Comparison

Yoyo vs Note To Self

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

Head to head
About

Yoyo

Quickly send notes, reminders, files, or pictures to yourself with a single tap. Set up multiple email addresses and customize your messages for efficient personal organization. Integrates with other apps and Siri for seamless access.

Highlights
  • One-tap email sending
  • Save notes, reminders, todos, files, pictures
  • Set multiple email addresses
  • Customize email subjects and from fields
  • Send multiple files
  • Share extension
  • Siri extension
Features
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Send notes, reminders, todos, files, or pictures to yourself in one tap. Yoyo allows you to set your email addresses once and then send emails to yourself in one tap. Simple and convenient. Features: - Set multiple email addresses (e.g., personal and professional). - Dark mode. - Customize email subject and from fields. - Send multiple files at once. - Share extension (send from other apps). - Compatible with all email addresses.

About

Note To Self

Quickly email yourself reminders and notes without needing to log into email servers. Simply type your message and swipe to send. Unlock advanced features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Email notes to yourself
  • Quick and simple interface
  • Email verification
  • Unlimited emails (Pro)
  • Light and dark mode (Pro)
  • Send to multiple emails (Pro)
  • Email history (Pro)
Features
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Note to Self is a simple app for you to email yourself that note you need to remember! Verify your email and you're good to go! Just open the app, type out your note, and swipe left or right to send the email. The purpose for Note to Self is to be very quick and simple to use. Forget needing to login to any email servers. Just validate your email and send! Subscribe to Pro and get even more features! • Unlimited Emails • Light and Dark Mode • Send to up to 5 emails simultaneously • View a history of all the emails you have sent from your device Subscriptions for Pro are auto-renewing and will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24h before the end of the current period at the same price you were originally charged. If you would like to manage your subscription, please visit your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://notetoselfapp.com/#privacy Terms of Service: https://notetoselfapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Yoyo4 screens
Note To Self3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Yoyo at 211 against Note To Self's 26. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Yoyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Note To Self sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Yoyo against 5.0 for Note To Self. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yoyo has 211 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Yoyo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Note To Self's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoyo ships an update every 3 months, Note To Self every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Yoyo versus Note To Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoyoNote To Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (211 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings211 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas KientzBlake Gordon

Customer experience

Yoyo

All ratings210 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%

Note To Self

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Yoyo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Emails not always arriving in inbox
  • App crashing or not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to set custom subject prefix/suffix
  • Ability to preview email subject before sending
  • Integration with task management apps
  • Apple Watch support

Note To Self

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yoyo

One-time1
  • Secondary email$19.99
1 purchases

Note To Self

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Yoyo free?
Yoyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note To Self free?
Note To Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yoyo or Note To Self?
Note To Self is rated higher. Yoyo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 211 ratings, while Note To Self averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do Yoyo or Note To Self have ads?
Neither Yoyo nor Note To Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoyo or Note To Self?
Yoyo ships an update every 3 months, and Note To Self every 2 months. Most recently, Yoyo was updated on October 29, 2026 and Note To Self on October 24, 2026.

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