Comparison

PPNote vs LayerMemo

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

Head to head
About

PPNote

Organize your thoughts and web links efficiently. Collect information from other apps, create custom notes with categories and subcategories, and easily manage your content with favorite and hidden options. Streamline your workflow with quick actions for moving and tagging notes.

Highlights
  • Collect notes and links from other apps
  • Automatic categorization by URL
  • Manual note creation with categories/subcategories
  • Favorite and hide notes
  • Quick actions for moving and tagging
  • Organize with categories, subcategories, and tags
Features
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PPNote helps you better manage your notes. 1. Collect from other apps. - You can collect information from other apps(like Safari, Chrome, etc) to PPNote through Share button. - When it's a web page, the note will be automatically categorized by URL. 2. Create note in PPNote. - You can manually create note either in category or in sub category. If there is no category yet. Please create one. 3. Favorite a Note. - You can favorite a note from context menu. - Favorite notes always show on the top. Easier for you to View. - You can view all the favorite notes in [Notes] tab. 4. Hide a Note. - You can hide a note from context menu. - Hidden notes are not shown by default. You can view them by tapping the [Show hidden notes] button. - You can view all the hidden notes in [More] tab. 5. Quick Action in Context Menu. - Quickly move note to other category/sub category. - Quickly add or remove tag for a note. - More actions. 6. Organize Notes. - Use category, sub category and tag to organize notes better.

About

LayerMemo

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LayerMemoは、ジャンルとタブを組み合わせたレイヤー構造で、 メモを自然に整理できるメモアプリです。 情報の種類ごとにジャンルを分け、 必要に応じてタブで切り替えることで、 目的のメモにすぐ戻れます。 シンプルな操作と見やすい構成で、 日常にも仕事にもちょうどよく使えます。

Screenshots

PPNote4 screens
LayerMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LayerMemo at none against PPNote's 1. LayerMemo also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PPNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LayerMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPNote ships an update every 7 months, LayerMemo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PPNote versus LayerMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPNoteLayerMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金鹏 王Yuki Kawasaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PPNote

One-time1
  • [More Features]$1.99
None

LayerMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PPNote free?
PPNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LayerMemo free?
LayerMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PPNote or LayerMemo have ads?
Neither PPNote nor LayerMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PPNote or LayerMemo?
PPNote ships an update every 7 months, and LayerMemo every 2 months. Most recently, PPNote was updated on November 3, 2026 and LayerMemo on November 9, 2026.

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