Comparison

easy MEMO vs PhotoNote

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

Head to head
About

easy MEMO

Capture thoughts and ideas quickly with a minimalist note-taking app. Choose from various brush and background colors to personalize your notes. Organize your creations in a custom album for easy access.

Highlights
  • Fast note-taking
  • Handwritten notes
  • Color customization
  • Custom album organization
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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easy MEMO - the fastest, most convenient handwritten note app for iPhone. Write the moment you open it. No setup, no extra options - just pick a brush color and start drawing. WHAT MAKES IT GREAT - All-new professional interface, cleaner and built for focus - Borderless infinite canvas: write or draw freely, the page grows as you go - Import photos and annotate right on the image - Canvas auto-expands as you write, no manual resizing - Save finished notes to your system photo album - Color-coded custom albums to find any note at a glance Whether you are jotting a quick thought, sketching an idea, or marking up a photo, easy MEMO keeps capture effortless and instant.

About

PhotoNote

Capture information visually by taking photos instead of typing. Organize your visual notes with tabs and colored tags. Photos are stored within the app, preventing clutter in your device's photo gallery.

Highlights
  • Capture notes via camera
  • Organize with tabs
  • Categorize with colored tags
  • Internal photo storage
  • Reorder notes and tags
Features
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Instead of typing letters on the keyboard, I'm sure there are times when I take a picture and use it as a note instead. However, there is a risk that the photo folder will be flooded with notes. It is this application that is useful in such a case. All you have to do is take a picture with the built-in camera. You can organize the notes you have taken with tabs. In addition, the photos you took will be saved in the app, so you won't clutter up your photo folder! Usage examples: - Receipt - Timetable - Cooking Recipes - Deadline for reports written on the blackboard - Organize the screenshot. In addition, you can separate the notes you took with colored tags for each category. Tags can be added, deleted, and reordered from the pre-prepared colors. You can also reorder your notes.

Screenshots

easy MEMO4 screens
PhotoNote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoNote at 100% against easy MEMO's 0%. PhotoNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). easy MEMO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. PhotoNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. easy MEMO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of easy MEMO's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

easy MEMO ships an update every 3 months, PhotoNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
easy MEMO versus PhotoNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametereasy MEMOPhotoNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHI HAO CHIUSatoshi Kobayashi

Customer experience

easy MEMO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

PhotoNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

easy MEMO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PhotoNote

Subscriptions1
  • Pro plan$1.991 Month

Questions

Is easy MEMO free?
easy MEMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoNote free?
PhotoNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, easy MEMO or PhotoNote?
PhotoNote is rated higher. easy MEMO averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PhotoNote averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do easy MEMO or PhotoNote have ads?
Both easy MEMO and PhotoNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, easy MEMO or PhotoNote?
easy MEMO ships an update every 3 months, and PhotoNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, easy MEMO was updated on October 13, 2026 and PhotoNote on October 24, 2026.

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