SimDif
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SimDif, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SimDif's own pricing page, checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 5 pages · .simdif.com domain · free SSL · hosting included · publish at least every 6 months |
| Smart (monthly) | — | 12 pages |
| Smart (annual) | — | 12 pages |
| Pro (monthly) | — | 30 pages |
| Pro (annual) | — | 30 pages |
| Smart | $7.90 a month | 12 pages · 56 color presets · Google Analytics · blog comments · custom social sharing · hosting included · monthly |
| Pro | $14.90 a month | 30 pages · custom forms · saved themes · password-protected pages · hidden pages · hosting included · monthly |
| Smart | $79 a year | 12 pages · 56 color presets · Google Analytics · blog comments · custom social sharing · hosting included · annual (USD 6.58/month) |
| Pro | $149 a year | 30 pages · custom forms · saved themes · password-protected pages · hidden pages · hosting included · annual (USD 12.42/month) |
The facts
Each one read from SimDif's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- Kai can proofread text, adjust writing style, suggest topics, refine titles and metadata, answer questions and help with Pro themes and translations.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Audio integrations
- Smart and Pro sites can embed audio from Bandcamp, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other services.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Blogging
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Contact forms
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- The help center lists extensive FAQs, mini-guides, videos and contextual guidance covering SEO, domains, payments, integrations and site management.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Domains and SSL
- Users can use a free .simdif.com address, connect an external domain or buy a YorName domain with HTTPS security included.checked 14 Oct 2026
- E-commerce integrations
- Official integrations include Ecwid and Sellfy stores, PayPal, Gumroad and Sellfy payment buttons, and digital-download selling.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Hosting location
- Published sites are hosted automatically on SimDif servers located in France.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Latest notable update
- The App Store version history records Kai Chat, optional Optimization Assistant publishing and sharper images in the June 25, 2026 release.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Licence status
- The cited terms do not grant an open-source software licence; they describe a hosted service owned and operated by Simple Different.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: design flexibility
- Independent testing found the overall layout locked to one structure, with fewer themes and less structural freedom than some competitors.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing undo
- An App Store reviewer reported losing a long article after a mistaken action because the app lacked an undo button.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: paid advanced features
- The independent review says custom buttons, custom forms, theme customization and e-commerce integrations require paid plans.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: support delays
- Reviewers mention waiting up to a day for support, and one Trustpilot complaint described delayed renewal responses and confusing payment reminders.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Multilingual sites
- Pro sites can provide continuously translated multilingual websites with AI translation and review in up to 140 languages.checked 14 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded
- The Simple Different Company was founded in 2009.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand and a company size of 11–50 employees.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company reach
- The company says SimDif, FreeSite and YorName have exceeded four million downloads across more than 150 countries.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Chiang Mai, Thailandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Cross-device editing
- The editor provides the same features on phone, tablet and computer, allowing users to switch devices while building a site.checked 14 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Free-site retention
- A free Starter site is unpublished after six months without publication and erased if it remains unpublished for another six months.checked 14 Oct 2026
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