Comparison

Pearlog vs Simple Notes Widget

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

Head to head
About

Pearlog

Features
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BUILD HABITS YOUR WAY - Check in to log the day, add an entry afterward, or run a timer. - A missed day is repairable. - Paste text and Pearlog turns it into projects, activities, and tags. - Your secondhalf works with you. Secondhalf is available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. ORGANIZE WITH PROJECTS AND TAGS - Group your activities into projects, then tag them. - Check-ins and time counted per project, by week or by date range. - Give a project a deadline and get reminded before it. COST TRACKING Give a project an hourly rate, a per-activity rate, or both. MAGIC WORDS Type a short word and Pearlog expands it into a full description. SIRI Log a check-in, start a timer, or add a project. ICLOUD SYNC AND EXPORT Habits and activities stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

About

Simple Notes Widget

Features
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Simple Notes Widget is the fastest way to keep your lists where you can see them โ€” on your home screen, your desktop, and every device you own. WIDGET FIRST Put a page of notes right on your iPhone or iPad home screen, or your Mac desktop. Check things off directly in the widget โ€” no need to open the app โ€” and flip between pages with the widget's arrows. PAGES, NOT PILES Organize notes into simple pages: Groceries, To-Do, Trip, Ideas. Reorder with a drag. Rename or add pages anytime. CHECK IT OFF Tap the circle to mark a note done and it gets a clean strikethrough. Completed notes can sink to the bottom automatically. REMINDERS THAT REPEAT Give any note a reminder โ€” one-time, or repeating daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Tapping the notification opens the note. PRIORITIES Flag notes low, normal, or high priority with a colored dot. EVERYWHERE WITH ICLOUD Your notes sync automatically between iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your private iCloud account. No sign-ups, no accounts โ€” and your notes are never visible to us. SAFETY NET Deleted notes wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days, so an accidental swipe never costs you a list. Simple Notes Widget is free, with no ads and no tracking.

Screenshots

Pearlog4 screens
Simple Notes Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pearlog at weekly against Simple Notes Widget's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pearlog ships an update weekly, Simple Notes Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Pearlog versus Simple Notes Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearlogSimple Notes Widget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBraveyo LLCQvyshift LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pearlog

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Notes Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pearlog free?
Pearlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notes Widget free?
Simple Notes Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pearlog or Simple Notes Widget have ads?
Neither Pearlog nor Simple Notes Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pearlog or Simple Notes Widget?
Pearlog ships an update weekly, and Simple Notes Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Pearlog was updated on November 5, 2026 and Simple Notes Widget on October 28, 2026.

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