Comparison

Simply Today vs Beauty

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

Head to head
About

Simply Today

Features
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Plan your day in three time blocks β€” Morning, Afternoon, Evening. Not a calendar. Not a todo list. No streaks, no scores, no reminders nagging you. Just a simple daily planner for days that drift: What do I want to do today? Only today and tomorrow are on the table β€” no far-future scheduling, no backlog guilt, no minute-by-minute planning. Whether you’re adjusting to retirement, shaping weekends, or just want Saturday and Sunday to feel intentional, you build a personal list of activities and each day choose a few for Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. That’s the whole system. WHY SIMPLY TODAY? β€’ A light framework β€” not productivity theater β€’ No meeting blocks or calendar clutter β€’ No notifications β€” open the app when you’re ready to plan or adjust β€’ No habit tracking or gamification β€” just planning β€’ No ads β€” open the app to plan your day, not to skip a banner HOW IT WORKS Add the activities that make your days feel good Each day, place a few into Morning, Afternoon, or Evening Done β€” revisit anytime you want to tweak your plan WHO IT’S FOR Simply Today is for anyone tired of overbuilt planners who wants a calm way to shape real life: retirement, open weekends, or ordinary days that deserve a little intention. YOUR DATA Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Your plans sync to your account. Delete your account and data anytime from the app. Simply Today is intentionally small: planning for real life, without the noise.

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Beauty

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Give your thoughts a place worth returning to. Beauty is a Markdown editor for people who care about their words. A quiet page, expressive typography, and carefully considered details make room for the work: a passing thought, a difficult problem, a first draft worth finishing. Start writing. No Beauty account required. The editor, local notes, export, and live collaboration are free. A PAGE THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Choose from four typefaces: Literata, Source Sans 3, IBM Plex Mono, and Nunito. Find your preferred line width, switch between light and dark, and settle into a page that suits the way you think. MORE THAN WORDS Bring ideas into focus with headings, lists, checklists, quotes, links, and images. Work through the details with tables, code blocks, mathematical formulas, and Mermaid diagrams. Slash commands put blocks within reach; thoughtful punctuation shortcuts keep your hands moving. ROOM TO THINK Arrange notes in folders, move between documents in tabs, and return to earlier drafts with version history. Beauty keeps up to 200 versions of each note, so a new direction does not have to erase the old one. YOUR WORDS, YOUR FILES Write offline. Keep your work in an open format. Export Markdown, HTML, or PDF, or take your whole library with you. On Mac, your library lives in ordinary files. On iPhone, the private library is encrypted on the device. There are no ads or app usage analytics. THINK TOGETHER Invite someone into a document with a link and edit together, live. Collaboration is optional. Your edits travel between participants; no Beauty document server keeps a copy. IPHONE AND MAC, TOGETHER Beauty Maximus is an optional auto-renewable subscription for iCloud sync. Keep your library current across iPhone and Mac using your own iCloud account. Choose a monthly or annual plan. Everything else stays free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or after any eligible free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Made slowly, on purpose. Privacy Policy: https://www.markdown.beauty/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simply Today4 screens
Beauty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simply Today at none against Beauty's 2. Simply Today also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Beauty's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Beauty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simply Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Today ships an update fortnightly, Beauty every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Simply Today versus Beauty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply TodayBeauty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis WhalenThiago Peres

In-app purchases

None

Simply Today

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Beauty

Subscriptions2
  • Beauty Maximus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Beauty Maximus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Simply Today free?
Simply Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beauty free?
Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simply Today or Beauty have ads?
Neither Simply Today nor Beauty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Today or Beauty?
Simply Today ships an update fortnightly, and Beauty every 4 days. Most recently, Simply Today was updated on October 31, 2026 and Beauty on October 25, 2026.

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