MemoTaro vs notes with folder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
notes with folder
Organize your thoughts and notes with a customizable notebook system. Features automatic and manual backups to iCloud for easy data access and retrieval. Create your personal notebooks and enjoy a streamlined note-taking experience.
- Customizable notebooks
- Automatic backups
- Manual backups
- iCloud data sync
- Note organization
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This app can make back up by auto and manual. and you can see to check the data in iCloud. Please make your own notebook and have fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MemoTaro at 4.9 against notes with folder's 4.3. notes with folder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. MemoTaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. notes with folder asks for nothing beyond the download.
MemoTaro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively.
MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, notes with folder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MemoTaro | notes with folder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masashi Sasaoka | SOCIAL NOTE CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
MemoTaro
notes with folder
In-app purchases
MemoTaro
- Ad-free$1.99
notes with folder
No in-app purchases
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