Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-line memo registration
  • Widget support
  • Character counting
  • Line-by-line selection and copying
  • Passcode protection
  • Image registration
  • Strike-through for TODO lists
Features
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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)

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Chat Memo3 screens
Home Screen Widget Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chat Memo ships an update weekly, Home Screen Widget Notes monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chat Memo versus Home Screen Widget Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChat MemoHome Screen Widget Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings922 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoyuki RikijiApp Palette LLC

Customer experience

Chat Memo

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Home Screen Widget Notes

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

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
Show 6 more
  • 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
Show 25 more
  • 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

None

Chat Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Home Screen Widget Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chat Memo free?
Chat Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Screen Widget Notes free?
Home Screen Widget Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes?
Home Screen Widget Notes is rated higher. Chat Memo averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Home Screen Widget Notes averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes have ads?
Home Screen Widget Notes shows ads; Chat Memo does not.
Which is updated more often, Chat Memo or Home Screen Widget Notes?
Chat Memo ships an update weekly, and Home Screen Widget Notes monthly. Most recently, Chat Memo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Home Screen Widget Notes on November 3, 2026.

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