Comparison

The Simplest Note vs Tomato Dial

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

Head to head
About

The Simplest Note

This app helps you focus on essential information by providing a clean interface for notes, to-do lists, and planners. It features widgets for home and lock screens, iCloud sync, and supports light and dark modes for a better user experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist UI
  • All information on one screen
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Light and dark appearance support
Features
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HOW TO USE: Select only the essential information for your daily life and update it as needed." USE CASE: Quick Note, To-Do List, Shoping List, Wish List, Habit List, Planner, Timetable, Original Template etc. SIMPLICITY IS BEST • No unnecessary UI elements or features EVERYTHING ON ONE SCREEN • Focus on what's really important THE SHORTER, THE BETTER • Delete "done" things AVAILBALE ON LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN • Supports various types of widgets AVAILBALE ON iPHONE AND iPAD • Supports iCloud synchronization BETTER FOR YOUR EYE • Supports light and dark appearance

About

Tomato Dial

Features
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Start focusing without setting up projects, tasks, or complicated routines. Turn the tomato dial, choose any duration from 1 to 60 minutes, and release to begin the countdown automatically. Tomato Dial brings the feel of a classic mechanical Pomodoro timer to iPhone and iPad. Its dimensional dial, continuous turning gesture, haptic feedback, and optional ticking sound make it easy to settle into study, work, or deep-focus sessions. Features: • Turn the tomato dial to choose 1–60 minutes • Automatic countdown after you release the dial • Clear dimensional minute markings • Haptic feedback at minute and five-minute intervals • Pause, resume, or reset whenever you need • Optional ticking and completion sounds • Seven visual tomato themes No account. No ads. Works offline. Your preferences stay on your device, and the app does not collect personal data.

Screenshots

The Simplest Note3 screens
Tomato Dial2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tomato Dial at Free against The Simplest Note's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Tomato Dial is free to download; The Simplest Note costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Simplest Note versus Tomato Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Simplest NoteTomato Dial
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMegumi Hattori玉凤 崔

In-app purchases

None

The Simplest Note

No in-app purchases

None

Tomato Dial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Simplest Note free?
The Simplest Note costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Dial free?
Tomato Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Simplest Note or Tomato Dial have ads?
Neither The Simplest Note nor Tomato Dial shows ads.

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