Comparison

Simple Notes Widget vs OCR, Read & Convert Documents

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

Head to head
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 β€” 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 β€” no need to open the app β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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.

About

OCR, Read & Convert Documents

Features
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LibreDoc Reader is a private, local-first document toolbox. READ AND ORGANIZE - Open PDFs, text files, images, office documents, presentations, spreadsheets, EPUB books, and other formats supported by iOS Quick Look. - Search your local library and recognized text. - Import explicitly from Files, Photos, the camera scanner, or the clipboard. EDIT AND ANNOTATE - Highlight, add notes, rotate, and remove PDF pages. - Try one recognized PDF text change free, then save and open the edited copy automatically. After using it, voluntarily complete three rewarded videos to unlock one more text change; this can be repeated when videos are available. - With PDF Editor or Full Pro, replace recognized visible text in ordinary and scanned PDFs and save a new flattened copy. - Edit DOCX, ODT, RTF, and a broad range of plain/source-text formats directly. Legacy DOC changes are saved safely to a new DOCX copy. - Export a copy whenever you choose. SCAN AND CONVERT - Scan paper pages with automatic edge detection. - Run automatic OCR on the device across recognition languages supported by iOS, with an additional Belarusian Cyrillic fallback. - Convert supported content locally between PDF, TXT, DOCX, RTF, HTML, CSV, JPEG, and PNG. - Extract text from DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, unencrypted EPUB, PDFs, and images; Office/EPUB β€œtext layout” exports do not preserve complex layout, formulas, charts, animation, macros, or embedded objects. - Export the first supported PDF page as JPEG or PNG. CREATE A PROFESSIONAL CV - Build a polished CV PDF in English, Italian, Russian, Spanish, French, or German. - Choose from 20 print-ready layouts. - Add an optional portrait with local head-and-shoulders framing. Adjust the photo with pinch-to-zoom and dragging before creating your CV. - Each CV export is purchased separately, including for subscribers. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - No account is required. - Documents remain on the device unless you explicitly share or export them. - Document content is never sent to the advertising provider. LibreDoc does not promise to open or edit every possible file. Availability depends on the format, file integrity, encryption or DRM, and capabilities provided by the installed iOS version. See the in-app Format Support page for the exact matrix.

Screenshots

Simple Notes Widget4 screens
OCR, Read & Convert Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Notes Widget at none against OCR, Read & Convert Documents's 4. Simple Notes Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown). OCR, Read & Convert Documents's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. OCR, Read & Convert Documents sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Simple Notes Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notes Widget ships an update every 2 months, OCR, Read & Convert Documents every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Simple Notes Widget versus OCR, Read & Convert Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Notes WidgetOCR, Read & Convert Documents
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQvyshift LLCAnatol Radzko

In-app purchases

None

Simple Notes Widget

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

OCR, Read & Convert Documents

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Editor Monthly$1.991 Month
  • LibreDoc Full Pro$3.991 Month
  • PDF Editor Annual$12.991 Year
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  • Full Pro Annual$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Notes Widget free?
Simple Notes Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OCR, Read & Convert Documents free?
OCR, Read & Convert Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Notes Widget or OCR, Read & Convert Documents have ads?
OCR, Read & Convert Documents shows ads; Simple Notes Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notes Widget or OCR, Read & Convert Documents?
Simple Notes Widget ships an update every 2 months, and OCR, Read & Convert Documents every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Notes Widget was updated on October 28, 2026 and OCR, Read & Convert Documents on October 25, 2026.

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