Comparison

Simple Meeting Minutes vs Availability Sync

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

Head to head
About

Simple Meeting Minutes

Easily create meeting agendas, record minutes, and share notes with attendees. This intuitive app offers comprehensive functionality for efficient meeting management, allowing immediate distribution of notes. Impress colleagues with prompt, professional meeting summaries.

Highlights
  • Create meeting agendas and record minutes
  • Assign action items with due dates
  • Categorize and search past meetings
  • Add company logo and images
  • Email notes in PDF format
  • Integrate with 'Things' app
  • Print notes directly
Features
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Simple Meeting Minutes provides you with the ability to simply create a meeting agenda and record meeting minutes then to send the meeting notes to the meeting attendees. It is designed to be intuitive, simple and easy to use yet provide comprehensive functionality, no flashy graphics or multicolour, just simple functionality. You will impress your customers and colleagues when you can send them your meeting notes immediately after your meeting, even before they have returned to their desk. NOTE: The free version has the same functionality and the paid version but it is limited to 3 meetings. FEATURES - Simple to record meeting details, Start/Stop date and time, description, attendees - Record Topics and items under each Topic, or just Items for simple meetings - Assign meetings to categories to allow you to easily filter different meeting types - Simple meeting search allows you to rapidly find previous meeting notes - For each Item you can assign a 'Action By' person and a 'Date Required' - Integration with 'Things' app allows you to immediately add items to your own 'To Do' in Things - Add your company logo to include in your meeting agenda and when sending out the meeting minutes - Add images from your Photo Library or take a pic using the camera - Email meeting agenda or meeting minutes in a PDF format - Select meeting attendees from your Phone Book contacts or from previous attendees - Immediately print meeting notes to your selected printer - Record people in in attendance by flagging their 'Apology' and still send them a copy of the meeting notes - Date Stamp items with a single tap - Bullet list Item notes - Works well with a Bluetooth keyboard giving you extra screen space - Send meeting minutes to Dropbox or any other sharing apps - Move the order of Topics or Items or even move Items from one Topic to another - Repeat previous minutes, ideal for re-occuring meetings allowing you to review past meeting items - Backup Meeting data to email. Also useful for moving your meeting data from one iPad to another - Will examine your calendar and allow you to add the meeting directly into SimpleMeeting Minutes with attendee details - Multi-language support - Ability to share meeting notes with other Simple Meeting Minutes users - Create Apple Reminders to alert you when actions are due - Support different languages for individual meetings - Provision for recording voting for proposed items (Proposed by, Seconded by, Vote result) Join me on Facebook, just search for "Simple Meeting Minutes"

About

Availability Sync

Easily share your free time slots for meetings and appointments. This app integrates with your existing calendars and allows for customized sharing messages and professional calendar invites. Streamline your scheduling process and avoid back-and-forth communication.

Highlights
  • Instant availability sharing
  • Calendar integration (iOS, Google, Outlook)
  • Customizable sharing messages
  • Professional calendar invitations
  • Multiple time slot selection
  • Time zone management
Features
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Availability Sync: Share Your Availability Instantly Transform how you coordinate schedules and share your availability. Whether you're planning meetings, managing appointments, or coordinating with others, share your free time slots in seconds. FEATURES: Smart Sharing - Share available time slots instantly via text or calendar invites - Customize sharing messages for different recipients - Generate professional calendar invitations - Create personalized event titles and descriptions - Share across any messaging platform - Select multiple time slots in one go Calendar Integration - Sync with iOS, Google, and Outlook calendars - View all your calendars in one unified interface - Real-time updates as your schedule changes - Instant conflict detection Availability Management - Select and share multiple time slots at once - Customize work week and weekend schedules - Set preferred meeting durations - Define working hours for different days - Manage time zones effortlessly Time Slot Controls - Choose between 30-minute to 2-hour slots - Select entire days or specific times - Quick bulk selection options - Filter by morning, afternoon, or evening - View calendar conflicts instantly Professional Customization - Personalize event titles and descriptions - Create custom sharing messages - Choose between text or calendar format - Adjust time zone displays for recipients - Flexible date and time formats Perfect for: - Professionals sharing meeting availability - Teams coordinating across time zones - Freelancers managing client appointments - Anyone tired of back-and-forth scheduling emails Additional Features: - Support for light and dark modes - Multiple visual themes - Quick event creation - Privacy-focused design - Regular updates and improvements Download Availability Sync today and transform how you share your availability. No more endless email chains or scheduling confusion - just simple, efficient calendar sharing. Take control of your schedule sharing with Availability Sync.

Screenshots

Availability Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Availability Sync at none against Simple Meeting Minutes's 1. Availability Sync also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Simple Meeting Minutes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (79 vs 5). On price, ads 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. Simple Meeting Minutes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Availability Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Meeting Minutes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Meeting Minutes has 79 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Simple Meeting Minutes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Availability Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Meeting Minutes ships an update every 3 weeks, Availability Sync weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simple Meeting Minutes versus Availability Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Meeting MinutesAvailability Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (79 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul McQuinlanDavid Fuerst

Customer experience

Simple Meeting Minutes

All ratings75 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

Availability Sync

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Meeting Minutes

One-time1
  • Full Product$9.99
None

Availability Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Meeting Minutes free?
Simple Meeting Minutes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Availability Sync free?
Availability Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Meeting Minutes or Availability Sync?
Simple Meeting Minutes is rated higher. Simple Meeting Minutes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Availability Sync averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Simple Meeting Minutes or Availability Sync have ads?
Neither Simple Meeting Minutes nor Availability Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Meeting Minutes or Availability Sync?
Simple Meeting Minutes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Availability Sync weekly. Most recently, Simple Meeting Minutes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Availability Sync on October 30, 2026.

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