Comparison

Simple Quick Notepad vs Blocks

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

Blocks

Features
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Build a powerful life, one Block at a time. Blocks is a calm, disciplined planner for people who want to get things done. Capture tasks, plan your day, focus deeply and build habits, all in one clean, distraction-free place. PLAN YOUR DAY • Type naturally: "Gym tomorrow 7am for 1h" becomes a scheduled block. • Plan my day: say what your day or week needs and Blocks shapes it around what's already there. Planned privately, on this device. • Break down: turn any big task into clear, doable steps. • Upcoming: see your days on a timeline, and drag blocks to move or resize them. FOCUS • Pomodoro 25/5, Deep Work 90/15, One Shot, or build your own modes. • Calm soundscapes to settle into the work. • Live Activity and Dynamic Island, with pause, stop and +5 minutes. BUILD HABITS & MOMENTUM • Earn XP, level up and unlock achievements as you complete blocks. • Insights and progress that show how your weeks are really going. ORGANISED, WITHOUT CLUTTER • Smart lists: Today, Upcoming, Overdue, Flagged and more. • Your own lists, reminders and search across everything. • Five beautiful themes. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. • Home and Lock Screen widgets: Today, Next Up, Day Rail, Win the Day and Day at a Glance. • Siri and Shortcuts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Your data syncs privately through your own iCloud. BLOCKS PRO Unlimited blocks, habits, lists and custom focus modes, unlimited day plans and breakdowns, week plans, Insights and Pro themes. Available monthly or annually. Small steps. Daily discipline. One Block at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Quick Notepad4 screens
Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Quick Notepad at none against Blocks's 3. Simple Quick Notepad also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). 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. Blocks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simple Quick Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Quick Notepad ships an update every 9 days, Blocks every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Quick Notepad versus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Quick NotepadBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack FinnisRam Ravi

In-app purchases

None

Simple Quick Notepad

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Blocks

Subscriptions2
  • Blocks Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Blocks Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Blocks Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

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

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