Comparison

Simple Quick Notepad vs Acupuncture Tools

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

Head to head
About

Simple Quick Notepad

This free notepad app allows for quick text entry, saving links, and composing messages with spell-checking. It also offers features like text-to-speech, camera scanning, and translation, making it ideal for students and professionals.

Highlights
  • Quickly jot down ideas
  • Save important links
  • Compose and spell-check text
  • Scan text from documents/books
  • Convert text to speech
  • Translate sentences
  • Automatic text saving
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Your new go-to notepad for quickly jotting down anything. Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases. KEY FEATURES Jot down ideas Save important links Compose and spell-check a text Create calendar events Take notes in a meeting or lecture Look up a word in the dictionary Translate a sentence to any language Scan text from a document or book using your camera Convert text to speech - let your device read your notes aloud Quickly paste text from elsewhere or copy text to share Your text is automatically saved so you never lose it PERFECT FOR STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS - Take notes in lectures and meetings ANYONE who wants to take notes as quickly as possible and know that they will be stored automatically.

About

Acupuncture Tools

This app provides acupuncturists with a comprehensive suite of tools for TCM, Five Element, and Dr. Tan's Balance Method. It includes AI pattern determination, symptom and condition indexes, and substance searches. Offline functionality ensures accessibility for practitioners.

Highlights
  • AI pattern determination
  • Symptom and condition indexes
  • Five Element theory tools
  • Dr. Tan's Balance Method calculations
  • Substance search (salts, homeopathy, Ayurveda, TCM foods)
  • Offline functionality
Features
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This App has tools that are useful to acupuncturists, both from a TCM, "Five Element" (5E), Japanese and Dr Tan background. a) For TCM there is a simple list of point categories like Yuan Source, Xi Cleft, Shu Points. It also has an AI Chat service which helps determine involved patterns. It also has a BaGua AI service, though this is in Beta. There are pages for: * Sign and Symptoms. * Pathology Diagrams * Extraordinary Channels * Conditions Points (a large index) b) For Five Elements it has tools for the following theories: * Transfer of Qi, * Four Needles, * Aggressive Energy, * Possession, * Husband-Wife, * Entry-Exit blocks. c) Dr. Richard Tan's acupuncture system, often referred to as "Balance Method" or "Dr. Tan's Balance Method," is a unique approach to acupuncture that focuses on achieving quick and effective results. Dr. Tan's Balance Method is known for its systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment, often resulting in quick pain relief and improvement in various conditions. It combines traditional Chinese medicine principles with modern insights into the body's energy systems. This app calculates global balance, seasonal balance and meridian conversion. Once installed, no internet connection is necessary. The app is created in the spirit of generosity of Dr Tan. d) Substances - salts, homeopathy, Ayurveda and TCM foods. There is a search engine that searches across all these categories. The substances are not harmful. TCM foods and Ayrveda substances can be bought in supermarkets. Do let me know if there are other calculations that might benefit acupuncturists.

Screenshots

Simple Quick Notepad4 screens
Acupuncture Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Quick Notepad at every 9 days against Acupuncture Tools's every 3 months. Acupuncture Tools's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Quick Notepad ships an update every 9 days, Acupuncture Tools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Quick Notepad versus Acupuncture Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Quick NotepadAcupuncture Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJack FinnisJon Loken

Customer experience

Simple Quick Notepad

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Acupuncture Tools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Quick Notepad

No in-app purchases

None

Acupuncture Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Quick Notepad free?
Simple Quick Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acupuncture Tools free?
Acupuncture Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Quick Notepad or Acupuncture Tools have ads?
Neither Simple Quick Notepad nor Acupuncture Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Quick Notepad or Acupuncture Tools?
Simple Quick Notepad ships an update every 9 days, and Acupuncture Tools every 3 months. Most recently, Simple Quick Notepad was updated on October 1, 2026 and Acupuncture Tools on October 3, 2026.

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