Simply Customize It! vs Notable Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Customize It!
Easily customize your e-ink tablet with custom templates and screens without complex technical steps. This app helps you manage and restore your customizations after device updates, making personalization simple and safe.
- Import, edit, and sync custom templates
- Add, preview, and upload custom screens
- One-tap recovery after device updates
- Drag-and-drop image import
- Support for multiple devices with separate profiles
- Guided setup for device connection
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Customizing your reMarkable shouldn’t require SSH commands, terminal windows, or the fear of breaking something. Simply Customize It handles the technical side so you can focus on making your tablet feel like yours. Every reMarkable firmware update wipes your custom templates and screens. It’s just how the device works. Simply Customize It keeps a copy of everything, so when an update happens, one tap cleans up, syncs, and puts your device back exactly how you had it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Templates: import, edit, and sync PNG, SVG, and native .template files, with filtering, sorting, and multi-select cleanup • Screens: add, preview, and upload sleep, startup, and other screen images one at a time or combine them into groups to upload at once • One-tap recovery: set it up once per device, then restore everything an update undoes • Add faster: drag images straight into the Mac app, or share from Photos on iPhone and iPad • Multiple devices: separate profiles for each tablet • Guided setup: step-by-step help connecting, including Developer Mode on Paper Pro and Paper Pro Move WORKS WITH reMarkable 1, reMarkable 2, Paper Pro, Paper Pro Move, and Paper Pure (beta) PLANS Free to set up unlimited devices and test the connection. Then choose Templates, Screens, or All Access, monthly or yearly, with a free trial on each. Built by an indie developer who uses her reMarkable daily. Not affiliated with reMarkable AS. Simply a fellow user who wanted a calmer way to customize. --- Questions or feedback? Email mail@simplykyra.com Learn more: simplykyra.com/simply-customize-it Newsletter: simplykyra.com/#/portal/account Terms of Use: simplykyra.com/simply-customize-it-terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: simplykyra.com/simply-customize-it-privacy-policy/
Notable Utility
Customize your reMarkable 2 device by easily updating its splash screens. Select an image and choose which screen to modify, then save the changes directly to your device.
- Update reMarkable 2 splash screens
- Choose custom images
- Select specific splash screens
- Save changes to device
- User-friendly interface
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Easily update your reMarkable 2 splash screens. Choose your image, select which splash you want to update, and save to your device! reMarkable its associated trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of reMarkable. This app is neither endorsed nor sponsored by reMarkable, and the developer of this application is not affiliated with reMarkable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notable Utility at none against Simply Customize It!'s 6. Notable Utility also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Simply Customize It!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Simply Customize It! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Notable Utility asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notable Utility holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Simply Customize It!'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Notable Utility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simply Customize It! ships an update every 9 days, Notable Utility every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simply Customize It! | Notable Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SimplyKyra LLC | David Skelly |
Customer experience
Simply Customize It!
Notable Utility
In-app purchases
Simply Customize It!
- Monthly Only Screens7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly Only Templates7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly All Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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- Annual Only Templates1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Annual Only Screens1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Annual All Access1 Month trial$19.991 Year
Notable Utility
No in-app purchases
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