Comparison

Simple Notepad vs Today's Date

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

Head to head
About

Simple Notepad

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Note is a lightweight notebook app focused on simple, single-list notes. Write things down, undo when needed, and quickly view your notes using a Home Screen widget. Key Features A single list of notes with no folders or groups Undo the last input anytime Home Screen widget that shows the first note in your list Notes can be manually reordered to control their order Note is great for: Daily reminders and short notes Quick thoughts you don’t want to forget Anyone who prefers a clean and minimal notebook Note keeps note-taking simple and clear, helping you capture and view notes without unnecessary features.

About

Today's Date

This app provides a comprehensive overview of the current date and time, including day of the year, week number, and UTC time. It also features a day counter and countdown for important events, a world clock, and various date calculation tools.

Highlights
  • Current date and time display
  • Event countdowns and reminders
  • Live UTC time and world clock
  • Date calculation tools
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Customizable appearance
Features
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Today's Date: Day Counter shows today's date, the time and the week number at a glance — with a day counter and countdown for your events, live UTC time, a world clock and a full set of date calculators in one simple app. TODAY AT A GLANCE • Full date and live clock, day of the year, week number, quarter, year progress and day progress • UTC time and your UTC offset right below • Tap to copy the date, an ISO 8601 timestamp or the Unix time (epoch) MY EVENTS — DAY COUNTER & COUNTDOWN • Save birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, trips and exams • See how many days are left until each one, with yearly repeat • Get a reminder the day before and on the day UTC TIME & WORLD CLOCK • Live UTC time, every UTC offset and time zone abbreviations like GMT, CET, EST and PST • UTC converter and time zone converter to plan calls and meetings • World clock for cities around the world, with favorites, working hours and time differences DATE CALCULATOR TOOLS • Days between dates, business days, and add or subtract days, weeks, months and years • Age calculator, weekday finder, week number, countdown, Unix time converter, moon phase, zodiac sign, date formats, and sunrise & sunset times WIDGETS, APPLE WATCH & SIRI • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets: today's date, day of the year, week number, countdown, UTC time or your next event • Apple Watch app with the date, year progress and UTC time on your wrist • Ask Siri or search in Spotlight for today's date or the UTC time MAKE IT YOURS • Card colors, clock fonts and four app icons to choose from • Light and dark mode, VoiceOver support and 50 languages • Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo — inner and outer display PREMIUM • A one-time purchase that also backs up your events and settings to iCloud, so they come back after reinstalling and sync across your devices Everything about today's date — the day counter, week number, UTC time and date calculator you need, in one app.

Screenshots

Simple Notepad3 screens
Today's Date4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notepad at none against Today's Date's 1. Simple Notepad also leads on ads (none vs shown). Today's Date's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Today's Date sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notepad ships an update monthly, Today's Date weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Notepad versus Today's Date: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple NotepadToday's Date
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.416.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChunLi LoAlper Sumer Guc

In-app purchases

None

Simple Notepad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Today's Date

One-time1
  • Today's Date Pro: Day Counter$3.99

Questions

Is Simple Notepad free?
Simple Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today's Date free?
Today's Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Notepad or Today's Date have ads?
Today's Date shows ads; Simple Notepad does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notepad or Today's Date?
Simple Notepad ships an update monthly, and Today's Date weekly. Most recently, Simple Notepad was updated on November 4, 2026 and Today's Date on November 5, 2026.

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