Comparison

Gather Meetings vs Simple Note Taker

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

Head to head
About

Gather Meetings

This app provides a virtual space for remote teams to collaborate and socialize. It allows users to join and create meetings, manage schedules via calendar integration, and interact with online colleagues.

Highlights
  • Quick access to meetings
  • Create or join virtual meetings
  • Calendar integration for scheduling
  • View, edit, and share meeting details
  • See online colleagues and interact
Features
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Gather is the perfect way to stay connected with your remote team. Collaborate and socialize with coworkers no matter where you are in the world. Now with Gather's mobile app, you can actively and immersively participate in Gather meetings and conversations on-the-go. Here are just a few of the things you can do with Gather's Mobile App: - Log-in once and have quick and easy access to your meetings on Gather - Seamlessly create or join virtual meetings - Link your Google or Outlook calendar and schedule meetings with your team - View, edit, and share meeting details to help your team collaborate - See who's online and interact with them in an instant If you're looking for a way to stay connected with your remote team, Gather is the perfect app for you. Download Gather today!

About

Simple Note Taker

Features
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Catch the thought before it goes. Simple Note Taker takes a note in one gesture: type it, say it, film it, photograph it, or share it straight in from another app. Give it a title if you like, drop it into a collection with a tap, and find it again later by searching. WHAT IT CAPTURES • Text, with an optional title • Photos, screenshots and files • Voice notes and videos (Pro). Videos are made smaller on your phone before they are saved, so they sync quickly • Anything shared in from another app, through the share sheet KEEP IT TIDY Put notes into collections with one tap: work, home, ideas, whatever you like. A note can be in several collections or none, and removing a collection never deletes a note. Your notes are grouped by day, newest first. DON'T FORGET IT Put a time on any note and your iPhone nudges you. The reminder is set on the device, so it arrives with no signal and with the app closed. iOS keeps the 64 soonest ready at once; beyond that they queue and arm themselves as earlier ones pass. ON YOUR PHONE AND IN YOUR BROWSER (Cloud) Sign in on the iPhone app and the Chrome extension and the same notes appear in both. Every change is sent straight away, the app checks for new notes every hour, and a sync button is always there. Ask a plain question and get an answer from your own notes. IT WORKS WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Open the app and start writing. With no account your notes live on this phone and nowhere else. If you sign in later, the app asks before adding the notes already on your phone to your account. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Turn on end-to-end encryption and notes are sealed on this phone with a passphrase we never receive. The trade-off is stated at the switch: a server that cannot read your notes cannot search them or answer questions about them. No advertising. No analytics that follow you. Nothing sold. Export everything to Markdown or PDF at any time, and delete your account and all its data from inside the app, immediately. PLANS Free: 5 notes a day on this device, with text and photos, and ads. Pro: voice and video recording, unlimited notes, attachments, export, and no ads. Cloud: sync between your phone and browser, Ask your notes, unlimited notes, and no ads. Pro + Cloud: everything, for less than buying both. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew until cancelled; manage or cancel them in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://notes.cstsolution.com/privacy/ Made by CST Solution. Support is a real person on WhatsApp: +84 904 879 900.

Screenshots

Gather Meetings4 screens
Simple Note Taker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gather Meetings at none against Simple Note Taker's 6. Simple Note Taker's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Note Taker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Gather Meetings asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gather Meetings ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Note Taker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gather Meetings versus Simple Note Taker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGather MeetingsSimple Note Taker
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGather Presence, Inc.CST VIET NAM SOFTWARE SOLUTION COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Gather Meetings

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Simple Note Taker

Subscriptions6
  • Cloud$4.991 Month
  • Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro + Cloud$7.991 Month
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  • Pro (yearly)$47.991 Year
  • Cloud (yearly)$47.991 Year
  • Pro + Cloud (yearly)$76.991 Year

Questions

Is Gather Meetings free?
Gather Meetings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Note Taker free?
Simple Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gather Meetings or Simple Note Taker have ads?
Neither Gather Meetings nor Simple Note Taker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gather Meetings or Simple Note Taker?
Gather Meetings ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Note Taker every 9 days. Most recently, Gather Meetings was updated on November 3, 2026 and Simple Note Taker on November 6, 2026.

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