Comparison

PhotoNote vs SNS Style Notes

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

SNS Style Notes

This note-taking app mimics a social network interface, allowing users to create posts with text, photos, videos, and audio. It offers advanced features like hashtags, replies, push notifications, and robust search, with security options and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Social network-style interface
  • Multimedia notes (photos, videos, audio)
  • Advanced hashtags and replies
  • Push notifications
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • Advanced search (AND/OR/NOT)
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
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The note app like social network! You can use it like a familiar social network and leave notes as if you were tweeting. Of course you can use advanced hashtags and pin! You can even use Reply associated with your notes! Push notifications that can be set with two taps from the notes! Passcode lock that can also be used with FaceID and TouchID! (supported models only) Character counter that shows the number of characters while you are writing a note! Search feature that allows you to easily use AND/OR/NOT! iCloudDrive back-up to prevent lost notes! we're not just with the main feature. If you don't want to show icons or headers, you can hide them. The edit date and time is automatically updated like a normal note app, but you can also turn it off. The memo is displayed in the latest order, so you can fixed its position in the timeline by turning it off. The date and time format is displayed as "1s" like Twitter, but it can also be displayed as "1976/4/1 9:41". In addition to the features introduced above, we have received highly rated for our user-friendly features and UI/UX, so please install it!

Screenshots

PhotoNote3 screens
SNS Style Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PhotoNote at 5.0 against SNS Style Notes's 4.2. PhotoNote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). SNS Style Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PhotoNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and SNS Style Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PhotoNote's written reviews are positive against 67% of SNS Style Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoNote ships an update every 3 weeks, SNS Style Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoNote versus SNS Style Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoNoteSNS Style Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi KobayashiTadasuke Uema

Customer experience

PhotoNote

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

SNS Style Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhotoNote

Subscriptions1
  • Pro plan$1.991 Month
3 purchases

SNS Style Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan (One Month)3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium Plan (One Year)3 Days trial$14.901 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is PhotoNote free?
PhotoNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SNS Style Notes free?
SNS Style Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoNote or SNS Style Notes?
PhotoNote is rated higher. PhotoNote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SNS Style Notes averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do PhotoNote or SNS Style Notes have ads?
Both PhotoNote and SNS Style Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoNote or SNS Style Notes?
PhotoNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and SNS Style Notes fortnightly. Most recently, PhotoNote was updated on September 7, 2026 and SNS Style Notes on June 24, 2026.

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