Fenix notes+ vs Mental Note Lite ๛
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fenix notes+
This is a user-friendly note-taking application that allows for quick organization and easy deletion of entries. Customize your notes with various colors and fonts for better categorization and a more enjoyable experience.
- Quick note searching
- Categorize with colors and fonts
- Delete notes by pressing and holding
- Easy to use interface
- Inspired by iPhone/iPod Touch design
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Fenix notes the most innovative and easy to use notes app available on the App Store, designed and inspired by the iPhone and iPod Touch and now on iPad. QUICK START: - Searching your notes has never been more fun. - Use different colors and fonts to categorize your notes. - Delete notes by pressing and holding just like on the iPhone or iPod Touch. With Fenix notes, taking notes will never be the same again, some really cool features are in development for future release.. A BIG thank you for all the kind words you have left in your reviews. You guys are great. If you have any questions, would like to request a feature or give feedback please send an email to feedback@fenixnotes.com
Mental Note Lite ๛
This app transforms your device into a versatile digital notepad. Seamlessly combine text, drawings, photos, and voice recordings on a single page to capture ideas in rich detail. Organize, protect, and share your notes in various formats.
- Combine text, photos, audio, and drawings
- Finger drawing with multiple colors
- Organize notes with tags
- Password protect private notes
- Export notes to PDF, text, and more
- Share notes via email and cloud services
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"...a true notepad experience that may help you make a clean break from the pencil-and-paper era." -New York Times. Users describe Mental Note as "the only notepad app... that's actually better than, and as simple as, a pen and paper." It's "the future of note taking", and "a big sketchpad... [to] free associate and put stuff down in any format". Turn your iPhone into a digital notepad. Combine photographs, voice recordings, drawings and text - all on the same page, in any order you choose. An idea... a flash - a moment of genius. When a thought hits, and you have to remember it, why limit how you record it? The more context and sensory details you can capture, the clearer the idea can be put down. Use photographs, audio, sketching and text together on the same page... a digital page that can be shared with anyone. Mental Note allows you to capture ideas as they happen: use photographs, dictate, add text, sketch on anything. Ideas clarified. Creativity captured. FEATURES - Draw with your finger using multiple colours and widths on top of photographs, text, or anywhere else on the page. Zoom in to sketch fine details. - Take a photo or choose one from your album and add it to the page. - Add audio to the page by recording with your microphone. Continue to edit your note while recording. - Organize your notes using tags. - Password protect your private notes and flag your important ones. - Attach Calendar events to your notes. - Undo, redo anything in the note by shaking the device. - Delete note sections using the toolbar button or by swiping any note section. - Move a note section by swiping and then dragging it to its new location. - Length of a note is limited only by device memory. - Export in a variety of formats including PDF, text, Mental Note format, and more. Send using email, iCloud, Dropbox, and more. * Send a note in Mental Note format so the note may be imported into another person's Mental Note app. * Using email, export a complete note directly from Mental Note as either a PDF document or a picture (each audio recording is attached to the email as a separate file). You can also email just the text from your note. - Export your notes and backups to your iCloud and/or Dropbox account. - Share a note with your friends using most installed apps. - Map the location a note was created at (if location services are enabled). - Change the size and font of the text in your notes. - Change the color and background of your notes. - Numerous other configuration options. The Mental Note Lite digital notepad comes with space for four notes. Upgrade to the full version of Mental Note to create an unlimited number of notes. Read more: www.zymbiotic.com X @zymbiotic facebook.com/zymbiotic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mental Note Lite ๛ at 4.5 against Fenix notes+'s 3.3. Mental Note Lite ๛ also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 35%). Fenix notes+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mental Note Lite ๛ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Fenix notes+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mental Note Lite ๛ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Fenix notes+'s written reviews are positive against 58% of Mental Note Lite ๛'s.
Fenix notes+ ships an update every 6 weeks, Mental Note Lite ๛ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fenix notes+ | Mental Note Lite ๛ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Rising Ltd. | Zymbiotic Technologies |
Customer experience
Fenix notes+
Mental Note Lite ๛
In-app purchases
Fenix notes+
No in-app purchases
Mental Note Lite ๛
- Paper Customization feature$2.99
- 100 sheet refill pack$3.99
- Note Copying feature (includes free Note Linking feature)$3.99
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- Export to another app feature$3.99
- Password Protection feature$3.99
- Straight Line Drawing feature$3.99
- Dark Mode Override feature$3.99
- 250 sheet refill pack$4.99








