Comparison

Simply Customize It! vs Aviary for reMarkable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Aviary for reMarkable

Features
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Send documents, web articles, and images to your reMarkable tablet from anywhere on your iPhone or iPad. Requires a self-hosted Aviary server. Learn more at github.com/rmitchellscott/aviary. Aviary for reMarkable adds a Share Sheet extension that lets you send files and URLs directly to your self-hosted Aviary server, which delivers them to your reMarkable tablet via reMarkable Cloud or rmfakecloud. URLs are automatically converted to ePubs or PDFs, and images are converted to PDFs. Files queue offline and upload when connectivity returns. Features: - Share Sheet extension for system-wide sharing - Send URLs, PDFs, EPUBs, images, HTML, and Markdown - Automatic PDF or ePUB conversion for web pages - Offline queue with background upload - No analytics, tracking, or data collection - Fully open source

Screenshots

Simply Customize It!4 screens
Aviary for reMarkable1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aviary for reMarkable at none against Simply Customize It!'s 6. Aviary for reMarkable also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Simply Customize It!'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simply Customize It! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Aviary for reMarkable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Customize It! ships an update every 9 days, Aviary for reMarkable every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simply Customize It! versus Aviary for reMarkable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply Customize It!Aviary for reMarkable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimplyKyra LLCRobert Scott

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Simply Customize It!

Subscriptions6
  • 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
None

Aviary for reMarkable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simply Customize It! free?
Simply Customize It! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aviary for reMarkable free?
Aviary for reMarkable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simply Customize It! or Aviary for reMarkable have ads?
Neither Simply Customize It! nor Aviary for reMarkable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Customize It! or Aviary for reMarkable?
Simply Customize It! ships an update every 9 days, and Aviary for reMarkable every 2 days. Most recently, Simply Customize It! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Aviary for reMarkable on October 28, 2026.

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