Comparison

Smart Super Lists vs ZenNotes

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

Head to head
About

Smart Super Lists

Features
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Super Simple Lists – The Ultimate Note-Taking App Description: Super Simple Lists is the easiest way to capture and organize your thoughts, tasks, and ideas on the go. Whether you’re jotting down a quick to-do, brainstorming your next big idea, or keeping track of your daily notes, Super Simple Lists keeps everything at your fingertips. Key Features: Quick and Easy Notes: Create notes instantly with a simple, intuitive interface. Image Attachments: Add photos to your notes for visual reminders and inspiration. Organized and Searchable: Keep your notes neat and easily searchable so you can find what you need when you need it. Secure and Private: Your notes stay on your device. We value your privacy. Sync Across Devices (optional): Stay organized on your phone or tablet. Dark Mode: Write comfortably in any lighting environment. Why Choose Super Simple Lists? Super Simple Lists is designed for everyone who wants to stay productive without unnecessary complexity. Whether you’re a student, professional, or creative, our app helps you focus on what matters most. Start simplifying your note-taking today with Super Simple Lists!

About

ZenNotes

This app allows you to create and manage notes using plain Markdown files. It offers flexible storage options, rich text formatting with live previews, and powerful organization tools like task management and note linking. Designed for both phone and tablet, it prioritizes user privacy with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Plain Markdown file storage
  • Live rich text previews
  • Wikilinks and #tags
  • Vault-wide task management
  • Table databases as CSV
  • Excalidraw drawing support
  • Share extension for quick capture
Features
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ZenNotes is a local-first markdown notes app for writing, organizing, and connecting ideas without giving up ownership of your files. YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES Every note is a plain .md file in a vault you control. Start with storage on your iPhone or iPad, use iCloud Drive, or open a folder through the system document picker. Local and iCloud vaults work without an account. ZENNOTES CLOUD Connect an optional ZenNotes Cloud plan to: • Sync a vault across ZenNotes desktop and mobile • Sync notes and attachments • Create manual and automatic daily backups • Restore a full vault or a single note from a backup • Publish notes to the web and manage their public links Cloud never replaces the free local-first workflow. Use it only when you want hosted sync, backup, or publishing. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use a focused editor with headings, lists, tasks, tables, code, links, wikilinks, tags, callouts, footnotes, and frontmatter. A mobile formatting bar keeps common actions close to the keyboard, and a pinch resizes the text to your eyes. RICH, OFFLINE PREVIEW Render KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, JSXGraph, function plots, tables, callouts, and more directly on your device. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Pin your go-to notes and folders to the top, swipe rows to act on them, create and rename nested folders, browse tags, search the full vault, manage tasks, create periodic notes, and work with table databases stored as CSV. CAPTURE QUICKLY Create a quick note from the app or send text and links to ZenNotes from the iOS share sheet. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Start a note, open a recent one, or check today's tasks without opening the app. New Note also lives on the Lock Screen, and the widgets wear your theme. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT ZenNotes has no advertising or tracking. Local and iCloud notes stay in the storage you choose. When you enable ZenNotes Cloud, the account identity, connected-device information, and vault content needed for the Cloud features you use are sent to the ZenNotes service. Payment details are handled by Stripe. ZenNotes is open source. Your vault remains useful outside the app because it is made of ordinary files.

Screenshots

Smart Super Lists3 screens
ZenNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Super Lists and ZenNotes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smart Super Lists versus ZenNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Super ListsZenNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSitemile SRLLumary Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Smart Super Lists

No in-app purchases

None

ZenNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Super Lists free?
Smart Super Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZenNotes free?
ZenNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Super Lists or ZenNotes have ads?
Neither Smart Super Lists nor ZenNotes shows ads.

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