Motes vs MyNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motes
A modern digital notebook for quick note-taking with easy styling and organization. Features include to-do lists, OCR text capture, and import/export options. Synchronize your notes across multiple devices using cloud storage.
- Quick note-taking with styles
- Organize with labels
- To-do lists and task tracking
- OCR text capture
- Import from OneNote/Evernote
- Export to PDF
- Cloud synchronization
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Motes is a modern way of taking notes. Quickly jot down anything and make it look great with easy to use styles. Organize with labels and use highlighter for the important bits. Create to-do lists and keep track of your tasks. Capture text with OCR. Import notes from OneNote and Evernote. Export to PDF. Use your Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox account to synchronize your notebook on multiple devices.
MyNotes
Securely store your thoughts, memories, and dreams with this private notebook app. Protect your entries with a password and add various media types like photos, videos, and recordings. Enjoy seamless syncing across all your devices.
- Password protection
- Cloud backup and sync
- Add photos, videos, and recordings
- Create to-do lists
- Tagging system
- Fake passcode option
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MyNotes is a secure notes which is a new special place for your thoughts, memories, dreams! This app will be hidden from strangers' eyes and securely protected by a password. Take notes, add photos, videos, recordings, files, create todo list . All your notes are instantly synced across your devices and to the cloud. Features - Cloud Backup - Cloud Sync between your devices - Add Photos, Videos, Recordings, Files and TODO List - Tags - Passcode - Fake Passcode _ Backup & Recovery Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyNotes at 4.7 against Motes's 3.0. MyNotes also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Motes's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. Motes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and MyNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyNotes has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Motes's written reviews are positive against 40% of MyNotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Motes ships an update monthly, MyNotes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Motes | MyNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Gucio | Heyou Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Motes
MyNotes
In-app purchases
Motes
- Full version$0.991 Year
MyNotes
- MyNotes Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
