Chat Memo vs Home Screen Widget Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chat Memo
A straightforward note-taking app designed for intuitive, one-line entries. It offers widget support for home screen access, character counting, and easy line-by-line copying. The app prioritizes a clean, ad-free experience for efficient memo management.
- One-line memo registration
- Widget support
- Character counting
- Line-by-line selection and copying
- Passcode protection
- Image registration
- Strike-through for TODO lists
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Simple memo application. It is easy to use intuitively, writing one line at a time. Widget support allows you to put notes on your home screen. You can count the number of characters. You can select and copy notes line by line, so you can use it as a copy and paste book. There are no advertisements, and ease of use is our top priority. This is the author's own personal memo application. Features You can register memos one line at a time. The image can be registered. You can also use it as a TODO application because you can use a strike-through line. You can also delete one line at a time. You can also delete them all at once, so it's easy. You can select and copy one line at a time. A passcode can be set. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Home Screen Widget Notes
Organize your thoughts and ideas into customizable tabs for easy management. Add images, count characters, and secure your notes with a password lock. Export your data as a text file.
- Home screen widget
- Unlimited tabs and memos
- Character count
- Attach up to four images per note
- Change background color
- Password lock
- Export note data as text file
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It's a tab notes app! you can swipe to switch tabs! You can manage your notes in your favorite categories: diary, work, wants, class notes, hobbies, etc. - About Features Home screen widget. Create an unlimited number of tabs. Register an unlimited number of memos. Count character. Attach up to four images per note Change background color. Choose from 21 theme colors. export note data as text file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chat Memo at none against Home Screen Widget Notes's shown. Chat Memo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Home Screen Widget Notes's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home Screen Widget Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Chat Memo's written reviews are positive against 78% of Home Screen Widget Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chat Memo ships an update weekly, Home Screen Widget Notes monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Chat Memo | Home Screen Widget Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naoyuki Rikiji | App Palette LLC |
Customer experience
Chat Memo
Home Screen Widget Notes
Bugs and requests
Chat Memo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Home Screen Widget Notes
Reported bugs
11 issues- Typing lag after update
- Deleting one character deletes two
- Long notes only partially displayed
- Widget issues (not selectable, not displaying)
- Last line of some notes not displayed
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- White border on widget
- Cannot input '0' in password
- Cannot paste text from other apps
- Paste on URL requires a trick
- Home screen widget large size not reflecting
- Last line of some notes not displayed (editing makes it appear, but disappears when returning to list)
Requested features
30 requests- Bluetooth keyboard connection
- Hide note title
- Swipe to delete notes
- Backup function (paid is okay)
- Full note copy function
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- Title not counted in character count
- Option to turn off date display
- Reduce vertical space of notes
- Increase number of notes visible at once
- Change text color (selected parts)
- Change folder theme colors
- Insert videos/videos
- Full text copy function
- Title that doesn't count towards character count
- Remove borders
- Send notes to others
- Ad-free version (paid)
- Backup function (paid)
- Full text copy
- Move deleted notes to trash folder
- Unlimited display characters
- Table creation function
- Sync with Dropbox etc.
- Table insertion
- Fingerprint authentication
- App history list privacy (black screen)
- Change font size
- Add dusty pink theme color
- Highlight search results
- Up/down arrows for search navigation
In-app purchases
Chat Memo
No in-app purchases
Home Screen Widget Notes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chat Memo free?
Is Home Screen Widget Notes free?
Which has better reviews, Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes?
Do Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes have ads?
Which is updated more often, Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes?
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