Comparison

Simplio Notepad vs Groupify

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

Head to head
About

Simplio Notepad

A minimalist notepad designed for quick note-taking without unnecessary features. It offers a distraction-free writing experience with essential tools like markdown, lists, and search. Easily access notes via widgets and export them in various formats.

Highlights
  • One-tap instant access
  • Distraction-free writing
  • Markdown and lists support
  • Pin and archive notes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Export to text or PDF
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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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.

About

Groupify

Features
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Groupify - Your Ultimate Content Organizer Organize and manage all your digital content in one beautiful app. • GROUPS - Create hierarchical groups to organize your content • CHANNELS - Track and manage your favorite channels • ANIMES - Keep track of your anime watchlist with easy updates • SHELF - Your personal content dashboard at a glance Features: - Quick stats and recent activity on home dashboard - Hierarchical group management with subgroups - Add channels and animes to groups - Quick actions for adding new content - Light/Dark theme support

Screenshots

Simplio Notepad4 screens
Groupify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Groupify at daily against Simplio Notepad's every 5 weeks. Simplio Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplio Notepad ships an update every 5 weeks, Groupify daily. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simplio Notepad versus Groupify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplio NotepadGroupify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahattin DuranArthur Bugan

In-app purchases

None

Simplio Notepad

No in-app purchases

None

Groupify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplio Notepad free?
Simplio Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Groupify free?
Groupify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simplio Notepad or Groupify have ads?
Neither Simplio Notepad nor Groupify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplio Notepad or Groupify?
Simplio Notepad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Groupify daily. Most recently, Simplio Notepad was updated on November 14, 2026 and Groupify on November 9, 2026.

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