Simplio Notepad vs Groupify
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 distraction-free writing experience with essential tools like markdown, lists, and search. Easily access notes via widgets and export them in various formats.
- 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
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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.
Groupify
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplio Notepad ships an update every 5 weeks, Groupify daily. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplio Notepad | Groupify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | Arthur Bugan |
In-app purchases
Simplio Notepad
No in-app purchases
Groupify
No in-app purchases









