Comparison

MemoTaro vs Private Notes.

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

Private Notes.

Securely store your personal thoughts, ideas, and text with a passcode or biometric authentication. This app offers intuitive text editing tools and a straightforward interface for organizing timestamped notes.

Highlights
  • Biometric and passcode security
  • Intuitive copy/paste/cut
  • Text formatting (underline, bold, italic)
  • Timestamped notes
  • Straightforward user interface
Features
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Have personal notes you would like to keep secret? Look no further. With this app you can safely secure personal thoughts, ideas or any text with with Apple’s touch/Face ID or a passcode. FEATURES: -Intuitive copy/paste/cut functions are at your disposal. -Underline, embolden or change any word in italic. -Straight forward user interface allows you to quickly organize your timestamped notes.

Screenshots

MemoTaro4 screens
Private Notes.3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Notes. at none against MemoTaro's 1. Private Notes. also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). MemoTaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MemoTaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Private Notes. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, Private Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MemoTaro versus Private Notes.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoTaroPrivate Notes.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasashi SasaokaWALABOK LLC

Customer experience

MemoTaro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Private Notes.

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MemoTaro

One-time1
  • Ad-free$1.99
None

Private Notes.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MemoTaro free?
MemoTaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Notes. free?
Private Notes. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MemoTaro or Private Notes. have ads?
Both MemoTaro and Private Notes. show ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoTaro or Private Notes.?
MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, and Private Notes. every 2 months. Most recently, MemoTaro was updated on August 11, 2026 and Private Notes. on August 22, 2026.

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