MyerList vs Notepad Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyerList
This app helps you remember important tasks and events by displaying them as Live Activities on your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. It offers various templates for different needs, including transportation, medication, and movies, with custom options available.
- Live Activity display on Lock Screen
- Dynamic Island integration
- Multiple pre-set templates (transportation, medication, movie)
- Custom template creation
- iCloud syncing across devices
- Customizable content display
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MyerList is a Reminder app that provides a way to show your reminders as Live Activities. This Live Activity will be displayed on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (available on iPhone 14 Pro series or iPhone 15 series) so you won't miss it. MyerList supports multiple templates with different visual styles for Live Activity, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs: - Default: you can select an icon and provide a title and content. - Transportation: you can select an icon and set the gate, seat and location of your trip so you won't miss it. - Medication: select the medicine form, strength and interval and it will help you remember to take your medication. - Movie/Show: You can select the icon, gate, and theater location so you can quickly check out your viewing information. Or, you can create your own unique templates using the Custom Templates feature. This feature allows you to create templates tailored to your specific needs. When creating a template, you can include text, icons, or timers as content and have control over how they are displayed in the Live Activity of Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. MyerList also supports and enables iCloud syncing by default, so you can also view your data on your iPad and Mac.
Notepad Live
Display and manage your notes directly on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Easily update notes by tapping the Live Activity, and swipe to clear them. Customize your notes with colors and unlimited lists through an optional subscription.
- Lock Screen notes via Live Activities
- Tap to open and update notes
- Swipe to clear notes
- Add controls to Control Center/Lock Screen
- Unlimited lists with subscription
- Color personalization for lists
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Keep track of notes on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Tap the Live Activity button in the app to view your notes on the Lock Screen. While the Live Activity is active, just tap it to open the app and update your notes. You can swipe on the Live Activity to clear it from your Lock Screen, like a notification. Add the control to your Control Center, Lock Screen, or Action Button. To keep your notes private, you can turn off access to Live Activities when locked via Settings > Face ID & Passcode With a Live+ subscription, you can create unlimited lists, personalize them with color, change list settings, remove ads, and support and independent app developer. Try Notepad Live today! Terms of Service - https://heyy.lol/#terms Privacy Policy - https://heyy.lol/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notepad Live at 5.0 against MyerList's 4.1. Notepad Live also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). MyerList's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. MyerList sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Notepad Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notepad Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MyerList's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notepad Live's.
MyerList ships an update every 3 weeks, Notepad Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyerList | Notepad Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 伟超 邓 | heyylol, LLC |
Customer experience
MyerList
Notepad Live
In-app purchases
MyerList
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Pro features$1.99
Notepad Live
- Live+ (1 month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Live+ (1 year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
