Comparison

Simple Widget Note vs Nubby

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

Head to head
About

Simple Widget Note

Features
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With Simple Widget Note you can display notes on your Home Screen or our Lock Screen, even in the Lock Screen title bar. Just add the appropriate widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen, tap on it, enter your note and press submit. You can export the contents of your widget not to other Apps with the ShareLink control. Shortcuts integration: You can append a text to your Widget Note with the Shortcuts App.

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Nubby

Features
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Nubby turns short notes into Home Screen widgets. Write a note, pick a text size and background color, preview it at real widget size, and add it to your Home Screen. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. โ€ข Multiple widget sizes โ€ข Custom colors per note โ€ข Live preview while you write โ€ข Add as many widgets as you like

Screenshots

Simple Widget Note3 screens
Nubby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple Widget Note at 17.0 against Nubby's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Simple Widget Note versus Nubby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Widget NoteNubby
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJENS-HILMAR WALTER BRADTLuis Giron Yuja

In-app purchases

None

Simple Widget Note

No in-app purchases

None

Nubby

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Widget Note free?
Simple Widget Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nubby free?
Nubby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Widget Note or Nubby have ads?
Neither Simple Widget Note nor Nubby shows ads.

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