Comparison

Notes and Folders vs Photo Memo

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

Head to head
About

Notes and Folders

Organize your thoughts and memories with this note-taking app. Create nested folders for notes and photos, lock sensitive entries with a passcode, and easily search your content. It also includes a built-in web browser for capturing online information.

Highlights
  • Nested folder organization
  • Attach multiple photos to notes
  • Passcode lock with Face/Touch ID
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Built-in web browser
  • Searchable notes
  • Share Extension support
Features
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Over 240,000 downloads worldwide! Notes and Folders is a simple notepad that lets you organize notes and photos with folders. You can also lock your notes with a passcode. FOLDERS - Organize your notes with folders - Create folders inside folders NOTES - Attach multiple photos to a note - Character count - Auto-save while editing - Editing buttons: copy & paste, undo, select, and arrow keys - Built-in web browser to add text and screenshots of web pages to your notes DIARY - Write a diary entry for any date - Read a whole month of entries at once OTHERS - Widget - Passcode lock (Face ID and Touch ID supported) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Save text and images from other apps (Share Extension) - Theme colors - Adjustable text size - iPad support - Backup with Dropbox - Backup with a computer URL SCHEME notesandfolders:// BACKUP You can back up your notes with Dropbox, or with a computer (Finder on Mac, or the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows). For details, see FAQ > "About Backup" in the app's settings. ADS This app shows banner ads, and a full-screen ad only once a day (every 24 hours). Ads are not shown after purchasing ad removal.

About

Photo Memo

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Photo Memo helps you quickly find and open photos you want to check again later. Save timetables, collection schedules, Wi-Fi settings, parking rates, appliance instructions, notices, and other useful information as photo memos so you do not have to search through your photo library every time. Add a title, note, and recall words to each photo. You can also search by voice or keyword to quickly find the information you need. Main features: • Create and manage photo memos • Voice search • Keyword search • Favorites • Photo zoom • Edit titles, notes, and recall words • Japanese and English support Premium: Premium is a one-time purchase. • Unlimited photo memos • Replace saved photos • Restore recently deleted items for up to 30 days • OCR • Search text found inside images • Automatic OCR • No ads Photo Memo data is primarily stored on your device. Make “I’ll check it later” easier. Spend less time searching for photos and get the information you need right away.

Screenshots

Notes and Folders4 screens
Photo Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Photo Memo at 15.5 against Notes and Folders's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Notes and Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notes and Folders versus Photo Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes and FoldersPhoto Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (304 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings304 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKinkumaDesignSHACHIHOKO LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notes and Folders

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Photo Memo

One-time1
  • Photo Memo Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Notes and Folders free?
Notes and Folders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Memo free?
Photo Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notes and Folders or Photo Memo have ads?
Both Notes and Folders and Photo Memo show ads.

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