Comparison

Tiny Notes vs Simple Hidden Note

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Notes

Securely store your private notes, passwords, and sensitive information with advanced biometric and password protection. Keep your data locked away without cloud sync, and access it instantly with Face ID or Touch ID.

Highlights
  • Password & PIN protection
  • Face ID & Touch ID unlock
  • No cloud sync
  • Smart data detection
  • Unlimited notes
  • Dark Mode support
  • Print and share options
Features
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Keep your private notes, passwords, and sensitive data locked away with Tiny Notes — the secure note vault with Face ID, Touch ID, and master password protection. Instantly lock your secret diary, PIN-protected memos, or hidden journal with biometric unlock in seconds. Features • Password & PIN protection — lock every note behind a master password • Face ID & Touch ID unlock — instant biometric access to your secret vault • Stays private — no cloud sync, no account required • Smart data detection — tap phone numbers, URLs & addresses to act on them instantly • Unlimited notes — store as many private notes as you need • Dark Mode support • Haptic feedback — satisfying tactile response on all modern iPhones • Print via AirPrint or copy lists to clipboard • Share by AirDrop, Message or Mail • Split Screen support for iPad • Supports Portrait and Landscape orientations • Available on iPhone, iPad & Mac Note: For your security, Tiny Notes does not store your master password anywhere. If you need to reset it, reinstall the app from the App Store. We recommend keeping your password in a safe place.

About

Simple Hidden Note

Features
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Simple Hidden Note is a lightweight, free and offline note taking app. Simply and only made for Text note taking. By default plain text, with minimal formatting possible if required. The main feature is the hidden part. Notes are hidden by default. Creating a new note works the same as accessing an existing note: you authenticate then enter any pin. The collection of single notes will be available under that pin then. The app automatically exits hidden notes when in the background. Alternatively you can "unlock" any note collection to make it visible and accessible from the app home screen. [Features] • One text note collection per entered pin. Any pin. • Unlocking notes means usability like a simple text note editor. • Biometric authentication before pin entry. • Light and dark modes • Note collection import, export and sharing • No cost, no account, no advertising Be aware that notes are not encrypted by the app though. The app also works together with our Containd app by linking each inventory item to a pin/ note collection in Simple Hidden Note. And that note then links back to Containd App to the respective item. Just in case more text is required.

Screenshots

Tiny Notes4 screens
Simple Hidden Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Hidden Note at none against Tiny Notes's 1. Simple Hidden Note also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Tiny Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price and device support 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. Tiny Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Hidden Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Notes ships an update every 4 months, Simple Hidden Note daily. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Notes versus Simple Hidden Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny NotesSimple Hidden Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (298 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings298 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiroslav OtsedarskiNext Level Order Engineering UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Simple Hidden Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Notes free?
Tiny Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Hidden Note free?
Simple Hidden Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiny Notes or Simple Hidden Note have ads?
Tiny Notes shows ads; Simple Hidden Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Notes or Simple Hidden Note?
Tiny Notes ships an update every 4 months, and Simple Hidden Note daily. Most recently, Tiny Notes was updated on September 10, 2026 and Simple Hidden Note on September 17, 2026.

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