Comparison

MemoTaro vs NoteToScreen

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

Head to head
About

MemoTaro

Securely store your notes with a password lock and biometric authentication. Easily organize, edit, and share your memos with intuitive drag-and-drop and swipe gestures. Find information quickly with powerful search and customize your viewing experience with font settings.

Highlights
  • Password lock with Touch ID/Face ID
  • Drag-and-drop memo organization
  • Swipe to delete notes
  • Direct sharing to messages, mail, social media
  • Memo search and character search
  • Customizable font size and color
Features
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MemoTaro is a memo app with ease of operation, utility, password lock function.  Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Password lock function: · Password lock can be selected. · When lock setting is done, it will be locked when in the background etc so it is safe.  Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Editing function: · Movement of memo is possible by drag & drop. Deleting notes can also be done with swipe, and operability is simplified. · Because you can lock the edits, if you keep the important memo locked, you can prevent mistakes that you accidentally erase. · Selective deletion, all deletion function is also installed ◆ Activity function: · Functions that can post directly to messages, mail, LINE, Twitter etc. ◆ Search refinement function: · It is also possible to narrow down the target memo and display it by entering a search word. ◆ Character search function on the edit screen: ・Even if you write a lot of notes, it is easy to find where you wrote it. ◆ Font setting: The font size and font color (select from black and gray) of the list screen and memo edit screen can be changed. * The maximum number of characters that can be entered in one memo is 100,000 (6.0 or later). * When you delete an application, the saved memo data will be deleted. * If the password becomes unknown, third parties can not invalidate the lock, so please be careful when managing the setting. ◆ Note: Ads will be hidden if you pay.

About

NoteToScreen

Features
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NoteToScreen lets you quickly and easily bring your paper notes to the screen. They're saved in secure online notebooks, so you can access them from anywhere. You can have your notebooks' text made searchable, and you can even collaborate with others on notebooks, with live commenting and chat functionality. This app works with a NoteToScreen account, which is free and can be made from within the app.

Screenshots

MemoTaro4 screens
NoteToScreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteToScreen at none against MemoTaro's 1. NoteToScreen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). MemoTaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 32 months). On price 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. MemoTaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteToScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, NoteToScreen every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
MemoTaro versus NoteToScreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoTaroNoteToScreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 32 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasashi SasaokaPromptBit LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MemoTaro

One-time1
  • Ad-free$1.99
None

NoteToScreen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MemoTaro free?
MemoTaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteToScreen free?
NoteToScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MemoTaro or NoteToScreen have ads?
MemoTaro shows ads; NoteToScreen does not.
Which is updated more often, MemoTaro or NoteToScreen?
MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, and NoteToScreen every 32 months. Most recently, MemoTaro was updated on August 11, 2026 and NoteToScreen on September 19, 2026.

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