Comparison

Wikilinker vs Simple Notes

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

Head to head
About

Wikilinker

Features
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Wikilinker automatically adds Wikipedia links to the people, places, organizations, and other notable names mentioned in any webpage. Each name is linked only on its first occurrence, keeping the reading experience clean. How it works: Wikilinker scans article text for proper nouns and acronyms, matches them against a bundled bloom filter of the top 1,000,000 Wikipedia titles (ranked by pageviews), and adds unobtrusive links directly in the page. Everything happens locally on your device β€” no API calls, no external requests, no logging. Features: - 1,000,000 names in a bloom filter bundled locally (under 2MB) β€” no network requests - First-occurrence-only linking keeps articles readable - Smart filtering avoids false positives on common words - One-click enable/disable from the toolbar - Works on any website, optimised for 19 major news sites Completely self-contained. No data collection, no analytics, no tracking, no accounts. The only stored value is your enabled/disabled preference. An updated version of the Wikiproxy, originally built in 2004. Source code: https://github.com/smagdali/wikilinker

About

Simple Notes

Features
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No nonsense markdown note taking app Supports iCloud sync Supports MacOS and iOS No flashy features, No external servers Your notes where you want them Just simple note taking

Screenshots

Wikilinker1 screens
Simple Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wikilinker at none against Simple Notes's 1. Wikilinker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wikilinker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikilinker ships an update fortnightly, Simple Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Wikilinker versus Simple Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikilinkerSimple Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan MagdalinskiHIMON SOFTWARE LTD

In-app purchases

None

Wikilinker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Notes

One-time1
  • Support Development$1.99

Questions

Is Wikilinker free?
Wikilinker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notes free?
Simple Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wikilinker or Simple Notes have ads?
Neither Wikilinker nor Simple Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikilinker or Simple Notes?
Wikilinker ships an update fortnightly, and Simple Notes monthly. Most recently, Wikilinker was updated on May 16, 2026 and Simple Notes on September 18, 2026.

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