# Simple Notes - Notepad Manager

> Organize notes with folders

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457937396](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457937396)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1457937396`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Komorebi Inc.
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (791 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2019-08-30
- **Size:** 206 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-notes-notepad-manager/id1457937396)
- **Website:** [https://komorebi-studio.com/index\_en.html](https://komorebi-studio.com/index_en.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://komorebi-studio.com/policyredirect.html](https://komorebi-studio.com/policyredirect.html)

## Description

Simple Notes - Notepad Manager offers a clean, high-performance note-taking experience with no accounts or monthly fees. Attach photos to notes, organize with folders (24 colors available), and browse notes by date using the built-in calendar.

Customize with 12 font styles, 23 themes and icons, passcode/biometric lock, smart search with tags, and easy backup and export options, including iCloud sync. Enjoy an ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.

## Rankings

- #60,317 — Overall
- #55 — note
- #71 — folders

## Review summary

Users praise Simple Notes for its simple, clean UI and strong color-coding with calendar-integrated note-taking and image attachments. It is described as easy to use and generally reliable. Recurrent downsides are missing text formatting (bold/italics/underline/highlight) and inconsistent cross-device syncing, with several requests for automatic iCloud sync across devices.

### Pros

- Simple, clean, and easy-to-use interface.
- Highly customizable with folder colors and app themes for color-coding and organization.
- Useful for planning and note-taking with calendar integration and the ability to attach pictures.
- Ads are not intrusive and there is a reasonable one-time option to remove them, with generally reliable performance.

### Cons

- Cross-device syncing is problematic (does not sync reliably across iPhone and iPad; users want automatic iCloud sync).
- Missing text formatting options (bold, italics, underline, highlight) and basic text styling across notes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457937396)