Comparison

AI Note before forgetting vs Text Diary

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

Head to head
About

AI Note before forgetting

Capture your thoughts and ideas with this app. It allows you to save notes, add location details like address and weather, and even attach photos and videos. AI features can help generate ideas, summarize, and proofread your entries.

Highlights
  • AI-powered idea generation
  • Note summarization and proofreading
  • Automatic location data (date, time, address, weather)
  • Add photos and videos to notes
  • Folder organization
  • Search functionality
  • Note sharing
Features
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You may forget what you have come up with over time. In such a case, let's save what you came up with with this app. Copy your current location information If you tap the menu button while entering a note You can copy the following current location information and paste it into a memo. Date, time, address, weather, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure With AI, you can generate ideas, summarize, and proofread based on your notes. Added a function that can reproduce the display position of the note Add photos and videos How to use -Add note Tap the \"+\" button to enter a new memo. -See note Tap the desired memo from the memo list to display the memo. You can also modify or update your notes on this page. -Current location information If you tap the menu button while entering a memo, you can copy the following current location information and paste it into the memo. date, time, address, weather, temperature, humidity, pressure. -Add folder Create a folder to save the memo by tapping the \"Add folder\" button. -Search You can search for memos by character string from all saved memos by tapping the \"Search\" button. -Edit When you tap the \"Edit\" button, the \"Delete\" button will appear in the folder list and memo list, and you can delete the desired memo or folder. -Memo list sort Tap the \"Sort\" button to change the sort of memo list in the order of creation date/time, update date/time, and character string. -Share notes You can share the contents of the memo by e-mail etc. by tapping the action button on the page where the memo is opened.

About

Text Diary

A free and simple text-based journaling app that allows unlimited entries. Organize your thoughts with folders, colors, and tags, and easily search or filter your past entries. Enjoy a comfortable user experience with quick startup and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Unlimited daily diary entries
  • Organize by folder, color, tag
  • Searchable diary entries
  • Filter by date or tag
  • Quick startup and comfortable operation
  • Dark mode support
  • Completely free to use
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It's a simple text diary app. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited daily diary - Classified by folder, color, tag - Search diary - Filter by date or tag - Quick start-up, comfortable operability - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: textdiary://

Screenshots

AI Note before forgetting3 screens
Text Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AI Note before forgetting at 14.0 against Text Diary's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for AI Note before forgetting against 4.5 for Text Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AI Note before forgetting versus Text Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Note before forgettingText Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideshi OtsuruFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

AI Note before forgetting

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Text Diary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

AI Note before forgetting

No in-app purchases

None

Text Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI Note before forgetting free?
AI Note before forgetting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Diary free?
Text Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AI Note before forgetting or Text Diary?
Text Diary is rated higher. AI Note before forgetting averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Text Diary averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do AI Note before forgetting or Text Diary have ads?
Both AI Note before forgetting and Text Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Note before forgetting or Text Diary?
AI Note before forgetting ships an update every 2 months, and Text Diary every 2 months. Most recently, AI Note before forgetting was updated on June 22, 2026 and Text Diary on July 9, 2026.

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