Comparison

Simple Notepad vs Expert Currency Converter

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

Expert Currency Converter

This app provides offline currency and precious metal exchange rates, updated daily. It offers historical charts, plain language summaries of rate trends, and integrates with Siri and Apple Watch for quick conversions. It's designed for accessibility and works without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline exchange rates
  • Supports 180+ currencies and assets
  • Historical charts with trend summaries
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • iMessage app
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Expert Currency Converter converts every currency you are likely to need, plus gold, silver, platinum and the major cryptocurrencies. It is completely free — every feature, on every device, with no subscription, no trial and no limits. It opens on the pair that suits where you are, keeps working when you lose signal, and stays out of your way. COMPLETELY FREE No subscription. No in-app purchases. No paywall, no locked features and no daily limits. Everything below is included on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and in Messages. CONVERTS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY CARRY Around 180 currencies and assets, updated daily from the European Central Bank and a free public rates feed. Gold, silver, platinum and palladium are priced per troy ounce. Bitcoin, Ethereum and eighteen other coins are included. WORKS WHERE YOU ARE Rates are saved on your device, so the converter still answers on a plane, on a train, or anywhere the signal drops. The app tells you the date of the rates it is showing, so you always know how current they are. CHARTS THAT SHOW THE TREND Follow any pair over a week, a month, three months, six months, a year or five years. Press and hold to read any single day. Share a chart as a clean image. A SUMMARY IN PLAIN LANGUAGE Beneath the chart, a short description of what the rate has actually been doing. On a device with Apple Intelligence it is written on device by the built-in model — no chart data and nothing about you leaves your iPhone. On every other device a built-in summary is used instead, so the feature works everywhere rather than only on the newest hardware. It describes what the numbers have done; it is not advice and never predicts a price. ASK FROM ANYWHERE "Hey Siri, convert with Expert Currency." The Convert Currency action works in Shortcuts, from Spotlight and by asking Siri, and answers without opening the app. Press and hold the app icon for your top pairs, straight to the answer. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND YOUR WRIST A widget shows your chosen currencies at a glance, with the day's movement, in small, medium, large and Lock Screen sizes. The Apple Watch app converts on your wrist with a keypad, fetches its own rates and keeps its own base currency, so it works on its own when your iPhone is elsewhere. IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS Answer "how much is that?" without leaving Messages. The iMessage app puts the converted amount straight into the message field, ready to send, and works from its own saved rates when there is no signal. WRITTEN FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support, including an audio graph that plays a chart as sound instead of reading two hundred numbers aloud. Results are announced as a sentence naming both currencies, not as a bare figure. Voice Control, Larger Text, Bold Text, Dark Mode, Reduce Motion, Differentiate Without Colour and Increase Contrast are all supported — a rise or a fall is always shown by an arrow and a signed number as well as by colour. Available in 25 languages, including Arabic with full right-to-left layout. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No advertising. No analytics. No data collected — nothing about you leaves your device. The app asks for no permissions at all. Free does not mean you are the product. Rates are indicative and may differ from the price you are offered. Privacy Policy: https://ExpertCurrency.app/Privacy Terms of Use: https://ExpertCurrency.app/Terms

Screenshots

Simple Notepad3 screens
Expert Currency Converter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notepad at none against Expert Currency Converter's 2. Expert Currency Converter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Expert Currency Converter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simple Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notepad ships an update monthly, Expert Currency Converter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Notepad versus Expert Currency Converter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple NotepadExpert Currency Converter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChunLi LoMilad Fakhr

In-app purchases

None

Simple Notepad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Expert Currency Converter

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Notepad free?
Simple Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Expert Currency Converter free?
Expert Currency Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Notepad or Expert Currency Converter have ads?
Neither Simple Notepad nor Expert Currency Converter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notepad or Expert Currency Converter?
Simple Notepad ships an update monthly, and Expert Currency Converter every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Notepad was updated on October 8, 2026 and Expert Currency Converter on October 24, 2026.

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