Simple Log Note vs edEdit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Log Note
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SimpleLogger is a simple time-tracking app. Have you ever forgotten whether you completed your daily tasks today? With SimpleLogger, you can easily record the time when you perform a task. β’ Login bonuses β’ Medication β’ Exercise β’ Diary By keeping track of the last time you did each task, you will never forget when you did it. You can also set up two types of notifications to prevent forgetting to log your activities: 1. Regular notifications You can set a notification to appear at a fixed time every day. 2. Interval notifications You can set a notification to appear if no record has been logged for a certain period since the last entry. SimpleLogger also supports Widgets and Shortcuts. By creating a shortcut, you can even use Siri to log your tasks.
edEdit
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edEdit is a native text editor for Mac and iPhone/iPad that brings notes, Markdown, and source code editing into one app. WHY edEdit β’ Truly native: AppKit on macOS, SwiftUI on iOS β no web view sluggishness. β’ Consistent across platforms: your notes and files sync between Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud. β’ Standard file formats only: everything is .md / .txt / .swift / .json β open elsewhere whenever you want. KEY FEATURES Notes β Apple Notes-style organization, with plain Markdown content: β’ Hierarchical tags (work/meeting/2026Q1) β’ iCloud sync across devices β’ Share from Apple Notes and we'll auto-convert formatting to Markdown β bold, italic, headings, lists, and checklists are preserved. Files β Open and edit any text file on your device: β’ Pull from the Files app, iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or any provider β’ Automatic encoding detection (UTF-8, Big5, Shift-JIS, GB18030, β¦) β’ Syntax highlighting for Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, HTML, JSON, YAML, Shell, Markdown, and more β’ Line numbers, light and dark themes β’ Save edits back to the original location iCloud Drive integration β Automatically creates an "edEdit" folder in iCloud Drive that syncs across all your devices. Dedicated Markdown editing: β’ Keyboard accessory bar: headings, bold, italic, lists, tasks, quotes, links, images β’ Hardware keyboard shortcuts: βB (bold) / βI (italic) / βK (link) / βE (code) / β1-6 (headings) β’ Smart list continuation: pressing Enter in a list line auto-continues; pressing Enter on an empty item exits the list β’ Paste an image straight from the clipboard β we save it next to the .md file and insert a Markdown reference File compare β Visualize the differences between two files line-by-line, with added/removed/modified highlights. Find in Files β Recursively search a folder you pick, filterable by filename glob. Share & print β Built-in ShareLink, with AirPrint support. WHO IT'S FOR β’ Developers writing docs, reading logs, editing config files β’ Writers using Markdown for blog posts and drafts β’ Anyone who wants their files to stay theirs β no proprietary lock-in β’ People who switch between editing on Mac and quick capture on iPhone PRIVACY & COMPLIANCE β’ Notes, files, and images stay on your device or in your own iCloud β our servers never see them β’ Free tier includes ads served by Google AdMob (shown on app launch and occasionally when closing the note editor) β’ Upgrade to Pro to remove all ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: edEdit at Free against Simple Log Note's $0.49. edEdit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Simple Log Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
edEdit is free to download; Simple Log Note costs $0.49 up front. edEdit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Log Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Log Note ships an update every 5 months, edEdit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Log Note | edEdit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akihiko Kumagai | CHING FENG WANG |
In-app purchases
Simple Log Note
No in-app purchases
edEdit
- Pro$4.99









