Comparison

かんたんメモ帳 vs SmoothOCR

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

SmoothOCR

This application converts camera-captured text into editable digital text. It supports continuous scanning, multi-page management, and multilingual recognition, including Japanese vertical writing. Output options include text files, PDFs, and iCloud synchronization.

Highlights
  • Continuous text scanning
  • Multi-page management
  • Text editing
  • TXT and PDF file export
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Multilingual support
Features
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This is an app that can convert characters shown on the camera into text. Features ・Continuous scanning is possible for the time being ・Can manage multiple pages at once ・Simple UI ·Multilingual ・Supports Japanese vertical writing Supported functions ・Text edit ・txt file output ・PDF file output ・Data synchronization between devices using iCloud Terms of service: https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nf2c276e954bc Tutorial: https://note.com/wakaba_dev/n/nc1cf9dd8b1a9

Screenshots

かんたんメモ帳4 screens
SmoothOCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: かんたんメモ帳 at Free against SmoothOCR's $3.99. かんたんメモ帳 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). SmoothOCR's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

かんたんメモ帳 is free to download; SmoothOCR costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

かんたんメモ帳 ships an update every 4 days, SmoothOCR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 2 level
かんたんメモ帳 versus SmoothOCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterかんたんメモ帳SmoothOCR
PriceFree — better$3.99
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM kajimuraShinya Saito

Customer experience

かんたんメモ帳

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

SmoothOCR

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

かんたんメモ帳

No in-app purchases

None

SmoothOCR

No in-app purchases

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 SmoothOCR free?
SmoothOCR costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do かんたんメモ帳 or SmoothOCR have ads?
かんたんメモ帳 shows ads; SmoothOCR does not.
Which is updated more often, かんたんメモ帳 or SmoothOCR?
かんたんメモ帳 ships an update every 4 days, and SmoothOCR fortnightly. Most recently, かんたんメモ帳 was updated on August 13, 2026 and SmoothOCR on August 6, 2026.

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