. It provides timely reminders and allows you to generate a printable wall calendar with Jewish holidays and candle-lighting times. The app prioritizes privacy, working offline and keeping your data on your device.

Highlights
  • Track Hebrew birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs, yahrzeits
  • Customizable reminders for important dates
  • View upcoming Jewish holidays and events
  • Printable landscape wall calendar
  • Offline functionality and data privacy
  • Export to phone calendar (.ics) or spreadsheet (.csv)
  • Multi-language support (English, Hebrew, French, Spanish)
Features
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SimchaCal is a simple, private Hebrew calendar for your family's meaningful dates. Add the people who matter and SimchaCal tracks their Hebrew birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs, and yahrzeits year after year — with reminders so a date never slips by. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track Hebrew birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs and yahrzeits • Get reminders 1, 3, or 7 days ahead, and on the day itself • See everything coming up in one Upcoming view — including Yom Tovs and Jewish events • Print a beautiful landscape wall calendar for any year A WALL CALENDAR BUILT FOR JEWISH LIFE • Yom Tovs, Rosh Chodesh, fasts and national days, drawn live and always accurate • Shabbat and holiday candle-lighting and havdalah times for your city • The weekly Parsha on every Shabbat • The Omer count and Yizkor days • Erev Pesach times (end of eating and burning chametz) • Choose your own colors, fonts, and decorations ISRAEL OR DIASPORA Pick your city and SimchaCal follows the right schedule — one-day festivals in Israel, two-day in the Diaspora — and the correct candle-lighting and havdalah times. YOURS, AND PRIVATE • Works fully offline — no account, no sign-up, no tracking • Your data stays on your device • Export to your phone's calendar (.ics) or a spreadsheet (.csv), with the option to include Yom Tovs • Back up and restore everything as a single file IN FOUR LANGUAGES English, Hebrew, French, and Spanish, with full right-to-left support for Hebrew. Always confirm candle-lighting and halachic times with your local community.

Screenshots

n+otes4 screens
SimchaCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimchaCal at 100% against n+otes's 64%. SimchaCal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). n+otes's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. n+otes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and SimchaCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimchaCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: n+otes has 45K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of n+otes's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimchaCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

n+otes ships an update fortnightly, SimchaCal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
n+otes versus SimchaCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametern+otesSimchaCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIEU LimitedDerek Manoim

Customer experience

n+otes

All ratings45,283 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews434 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative26.7%

SimchaCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

n+otes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or getting lost
  • Inability to delete notes on Apple Watch
  • Scrolling issues and text freezing at the bottom
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sync notes across devices
  • More font and formatting options
  • Folder or category organization
  • Voice-to-text functionality
  • Ability to insert images and attachments

SimchaCal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

n+otes

Subscriptions3
  • Ad-free Experience (Monthly)$0.491 Month
  • Ad-free Experience (3 Months)$0.993 Months
  • Ad-free Experience (1 Year)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99
1 purchases

SimchaCal

One-time1
  • SimchaCal Pro$2.99

Questions

Is n+otes free?
n+otes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimchaCal free?
SimchaCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, n+otes or SimchaCal?
SimchaCal is rated higher. n+otes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while SimchaCal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do n+otes or SimchaCal have ads?
n+otes shows ads; SimchaCal does not.
Which is updated more often, n+otes or SimchaCal?
n+otes ships an update fortnightly, and SimchaCal every 2 weeks. Most recently, n+otes was updated on October 2, 2026 and SimchaCal on September 21, 2026.

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