Comparison

Penna, type short memo quickly vs PhotoNotes

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

Head to head
About

Penna, type short memo quickly

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Since the iPhone was born, there have been tons of note-taking apps.Β  Evernote, OneNote, Notion, Craft are awesome. The iPhone's default memo application is also beautiful. But there’s still missing! As note-taking apps have become heavier, we need a simple and tiny secondary memo app for short memo. Penna is super small app to keep short text memo quickly. Use Penna to write some key words that suddenly hit your brain! Never forget your ideas! You don’t have to be paused a moment to make or edit note pads anymore. All you need to do with Penna is just to type short text as fast as you can!

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PhotoNotes

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PhotoNotes: Light Notes helps you capture everyday notes from photos, text, voice, reminders, and documents without cluttering your camera roll. Save a receipt, sticky note, whiteboard, label, document, errand, or idea. Add a title, text, tags, voice, location, and a reminder, then keep the compressed photo inside PhotoNotes instead of mixing it with your regular photos. OCR can turn visible words in a photo into searchable text. Voice notes can be recorded or imported, with speech recognition for searchable transcripts. You can also create simple text notes, mark notes as done, pin important items, filter what needs action, and export text, photo, audio, or an image-based PDF. PhotoNotes is designed for quick, practical notes that stay easy to find later. Key features: - Create notes from camera, scanner, photo import, voice, or text - Store compressed photos separately from the camera roll - Use OCR to make photo text searchable - Record or import voice notes with searchable transcripts - Search by title, body, tags, OCR text, and voice transcript - Add local reminders and mark notes done - Pin important notes and filter what matters - Export text, photo, audio, or an image-based PDF - Choose recognition language for OCR and voice - No account required PhotoNotes stores note content locally on your iPhone. Camera, photo library, microphone, location, speech recognition, and notification access are requested only when you use the related feature. PhotoNotes is free and built to improve over time. Feedback, bug reports, and practical suggestions are welcome at support@photonotes.cloud.

Screenshots

Penna, type short memo quickly4 screens
PhotoNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Penna, type short memo quickly at 15.2 against PhotoNotes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Penna, type short memo quickly versus PhotoNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenna, type short memo quicklyPhotoNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXPinn Inc.IATECH SRLS

In-app purchases

None

Penna, type short memo quickly

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Penna, type short memo quickly free?
Penna, type short memo quickly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoNotes free?
PhotoNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Penna, type short memo quickly or PhotoNotes have ads?
Neither Penna, type short memo quickly nor PhotoNotes shows ads.

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