Comparison

Auer Notes vs Memopad

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

Head to head
About

Auer Notes

This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Local data storage
  • Offline access
  • Plain text notes
  • Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.

About

Memopad

An old-fashioned, straightforward notepad app designed for simplicity and ease of use. It offers essential features like memo creation, search, and character counting, with a clean, readable design. Ideal for everyday notes, lists, and basic document drafting.

Highlights
  • Simple interface, no complex functions
  • Easy to use for daily memos
  • Readable gray-based design
  • Character count feature
  • Memo creation and search
  • Suitable for lists and documents
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This is an old-fashioned plain and simple notepad application recommended as an alternative to the standard memo application. ● Features * Simple and no complicated functions * Easy to use, perfect for everyday memos * Easy-to-read gray-based design * Character count is also available. It is useful in such cases as the following * Shopping memo Daily household account book * Daily diary * Daily diary * Work todo list * Long documents such as reports, minutes, etc. Main functions * Memo creation * Memo search * Character count

Screenshots

Auer Notes3 screens
Memopad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Memopad at 100% against Auer Notes's 0%. Memopad also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1). Auer Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Memopad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memopad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Auer Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memopad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, Memopad every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Auer Notes versus Memopad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer NotesMemopad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings914 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri FridmanYurisys LLC.

Customer experience

Auer Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Memopad

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Memopad

Subscriptions1
  • PREMIUM (Monthly)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memopad free?
Memopad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auer Notes or Memopad?
Memopad is rated higher. Auer Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Memopad averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Auer Notes or Memopad have ads?
Memopad shows ads; Auer Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Auer Notes or Memopad?
Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Memopad every 2 months. Most recently, Auer Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Memopad on November 3, 2026.

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