Comparison

indxCards vs Simple Notepad

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

Head to head
About

indxCards

Capture thoughts and ideas on virtual index cards with a beautiful, lightweight interface. Organize notes with customizable fonts and paper styles, and share them as rich text or PDF. Features on-device AI for dictation and document summarization with complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Virtual index card note-taking
  • Customizable fonts and paper styles
  • Visual thumbnail navigation
  • Share notes as rich text or PDF
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • On-device AI for dictation
  • On-device AI for document summarization
Features
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The beautiful, lightweight, and easy-to-use notes app for iPhone and iPad — now completely rewritten from the ground up. Inspired by the simplicity of real index cards, indxCards helps you capture thoughts quickly and organize them beautifully. Whether it’s a flash of inspiration, a favorite quote, a recipe, or a to-do list, it’s all just a tap away. Highlights: • Jot down ideas effortlessly on virtual index cards • Choose from a variety of elegant fonts • Select your paper style — lined, squared, or blank • View all notes as visual thumbnails for quick navigation • Share your note or export as a rich text file or as a PDF • Automatically syncs and backs up your notes to iCloud What’s New: • Built-in AI features, all running fully on-device for total privacy • Dictate notes hands-free using your voice • Scan documents directly with your camera and summarize the text instantly with on-device intelligence • Privacy first — no data ever leaves your device. All AI processing happens locally. Rediscover the joy of writing, organizing, and thinking on your iPhone or iPad — all with indxCards.

About

Simple Notepad

This app offers a unique note-taking experience with a three-tab system for memos, remarks, and history. Attach photos to your notes and secure them with a password. Organize your thoughts with folder division for efficient management.

Highlights
  • Three-tab note structure (Memo, Remarks, History)
  • Attach images to notes
  • Password security lock
  • Folder division for organization
  • Revision history tracking
  • Additional remarks field
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"BestNote" is a memo pad application aimed at the highest. As a characteristic feature of "BestNote", the memo creation page is divided into three tabs. It is "memo" "remarks" "history". "Memo" tab is the same function as normal memo pad. "Remarks" "History" is a feature of this application's commitment. In the "Remarks" tab, there is another character input field in addition to the memo, so you can use it in various ways, such as writing a simple draft when writing a note or using it as a remarks column. In addition, it is also possible to attach images on the "Remarks" tab, and it is possible to use it beyond the frame of Notepad depending on the ingenuity. Although it is the "history" tab, contents written in the "memo" tab are accumulated in the history as the name does. (It will be written to the history when you press save button on memo page) With this function, it is possible to recover promptly even in unforeseen circumstances such as mistakenly editing important information accidentally. In addition to the security lock password function. Various functions such as folder division function to make memo easier to manage are carried. Please try downloading it once by all means. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

Screenshots

indxCards4 screens
Simple Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Notepad at 68% against indxCards's 0%. Simple Notepad also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 69 months). indxCards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Notepad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. indxCards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notepad has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of indxCards's written reviews are positive against 68% of Simple Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

indxCards ships an update every 69 months, Simple Notepad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
indxCards versus Simple Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterindxCardsSimple Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews68.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 69 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerphi & co.EasterEggs

Customer experience

indxCards

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Simple Notepad

All ratings2,818 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

indxCards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Notepad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Notes disappearing after updates
  • Vertical orientation not working
  • Unable to recover lost notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Ability to sync notes across devices
  • More font and formatting options
  • Print functionality
  • Improved iPad support

In-app purchases

None

indxCards

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Notepad

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$3.991 Month

Questions

Is indxCards free?
indxCards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notepad free?
Simple Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, indxCards or Simple Notepad?
Simple Notepad is rated higher. indxCards averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Simple Notepad averages 4.6 from 2.8K ratings.
Do indxCards or Simple Notepad have ads?
Simple Notepad shows ads; indxCards does not.
Which is updated more often, indxCards or Simple Notepad?
indxCards ships an update every 69 months, and Simple Notepad every 3 weeks. Most recently, indxCards was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple Notepad on November 2, 2026.

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