My Note Taking vs Plain Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Note Taking
This application offers a clean and intuitive interface for taking notes and journaling. It features quick search functionality to help you find entries faster and allows for customization of font size and style for an optimal writing experience.
- Clean and beautiful interface
- Easy-to-understand functions
- Quick search for notes
- Customizable font size
- Customizable font style
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Perfect notepad that helps you take note and journaling Features - Clean and beautiful interface with easy-to-understand function. - Quick search helps you find your note faster. - Customize font size and style go get the best note. Download now!
Plain Note
A straightforward, text-only notepad for quickly capturing thoughts, memos, and drafts. Organize notes with customizable tags and access them easily via home and lock screen widgets. Offers optional iCloud sync and extensive customization through in-app purchases.
- Text-only note-taking
- Customizable tags with icons
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Character and line count
- Note archiving and organization
- Theme, icon, and font customization
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Plain Note is a simple, text-only notes app that makes it easy to capture ideas, jot down everyday notes, and draft social media posts and emails. No ads. No sign-up required. Notes are stored on your device and, if you use iCloud sync, in your own iCloud account as well. The developer does not collect the contents of your notes. It's a good fit for people who want to jot things down and quickly refer back to them, rather than use a notes app with lots of features. You can organize your notes by adding tags, and it supports lock screen and home screen widgets. It can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features • You can categorize your notes with tags. • Customize tag icons and colors. • You can count the number of characters and lines. • Archive and organize your notes. • Widgets can be added to the lock screen and home screen. • Customize themes, app icons, and fonts. (Some features are available for a fee.) Premium (in-app purchase) • Sync data across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • All themes and app icons are available. • All tag icons are available. • All font customizations are available. *Prices may vary by country or region. Please check in the app. *Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plain Note at 63% against My Note Taking's 20%. Plain Note also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). My Note Taking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Plain Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. My Note Taking asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plain Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Note has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of My Note Taking's written reviews are positive against 63% of Plain Note's.
My Note Taking ships an update every 4 months, Plain Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Note Taking | Plain Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atthaporn Chanprakon | Monelyze Inc. |
Customer experience
My Note Taking
Plain Note
Bugs and requests
My Note Taking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plain Note
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notes sometimes get deleted after updates
- Widget not working as expected, showing wrong note
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to swipe widget to display another note
- Subfolders for better organization
- Export function to backup notes
- Option to change app colors
- Support for multiple notes in one widget
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- Text formatting options (bold, italics, headings)
- Ability to insert photos and videos
In-app purchases
My Note Taking
No in-app purchases
Plain Note
- Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium - Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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