Notoriety vs Simple Notes.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notoriety
This app offers a streamlined and customizable note-taking experience with a minimalist interface. Organize your thoughts efficiently using tags and personalize your workspace with various themes and display options. Capture ideas on the go with its convenient app extension.
- Modern minimalist interface
- Tag-based organizing
- Customizable themes
- Customizable note list display
- App extension for note-taking from other apps
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Power your productivity with Notoriety, a highly customizable and easy to use note-taking app. Featuring: - A Modern, minimalist interface that let's you focus on your notes - Tag-based organizing for easy sorting and storing - Themes to suit your style and needs - A customizable note list display - An app extension that allows you to take notes from other apps ...and more! Take notes faster and get more organized with Notoriety.
Simple Notes.
This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.
- Create text notes
- Character count display
- Sort notes
- Widget support
- Instant sharing via Messages
- Automatic saving
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Simple Notes. is exactly what the name says, a simple note taking app. The app's core idea is to provide an app with features that everyone is going to use. There's no grids, cameras, audio and etc. Just text, and sharing. What can this app do? -Create notes -Display the number of characters -Sort notes -Show list of notes, or most recent note using widgets -Share instantly using the Messages app -How to Create Notes 1. Press "Create new Note" 2. Enter the any text you'd like to save 3. Press "Save" After your first save, your note will be saved automatically -How to delete Notes Swipe your note to the left or 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Press edit 3. Then press "-" then press "delete" -How to sort notes 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Tap the way you want to sort your notes -How to share notes with iMessage 0. Open "iMessage" 1. Tap on a conversation 2. Tap on Simple Notes. from the app drawer 3. Select a note you'd like to send 4. Press the blue arrow and your message is sent! (If you don't want to send your title, turn on the switch on the top) Please leave reviews and comments in the App Store/Twitter Direct Message about what should be done to make this app better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Notes. at 4.7 against Notoriety's 3.6. Simple Notes. also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Notoriety's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notoriety sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes. has 61 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Notoriety's written reviews are positive against 79% of Simple Notes.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notoriety ships an update every 6 months, Simple Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notoriety | Simple Notes. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wander Bit LLC - Photo & Video Editor Apps and More | Yuto Iwakami |
Customer experience
Notoriety
Simple Notes.
In-app purchases
Notoriety
- Midnight Theme$0.99
- B/W Theme$0.99
- Ruby Theme$0.99
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- Unlimited Tags$1.99
- Unlock Everything$2.99
Simple Notes.
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$5.99
