Comparison

Smart vs SimplKanban

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

Head to head
About

Smart

Features
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An application for smartphones that allows you to take notes, plan your activities with to-do lists and make a shopping list or event preparation list. Manage your activity by scheduling notes on time and being reminded in a flexible way according to selected priorities. The core feature is to attach a location to a note and be reminded when you are near the place. In further releases, we plan to add the ability to share notes with a specific group of people, whether they are family members, colleagues, or friends. Also, we want to integrate beacons to be reminded in a specific way, and to synchronise an application with Google Calendar personal and/or working as well. Our goals are to help you - to achieve accomplishing of to-do list more effectively; - to reduce the number of undone tasks; - to increase attention to high-priority tasks; - to enhance new positive habits to doing things right away; - to delegate tasks by sharing them with family, friends, colleagues, etc. Stay in touch and report your feedback and found bugs for our mutual success.

About

SimplKanban

Features
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SimplKanban is the simplest way to organize your tasks, projects, and ideas using a visual Kanban board. Tired of Trello forcing you to create an account just to organize your own tasks? SimpleKanban is the clean, privacy-first Kanban board that works 100% offline. No account. No tracking. Just your work. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create columns (To Do, In Progress, Done) 2. Add tasks as cards 3. Drag & drop to move work forward FEATURES β€’ Visual workflow boards β€’ Drag & drop cards between columns β€’ Color-coded task organization β€’ Works 100% offline β€’ Private & local-only β€’ Beautiful dark mode β€’ iPad multi-column landscape layout β€’ No account required β€’ No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No hidden fees.

Screenshots

Smart4 screens
SimplKanban4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart at Free against SimplKanban's $2.99. Smart also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Smart is free to download; SimplKanban costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart ships an update monthly, SimplKanban every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Smart versus SimplKanban: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartSimplKanban
PriceFree β€” better$2.99
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMELLEROI LPsudoBuiltApps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Smart

No in-app purchases

None

SimplKanban

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart free?
Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplKanban free?
SimplKanban costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart or SimplKanban have ads?
Neither Smart nor SimplKanban shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart or SimplKanban?
Smart ships an update monthly, and SimplKanban every 6 months. Most recently, Smart was updated on November 7, 2026 and SimplKanban on October 31, 2026.

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