Simplio Notepad vs ExecutorKit
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.
ExecutorKit
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ExecutorKit keeps the work of an executor, estate trustee or liquidator in one case file: tasks, records, money and time. Manage several estates with separate records. TIME AND ESTATE FILES Start, pause, resume and stop a timer, or add and edit time by hand. Review category, week and month totals or a custom period. Choose a Monday or Sunday week start and an optional hourly rate. Pro exports time as PDF and CSV and includes time in the Estate Accounting PDF. Switch, rename or delete estate files from Settings or the dashboard; keep at least one file. TASKS AND PEOPLE Follow a five-phase duties checklist, add your own tasks and track progress, next actions and dates. Keep contacts, conversation notes and questions for professionals together. Track institution notices and follow-up dates with Pro; deadline reminders are also Pro. INVENTORY AND MONEY Record assets and debts, values and probate status. Keep expenses, receipt photos and beneficiary attribution in the ledger. Add dated mileage in miles or kilometers, even before you know the cost. Pro records partial repayments, outstanding balances and voided payments with their history. Record money received, mark deposits and track creditor claims. Log certified copies sent and returned, remaining copies, distributions and signed receipts. You decide every distribution. JOURNAL AND PROOF Keep dated journal notes with search, date filters and links to tasks, people or documents. Pro adds journal photos and PDF or CSV exports of selected notes; photos are not included in those exports. Photograph receipts and assets. With Pro, import PDF, JPEG, PNG or HEIC files up to 20 MB each, preview pages, and link named, dated documents to records. Evidence checks point to missing proof. Case Index search and tags help you find records with Pro. REPORTS FOR MEETINGS AND FAMILY Pro prepares an Estate Accounting PDF and inventory, ledger, money received and claims CSV files. Choose sections for a meeting packet, preview its PDF, export CSV and save a dated handoff. Prepare a family summary without amounts, account references, private notes or document contents; names are off by default. Source documents are not attached, and reports are not full backups. Also included: private iCloud sync, widgets, Apple Watch expense logging and a fictional sample estate. FREE AND PRO Free includes the built-in checklist and multiple estate files; new users can add 2 of each free record type across all estates: inventory items, ledger entries, time entries, journal notes, dates, contacts, conversation notes, money received, claims, certified-copy records, distributions, professional questions and custom tasks. Customers who used ExecutorKit before 2.2.0 keep their prior unlimited free record types; inventory, ledger and time stay limited to 2 each without Pro. Saved records stay readable and editable. Pro adds unlimited records, reminders, notices, the distributable estate total, document imports, dated histories, meeting packets, family summaries, journal photos and all exports. Monthly and yearly subscriptions and a separate Lifetime purchase provide the same Pro features, including future Pro updates. Restore with the same Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple subscription settings. Apple shows the price and billing period before purchase. ExecutorKit organizes information you enter. It does not provide legal, tax or financial advice, calculate inheritance shares or executor compensation, or certify legal completion. Confirm local requirements with a qualified professional. Terms: https://innovalabworks.com/a/executorkit/terms Privacy: https://innovalabworks.com/a/executorkit/privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simplio Notepad at none against ExecutorKit's 5. ExecutorKit's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. ExecutorKit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simplio Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simplio Notepad ships an update every 5 weeks, ExecutorKit fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Simplio Notepad | ExecutorKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Simplio Notepad
No in-app purchases
ExecutorKit
- Pro Monthly, Special Offer1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Monthly · Welcome Offer1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$49.99









