Simplio Notepad vs My Stack List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplio Notepad
A minimalist notepad designed for quick note-taking without unnecessary features. It offers a clean interface, essential editing tools, and home screen widgets for easy access. Notes are stored locally and can sync via iCloud.
- One-tap opening
- Fast text editor
- Markdown support
- Home Screen widgets
- iCloud sync
- Export as text/PDF
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A notepad that opens in one tap and then stays out of your way. If you have watched the notes app you used for years grow into a database with AI panels, sign-in screens and a sidebar of features you never asked for, Simplio Notepad is the calm alternative. It is a minimal notepad for jotting quick notes, drafting an email, capturing a meeting line or thinking out loud — no account to create, no cloud you cannot turn off, no friction between the thought and the page. Open the app and you are already in a fast text editor with the cursor blinking. Type, paste, or dictate. Markdown, simple lists and checkboxes are there when you need structure, pin and archive keep the important notes within reach, and search finds the half-remembered line in seconds. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets surface today's note at a glance, so the scratchpad you started on the train is still one tap away when you sit down at the desk. Export any note as text or PDF when you need to hand it off to a document, an email or a colleague. The interface ships in 39 languages with full VoiceOver support, and the writing app stays deliberately quiet: no ads, no analytics, no engagement loops, no nudges trying to turn a notebook into a productivity system. A simple notepad for journalers, students, meeting note-takers and anyone who wants sticky notes, voice notes and markdown notes in one place that respects their time.
My Stack List
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If you’re serious about getting things done, this is the app for you. We all have more tasks than we can finish, but most people can realistically complete about nine tasks a day. Each morning, choose the nine tasks that matter most today and stay on top of them with clear visibility and smart notifications. Any unfinished task goes back into the stack, ready to be prioritized again. New day. New priorities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: My Stack List at every 4 days against Simplio Notepad's every 3 weeks. My Stack List also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Simplio Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Simplio Notepad ships an update every 3 weeks, My Stack List every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplio Notepad | My Stack List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | Ronen Korman |
In-app purchases
Simplio Notepad
No in-app purchases
My Stack List
No in-app purchases









