NotoJournal vs Simple Text Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NotoJournal
A private journaling app designed for daily reflection and mindfulness. It encourages consistent, pressure-free entries to foster clarity and personal growth.
- Private daily note-taking
- Mindfulness focus
- Consistency encouragement
- Clarity building
- Pressure-free reflection
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Noto Journal is your private space to slow down and write one honest note a day. Designed for mindfulness, consistency, and clarity, Noto helps you reflect without pressure — just one entry, once a day.
Simple Text Notes
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Tired of note apps that make you jump through hoops just to write something down? Simple Text Notes strips everything back to what matters: a title, your words, and the save button. Write a quick idea. Paste in a recipe. Draft a message. Save a code snippet. Whatever's on your mind — Simple Text Notes captures it instantly and syncs it to all your devices via iCloud, so you never lose a thought. What makes it simple: - Open the app → create a note → done - Powerful search across all your notes - Automatic iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Mac - One-tap copy/paste from the clipboard - Your data, stored privately and securely on your devices and iCloud Simple by design. Powerful where it counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NotoJournal at 18.2 against Simple Text Notes's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NotoJournal | Simple Text Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frank Petrullo | Futural UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt) |
In-app purchases
NotoJournal
No in-app purchases
Simple Text Notes
No in-app purchases
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