MemoTaro vs MyNotes
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.
MyNotes
Securely store your thoughts, memories, and dreams with this private notebook app. Protect your entries with a password and add various media types like photos, videos, and recordings. Enjoy seamless syncing across all your devices.
- Password protection
- Cloud backup and sync
- Add photos, videos, and recordings
- Create to-do lists
- Tagging system
- Fake passcode option
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MyNotes is a secure notes which is a new special place for your thoughts, memories, dreams! This app will be hidden from strangers' eyes and securely protected by a password. Take notes, add photos, videos, recordings, files, create todo list . All your notes are instantly synced across your devices and to the cloud. Features - Cloud Backup - Cloud Sync between your devices - Add Photos, Videos, Recordings, Files and TODO List - Tags - Passcode - Fake Passcode _ Backup & Recovery Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MyNotes at none against MemoTaro's shown. MyNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (46 vs 13). MemoTaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and MyNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MemoTaro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 46 respectively.
MemoTaro ships an update every 9 days, MyNotes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MemoTaro | MyNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masashi Sasaoka | Heyou Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MemoTaro
MyNotes
In-app purchases
MemoTaro
- Ad-free$1.99
MyNotes
- MyNotes Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
