Simbol vs Tree Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simbol
Quickly find and copy universal symbols and their HTML codes. Compose entire equations using an integrated editor and copy them for use in other applications. Access a vast library of symbols, including reserved characters, math symbols, and special characters.
- Symbol library
- HTML code lookup
- Equation editor
- Copy multiple symbols
- Keyboard editing
- Individual symbol copy
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A minimal and beautiful app to quickly find and copy universal symbols and their HTML codes. --Symbol Library------- • ISO-8859-1 • Reserved Characters: &, ', "", etc. • ISO 8859-1 Symbols: ¡, §, ¼, etc. • ISO 8859-1 Characters: Æ, Ã, etc. • HTML Symbols • Math Symbols: ∑, ∫, ⊕, etc. • Greek Symbols: Ψ, θ, etc. • Other Entities: ‰, ™, œ, etc. • Special Symbols • ⌘, ↩, ⌥, etc. --Equation Editor------- An equation editor can be found on the top of the table view. You can copy multiple symbols and they are added to the editor in order. You can also edit the equation using a keyboard, which also lets you easily copy it! Thus, you can compose entire equations in 'Simbol' and then copy them for use in another app. This doesn't take away your ability to copy individual symbols. When you tap the 'Copy' buttons in detail views, you get that symbol on your clipboard, in addition to it being added to the equation editor. :)
Tree Notebook
Organize personal information with a hierarchical notes manager. Structure data into a tree-like hierarchy of folders and notes, with options for public and encrypted private sections. Features include powerful search, customizable item appearance, and event reminders.
- Tree-like hierarchical organization
- Public and encrypted private data sections
- Attachments (images, files)
- Multiple data views (tree, list, favorites, history)
- Powerful search capabilities
- Customizable item appearance
- Event reminders and calendar
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Tree Notebook is a hierarchical notes manager designed for keeping personal information. Tree Notebook runs on an iOS device (iPhone or iPad). Besides, there is a counterpart for OS Windows which can be synchronized with up to three iOS devices via a local Wi-Fi network. No access to Internet is needed for synchronizing. The data in Tree Notebook is divided in two parts: the public part accessible without password and the encrypted private part which requires password for opening. The data in every part is arranged as a tree-like multilevel hierarchy of folders and notes. Any folder can include notes and other folders, and so fourth. Any item (a note or a folder) can include text of any size. The items can keep attachments like images or other files. The app can represent data in several ways: as a tree, as a list of items (folders and notes) on the current level, as a list of manually selected items ("Favorites"), or the items visited recently ("History"). The contents of an individual item can be viewed or edited. Tree Notebook includes powerful search facilities: simplified or conditional global search, local search inside an item text. The items can be sorted by several criteria: alphabetically, by creation or modification time, and in manually defined order. The item titles can be attributed using a variety of font types, colored flags, graphic icons. Any item can have an Event attribute and serve as an alarm clock or reminder. A calendar feature is available to help managing events. The app is free to use both on iOS devices and desktop PC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simbol at every 6 months against Tree Notebook's every 25 months. Simbol also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Tree Notebook's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tree Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simbol has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simbol ships an update every 6 months, Tree Notebook every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simbol | Tree Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amit Jain | Elena Pankratova |
Customer experience
Simbol
Tree Notebook
Bugs and requests
Simbol
Reported bugs
6 issues- Search function no longer works
- Constantly freezes
- iOS keyboard never appears
- Search box moves up and disappears
- Typo in 'cirle star'
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- Spelling errors in list
Requested features
17 requests- Update the app
- Fix search function
- Improve keyboard functionality
- Add more symbols
- Support for non-American English
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- Third-party keyboard option
- Bring back old app icon
- iPad version
- Music notes/symbols
- Dark mode
- Grid view
- Add to Favorites menu
- Landscape mode support
- Scrolling display bar
- More emoji options
- Full range of Unicode characters
- Better navigation/sorting
Tree Notebook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simbol
No in-app purchases
Tree Notebook
No in-app purchases








