Notez vs Simple Notes.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notez
A straightforward note-taking application designed for quick capture on Apple devices. It offers a dark theme, customizable fonts, and the ability to share notes to other applications.
- Dark theme mode
- Customizable font sizes and faces
- Open notes in other apps
- Note preview
- Display modified date
- New shortcuts toolbar
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Notez, The Simple Dark Theme Note Taking App It provides a simple interface to take notes quickly on your iPhone, iPod and iPad. It comes features like an awesome night/dark theme mode! Features: + Light and Night/Dark Themes + Different Font Sizes and Faces + Open Note in any of your favorite Apps + Show Note Preview + Display Modified Date Ver1.9 + New Shortcuts toolbar Notez will always stay ads free! Please rate us!
Simple Notes.
This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.
- Create text notes
- Character count display
- Sort notes
- Widget support
- Instant sharing via Messages
- Automatic saving
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Simple Notes. is exactly what the name says, a simple note taking app. The app's core idea is to provide an app with features that everyone is going to use. There's no grids, cameras, audio and etc. Just text, and sharing. What can this app do? -Create notes -Display the number of characters -Sort notes -Show list of notes, or most recent note using widgets -Share instantly using the Messages app -How to Create Notes 1. Press "Create new Note" 2. Enter the any text you'd like to save 3. Press "Save" After your first save, your note will be saved automatically -How to delete Notes Swipe your note to the left or 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Press edit 3. Then press "-" then press "delete" -How to sort notes 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Tap the way you want to sort your notes -How to share notes with iMessage 0. Open "iMessage" 1. Tap on a conversation 2. Tap on Simple Notes. from the app drawer 3. Select a note you'd like to send 4. Press the blue arrow and your message is sent! (If you don't want to send your title, turn on the switch on the top) Please leave reviews and comments in the App Store/Twitter Direct Message about what should be done to make this app better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notes. at 4.7 against Notez's 4.2. Simple Notes. also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 15). Notez's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Notez asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 61 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Notez's written reviews are positive against 79% of Simple Notes.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notez ships an update every 10 days, Simple Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notez | Simple Notes. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kappz LLC | Yuto Iwakami |
Customer experience
Notez
Simple Notes.
In-app purchases
Notez
No in-app purchases
Simple Notes.
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$5.99
Questions
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