Comparison

かんたんメモ帳 vs Home Sweet Phone

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

Head to head
About

かんたんメモ帳

This app helps you organize notes with tags, character counts, and search functionality. It offers automatic saving, a trash bin, and password protection for your data. Securely back up and restore your notes via email or other external services.

Highlights
  • Tagging with color customization
  • Automatic note saving
  • Character, line, and remaining character counters
  • Password lock for notes
  • Backup and restore via email
  • Search and trash bin functionality
Features
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【機能画面】 ・ダークモード ・タグ機能 ・メモ自動保存 ・文字数・行数・残り文字カウンター ・メモ検索 ・ゴミ箱 ・パスワードロック ・保存履歴 ・保存履歴からの復元 ・バックアップ(インポート・エクスポート)機能 ・メール送信 ・シェア機能 ・フォント・サイズ変更 ・手動並び替え ・並び昇降順変更 【タグ機能】 ・タグ色変更 ・記事にタグ色表示 【バックアップ機能】 もうメモ帳アプリに大事なデータを奪われることはありません。 メモ帳アプリ業界初?外部メールなどへのインポート/エクスポート機能搭載しました。 アプリと連携されたクラウドサービスにバックアップしてたメモ帳アプリなどとは違い、 メモデータをそのままメールなどにバックアップすることができます。 この機能により、バックアップさえ取ってけば、アプリ側の不具合などにより、 数年分のデータなどが突然消えてしまうことを防ぐことができます。 JSONとテキストでサポートしてます。 【記事削除方法】 記事一覧から左ヘスワイプすることで削除できます。 【手動並び替え方法】 メモ一覧のmenuボタンからメモ長押しで変更できます。

About

Home Sweet Phone

This app simplifies smartphone usage for beginners, particularly seniors, by providing quick access to frequently used applications, contacts, and websites. It offers a streamlined interface designed for easy operation and includes an optional premium plan to remove ads.

Highlights
  • Easy app launching
  • Quick access to contacts
  • Favorite website shortcuts
  • Ad-free premium option
  • Rakuten Link integration
Features
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Set up your parent's phone from wherever you are, then hand it over. "The text is too small." "Which button do I press?" "I touched something and can't get back." "Are they even using the phone?" Home Sweet Phone answers the problems families hit when a parent gets their first smartphone. ■ A home screen of big buttons Only what they use, on large buttons: a big Phone button and the faces of family next to it. Every call is confirmed once before it is placed, so there are no wrong numbers. ■ "How they are doing" — a daily check-in Turn it on on your parent's phone. Open the app on yours and you see "Opened the app at 7:12" and "Used the phone 8 times today". If a day passes with no use at all, or the emergency button is pressed, your phone gets an alert. Only usage times and counts, "Taken" taps, battery level and the emergency button are shared. Never location, calls, notes, photos or medicine names. Their screen says "Letting your family know you are OK", and they can stop it at any time. ■ Set up from afar Arrange buttons, family photos and medicine reminders on your own phone, then send it with any messaging app. On their phone, enter the pass phrase you tell them on a call, and it becomes the same screen. Nobody else can open it on the way. ■ Hide what they don't need Switch each button on or off. Press and hold to reorder. "Prevent mistakes" stops buttons moving by accident. ■ Only family can change settings A 4-digit number locks the settings. ■ Medicine and appointment reminders Daily, on chosen weekdays, or once. A big "Taken" button appears on the Today screen, and it asks once more 30 minutes later. ■ Easy to see and hear Three text sizes, the hard-to-misread BIZ UDPGothic typeface, read-aloud, five home colours, and a Today screen with the weather, reminders and the latest note. ■ Also included Magnifier with light, entertainment shortcuts, large-text notes, emergency contact, full backup, bulk reminders and bulk family photos. ■ Honestly • This app cannot replace the iPhone home screen (an iOS rule); a home-screen widget is included instead. • It cannot block scam calls or announce missed calls. • "How they are doing" is not a security or emergency service. Alerts may be late or may not arrive. • To stop, just delete the app. Settings > "If you stop using this app" explains what stays. ■ No ads No banners, no full-screen ads, and no request to track. ■ About price The app is free. Everything the user touches and everything the family uses to set it up is free, for good. "How they are doing" is free too for: when the phone was last used, how often today, alerts for a day with no use and for the emergency button, and one family member watching. ■ See more in "How they are doing" (in-app purchase, one-time, optional) An additional one-time purchase. Nothing is charged monthly or yearly. • Medicine checks: how many of the day's reminders were ticked • The 7-day and 30-day record • More than one family member watching Without it, nothing changes on their phone and the alerts never stop. The purchase screen is only on the family's screen, inside locked settings. Restore it free on a new phone from "Restore purchases". ■ If you subscribed to an earlier version The earlier "remove ads" plan is no longer offered. If you still hold it, you can use "See more" at no extra cost. • It keeps renewing until you cancel. Unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, it renews for the same period and price, charged to your Apple ID • To cancel: Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel it • Restore: "Restore purchases" in the app's settings Terms of Use https://tomople.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy https://tomople.com/en/privacy/rakuapp/

Screenshots

かんたんメモ帳4 screens
Home Sweet Phone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: かんたんメモ帳 at 60% against Home Sweet Phone's 0%. かんたんメモ帳 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Home Sweet Phone's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Home Sweet Phone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. かんたんメモ帳 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

かんたんメモ帳 ships an update every 4 days, Home Sweet Phone every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
かんたんメモ帳 versus Home Sweet Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterかんたんメモ帳Home Sweet Phone
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM kajimuratomople

Customer experience

かんたんメモ帳

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Home Sweet Phone

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

かんたんメモ帳

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Home Sweet Phone

Subscriptions2
  • premium plan (1 month)$0.991 Month
  • premium plan (1 year)$10.491 Year

Questions

Is かんたんメモ帳 free?
かんたんメモ帳 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Sweet Phone free?
Home Sweet Phone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do かんたんメモ帳 or Home Sweet Phone have ads?
かんたんメモ帳 shows ads; Home Sweet Phone does not.
Which is updated more often, かんたんメモ帳 or Home Sweet Phone?
かんたんメモ帳 ships an update every 4 days, and Home Sweet Phone every 4 months. Most recently, かんたんメモ帳 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Home Sweet Phone on November 3, 2026.

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