Comparison

Simple Notes vs CryoStats

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

Head to head
About

Simple Notes

Capture ideas, memos, and tasks effortlessly with this fast and minimal note-taking app. Organize notes into notebooks, sync across devices, and access reminders with home screen widgets. Secure backups and powerful search ensure your thoughts are always accessible.

Highlights
  • Ultra-lightweight and fast
  • Organize with notebooks
  • Sync across devices
  • Sticky notes on home screen
  • Secure backups
  • Powerful search tool
  • Easy note sharing
Features
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Simple Notes is a fast, clean notepad for people who just want to write things down and find them again. Open the app, tap New Note, and start typing. No accounts to create, no setup, no clutter. Your notes stay on your device until you decide to sync them. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write notes instantly and find them with search • Sort notes into categories with their own colors • Pin important notes to the top • Add photos to any note • Share a category with family or coworkers and edit the same notes together • Sync across iPhone and iPad with a free account • Back up to iCloud and restore in one tap • Export as PDF, HTML or text • Widgets for your Home Screen • Light, dark and colorful themes, plus extra fonts MADE FOR FOCUS The editor gets out of your way. Pick where the cursor starts, turn spell check on or off, choose your text size, and write. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Notes work fully offline. Export or back up whenever you like, and delete your account and data at any time. PREMIUM Go ad-free and unlock photos in notes, category icons, themes and fonts with Simple Notes Premium. Monthly, yearly, or once for life. Questions or ideas? Reach us from Settings › Feedback. We read every message. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://androidmemoapp.blogspot.com/2019/05/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://androidmemoapp.blogspot.com/2025/05/simple-notes-terms-of-use.html

About

CryoStats

Manage lab samples and freezer inventory with a visual, searchable system. Track samples by type, location, and details, and find anything in seconds. Works offline and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Visual freezer box grid
  • Global sample search
  • Photographic grid alignment
  • Color-coded sample tracking
  • Ice bucket mode for bench work
  • Duplicate detection
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Spend less time searching through freezers, and more time on experiments. CryoStats is a lab sample management app built by scientists, for scientists. A visual, searchable inventory for every freezer, rack, box, and position in cold storage. Stop searching through binders and spreadsheets or relying on memory. CryoStats maps your physical freezer boxes to an exact 2D grid on your iPhone and Mac, so you can find any sample in seconds and update inventory from the bench. Your Data is Your Own! CryoStats stores your freezer data locally on your own devices, and optionally in your personal (encrypted) iCloud storage space. CryoStats is secure and private. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY SCIENTISTS ACTUALLY WORK: iOS and Mac: CryoStats has dedicated apps for your Phone and Mac, so you can work efficiently at the bench and at your desk. CryoStats works offline for on-the-go productivity. Visual Box Grid: Mirrors the physical layout of your freezer boxes. Every position is visible at a glance, exactly where you'd expect it. Track samples by type, and annotate with concentration, origin, date, and notes. Even add a photo if you need to! Global Search: Find any sample across all freezers instantly. Search by name, sample type, box, freezer, or any field. Photographic Grid Alignment: Point your camera at the box to update the grid-photo, or use a grid schematic to represent your boxes. Color Based Sample Tracking: Samples are colored by type (DNA, RNA, Protein, Buffers, etc.) so you can easily see what sample is where. Share samples with a single tap: Share a sample location and information (concentration, sequence) via iMessage/SMS or e-mail with a single tap. Share common boxes with new lab members, and export your entire freezer inventory to your PI before leaving the lab. All with a single tap. Ice Bucket Mode: Identify which tubes to get from the freezer for a day at the bench. Track samples from the moment you pull them from the freezer through return or discard. Set per-sample-type time alerts so nothing gets forgotten at the bench. Freeze-thaw cycles are counted automatically. Duplicate Detection: Flags potential duplicates before you add them, keeping your inventory clean. iCloud Sync: Your inventory stays current across all your devices automatically. Or keep data local, it's your data and your choice. CryoStats always works offline, so take your data with you in the event of an internet outage or trip to an isolated cold room. Easily Move Samples and Boxes: Drag samples within a box to move their location. Align with a new photo for up-to-date tracking. Works in Your Language: CryoStats now runs natively in English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Every menu, label, and help text is fully translated. CRYOSTATS PRO The free tier includes 1 freezer, 3 boxes, and 30 samples. CryoStats Pro removes all limits: - Unlimited freezers, boxes, and samples - PDF export and import for inventory reports - Scheduled automatic backups (daily, weekly, or monthly) Try Pro free for one month. Then $3.99/month or $24.99/year. Free to start. No time limit on the free tier. Download CryoStats and add your first freezer in under two minutes. Website: http://cryostats.io Privacy Policy: https://www.cryostats.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.cryostats.io/terms.html Support: https://www.cryostats.io/support.html

Screenshots

Simple Notes4 screens
CryoStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CryoStats at none against Simple Notes's shown. CryoStats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). Simple Notes's advantage is ratings volume (231 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.39 per month and CryoStats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CryoStats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes has 231 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notes ships an update every 8 days, CryoStats every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Notes versus CryoStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple NotesCryoStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (231 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings231 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPhearoth PhenCryoStats, LLC

Customer experience

Simple Notes

All ratings231 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

CryoStats

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.391 Month
  • Yearly subscription$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Plan$39.99
2 purchases

CryoStats

Subscriptions2
  • CryoStats Pro Month1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • CryoStats Pro Annual1 Month trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Notes free?
Simple Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CryoStats free?
CryoStats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Notes or CryoStats?
CryoStats is rated higher. Simple Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while CryoStats averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple Notes or CryoStats have ads?
Simple Notes shows ads; CryoStats does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notes or CryoStats?
Simple Notes ships an update every 8 days, and CryoStats every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Notes was updated on October 18, 2026 and CryoStats on October 7, 2026.

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