Memo Widget vs Just the note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memo Widget
This app provides a simple notepad experience with home screen widgets for quick access. It offers features like PDF output, iCloud backup, and customization options for text and background. Easily attach photos, search notes, and protect them with a passcode lock.
- Home screen widgets
- PDF, HTML & PNG output
- iCloud backup and sync
- Passcode lock
- Attach photos
- Customizable text/background
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"Smart Notepad" is a simple notepad app that you can put on your home screen! Useful features such as PDF output and iCloud backup. It's easy for anyone to use, and it's perfect for quick notes! [Functions] * Text size * Background color * Text color * PDF, HTML & PNG output * Passcode lock * Attach photos * Search * Character count * Undo, Redo * Dark mode * iCloud backup You can sync with iPad app and Mac app! * Ad removal (paid) The ads are just a banner at the bottom of the screen, but this banner can be removed with a one-time purchase charge, not subscription. [How to set the widget] 1. Press and hold the home screen, and tap the plus button in the upper left corner. 2. Select this app. 3. Select the size you want (3 types) and place it. [How to change the memo to be displayed in the widget] 1. Set the widget. 2. Long press the widget and tap "Edit Widget". 3. Tap "Memo" and select the memo you want to display. [Contact Us] If you have any questions about the app, please contact us from "Help" -> "Contact Us" in the app settings screen.
Just the note
Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a minimalist note-taking application. Designed for speed and simplicity, it allows for quick entry via widgets or a single swipe. Get your notes down without distraction.
- One-swipe note creation
- Widget for one-tap notes
- Minimalist interface
- Fast and convenient
- Simple note-taking
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Quick Notes. A minimalist and convenient app for situations when you need to quickly jot something down. A new note in one swipe. With the widget—just one tap. If you figure out how to make it even more convenient—let me know )) vtezin@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Just the note at none against Memo Widget's shown. Just the note also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Memo Widget's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Memo Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Just the note sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Memo Widget against 5.0 for Just the note. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memo Widget has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Memo Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just the note's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memo Widget | Just the note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Komorebi Inc. | Vladimir Tezin |
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Memo Widget
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In-app purchases
Memo Widget
- Remove Ads$7.99
Just the note
- Just the note +7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Thanks to the author$0.99
- Gift to the author$1.99
- Many thanks to the author$1.99
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- Just the note plus (lifetime)$5.99
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