Yonder vs Simple Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Yonder
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Yonder displays your text in large, bold type across the full screen of your iPhone or iPad ā designed to be read clearly from across a room. Whether you're holding up a sign, running a cue card, or prompting a speaker, Yonder gets your message seen. ⢠Cards ā Create cards with custom text, colors, fonts and styles. Every card is full screen, high contrast, and built for distance. ⢠Decks ā Group cards into decks and present them in sequence. Swipe manually, let a timer advance them automatically, or set a time for each card. ⢠Teleprompter ā Scroll mode moves your text smoothly up the screen at the speed you choose. ⢠Flashcards ā Flip cards to reveal presenter notes on the back ā ideal for rehearsal, Q&A, or cued responses. ⢠External Display ā Connect to a TV or projector, wired or with AirPlay. Your audience sees the card while your iPhone shows your notes and what's next. ⢠Apple Watch Remote ā Control your deck from your wrist. Advance, go back, pause, and flip from your Apple Watch, with a gentle tap before each timed advance. ⢠Lock Screen Controls ā Pause or skip ahead from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island while a deck plays. ⢠Customization ā Choose your font, color, alignment, and size. Enable all-caps for impact. Save your defaults for instant consistency across every card. ⢠Import & Share ā Turn text or Markdown files into decks, send text from other apps, and share cards and decks with other Yonder users via AirDrop, Messages, or Files. ⢠Backup ā Back up your whole library and restore it any time.
Simple Viewer
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app ā Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive ā and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE ⢠PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom ⢠Markdown with typography that reads ⢠Source code with precise syntax highlighting ⢠JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed ⢠CSV and TSV, as readable tables ⢠Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) ⢠Word documents (DOCX) ⢠ZIP archives, browsed inside ⢠Plain text, logs, and scripts ⢠x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD ⢠Open from any app via the iOS share sheet ⢠Recent files, one tap away ⢠Orientation-aware on iPad ⢠Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Viewer at monthly against Yonder's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yonder ships an update every 5 months, Simple Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yonder | Simple Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Roux | STLink |
In-app purchases
Yonder
No in-app purchases
Simple Viewer
No in-app purchases









