Lemon vs Tanka Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lemon
Easily transform lengthy text into visually appealing images. Share longer messages on social media by converting them into graphics. Customize fonts and colors, and automatically split content that exceeds single-image capacity.
- Text to image conversion
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Automatic splitting of long text
- Social media sharing
- Ad removal option
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Lemon is an app for turning text into images. You can even share long pieces of text over 140 characters on Twitter easily by turning them into images. Features • Turning text into images • Fonts and colors can be changed • Automatically splits long texts that don't fit on one image into multiple images Remove Ads Option $0.49 weekly, $0.99 monthly, $3.99 Biannually Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://rakko.app/lemon-privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: http://rakko.app/lemon-terms-of-service/
Tanka Note
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“Tanka Note” allows you to easily write down and save your tanka. You can use five lists to save your tanka: spring, summer, autumn, winter, and no season. (How to use) - If you put 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 in the five frames on the right side, the tanka will appear on the left side. The sixth frame on the right is the author's name. The pull-down button below it allows you to change the color of the season. - Tanka can be saved in a seasonal list. In the seasonal list, you can delete, reorder, and save the list. You can also swipe right on an individual tanka to bring it back to the main screen. - You can browse your tanka, and switch between 1-line, 2-line, and 5-line displays. - You can also have the voice read out loud by pressing the "Voice" button. The type of voice can be changed in the device settings. - You can tweet your tanka by clicking the "Tweet" button. Hashtags can be changed in the settings screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tanka Note at every 6 weeks against Lemon's every 3 months. Tanka Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lemon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Tanka Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lemon ships an update every 3 months, Tanka Note every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lemon | Tanka Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rakko Inc. | Mihoko Araki |
In-app purchases
Lemon
- Remove Ads$0.997 Days
- Remove Ads$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads$5.996 Months
Tanka Note
- No Ads$2.99









