Bid vs Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bid
This app assists airline crew with managing their flight schedules and bidding for new assignments. It automates line retrieval, helps build custom bid sheets, and provides real-time roster updates with legality checks and pay estimations.
- Automated line retrieval
- Customizable bid sheet builder
- Real-time roster updates
- Legality checker
- Pay estimation
- Offline functionality
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BidBot is the bidding assistant for airline crew, pilots and cabin. Upload your lines, find the ones that actually suit you, build your bid sheet, and send it to the company portal. Then keep BidBot with you all month: your roster keeps itself up to date, check your legality, and see what you are set to earn. BIDDING - Get your lines automatically from the company portal, or upload a lines PDF for any month. - Every line at a glance: block hours, days off, legs, layovers, rest, pairings, carry-over and deadheads. - Filter and sort by what matters to you, then pin a line to your home screen. - BidBot checks every line against your roster and flags the ones that would not be legal for you. - Build your bid sheet in your own order, then export it straight to the company portal. - Export any line as a PDF to print or share. YOUR ROSTER - Your roster updates itself, so it is always current without you lifting a finger. - Your next duty on your home screen, with the widget: report time, where you are going, every leg. - Tap any pairing for the full picture: flights, aircraft, scheduled and actual times, and crew. - Block hours at a glance, this period and the year so far, actual against scheduled. - Add friends by payroll number and see their roster, so you know who is flying where. The names of the crew you fly with are never shared. - Share your roster with family through a private link, so they know when you are back. - Your next report on your Lock Screen, and BidBot can set a real alarm for it. YOUR PAY - See what you are set to earn from your real roster, with a full payslip-style breakdown. - Set your salary once, and every line also shows a smarter pay estimate. UTILITIES FOR CREW - Legality checker: work out your FDP, your limits and your minimum rest. For pilots, your cumulative limits too. - Time calculator for quick Zulu and local time work. - Limits and reference, always in your pocket. - For pilots: an OFP briefing reader and a fuel-sheet check. BUILT FOR CREW - A clean four-tab layout, with guided tours to show you around. - Works on iPhone, iPad and the web. - Works offline once your lines and roster are saved. BidBot is made by crew, for crew. Happy bidding. Note: BidBot is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any airline.
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
Capture ideas, to-dos, and reminders instantly with this fast, lightweight notepad. Enjoy a simple, distraction-free interface that works entirely offline and keeps your data private on your device. Organize and edit notes with ease for a clean note-taking experience.
- Quick note-taking
- Distraction-free interface
- Offline functionality
- Private and secure
- Note organization
- Easy editing and deletion
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Kodeo Notes is a fast, private notepad for everyday notes, checklists and ideas. No ads, no account, no tracking. Your notes stay on your device. WRITE FAST • Open, type, done: a new note is one tap away • Turn lines into checklists and tick things off as you go • Grid or list view, sorted by last edited, date created or title • Search across all your notes • Word and character count for every note STAY ORGANIZED • Group notes in folders (3 free, unlimited with Pro) • Archive notes you want out of the way, restore from trash if you change your mind KEEP IT PRIVATE • No ads and no account required • Lock sensitive notes with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode (Pro) • Everything is stored locally on your device BACK UP AND RESTORE • Export a backup file of all your notes (Pro) • Restoring a backup is always free MADE TO FEEL RIGHT • Light, dark or system appearance • Available in 18 languages KODEO NOTES PRO Unlock unlimited folders, locked notes and backups with a free trial, a subscription or a one-time purchase, depending on what is offered in your region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://kodeo.io/notes/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Bid at free against Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists's freemium. Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bid against 4.9 for Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Bid | Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdulrahman Alasmari | Kodeo Labs Ab |
Customer experience
Bid
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
In-app purchases
Bid
- 3 Months Plan$4.99
- 6 Months Plan$7.99
- Yearly Plan$11.99
Simple Notes, Notepad & Lists
- Notes Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$4.99
Questions
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