Comparison

all vs Mental Note Lite ๛

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

Head to head
About

all

Create private notes with text, photos, and voice recordings. Organize with color-coded categories and protect your entries with a passcode. Back up your notes to iCloud and set reminders for important tasks.

Highlights
  • Multimedia notes (text, photos, recordings)
  • Color-coded categories
  • Passcode protection
  • iCloud backup
  • Search functionality
  • Reminders
  • Note sharing
Features
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all-in Notes is a flexible, easy to use notes application, featuring multimedia notes with: • TEXT - Add a title and text to your note. The date will be added automatically and can also be changed. The text body is scanned by data detectors so phone numbers, addresses, web links and email addresses become interactive. For easier typing the horizontal keyboard is supported. • PHOTOS - Add up to six photos per note, either by taking it with the camera or choosing one from the photos library. You can also view the photo fullscreen and zoom into it. • RECORDING - You can record a voice message which will be added to your note. This can also be done in the background while using other apps. • COLOR CATEGORIES - Organize your notes by assigning colors to them. You can easily switch between categories or view the whole notebook. Font and text size can be set individually. Each category can be ordered by date or alphabetically. • SEARCH - Notes can be searched by title and text. Search can be limited to a color or scan the complete notebook. • SHARING - You can send a note with all of its contents, including the photo and recording as attachments. Send via Email, iMessage, Twitter, Facebook and more. • CODE LOCK - Lock your notebook with a pass code to protect private notes. The lock can also be activated when multitasking. • iCLOUD BACKUP - Create backups of your notes including all photos and recordings. This way your notes are safe independently from iTunes. • REMINDERS - set an alarm for any note Diary, to-do list, cheat slip or wine list are just some examples of how our customers use all-in Notes. In everyday use the notebook always stays neat and does not distract you with useless functionality.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

all4 screens
Mental Note Lite ๛4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: all at none against Mental Note Lite ๛'s 8. all also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (193 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mental Note Lite ๛ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. all asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

all holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: all has 193 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of all's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mental Note Lite ๛'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

all 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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
all versus Mental Note Lite ๛: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterallMental Note Lite ๛
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (193 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better58.0% of reviews
Number of ratings193 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwww.gogonavi.netZymbiotic Technologies

Customer experience

all

All ratings193 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.4%

Mental Note Lite ๛

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral17.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

all

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Dropped data after changing settings
  • Cannot access account
  • Edit window too small vertically
  • Does not orient properly
  • Search function does not distinguish complete expressions
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  • Lost memories due to passcode issue
  • Voice mail function not working
  • Recorder has no pause or editing features
  • Voice recordings not included in email
  • No syncing or backup function
  • Google Docs feature does not sync, just copies files
  • Free version has note limits (5 or 7)
  • Stuck with free and full version after purchase

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add more photos per note
  • More colors for categorization
  • Ability to include a map
  • Decoy passcode
  • Longer alpha-numeric password support
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  • Sync notes for PC
  • Pause/continue recording feature
  • Choose recording format (mp3, wav)
  • Video recording
  • Text formatting options
  • Spell checker
  • Dark mode
  • Sort by criteria
  • More than one photo per note
  • No title requirement
  • Auto-capitalize first letter of sentence
  • Auto-capitalize first word after period

Mental Note Lite ๛

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

all

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Mental Note Lite ๛

One-time8
  • 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

Questions

Is all free?
all is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mental Note Lite ๛ free?
Mental Note Lite ๛ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, all or Mental Note Lite ๛?
all is rated higher. all averages 4.7 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Mental Note Lite ๛ averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do all or Mental Note Lite ๛ have ads?
Mental Note Lite ๛ shows ads; all does not.
Which is updated more often, all or Mental Note Lite ๛?
all ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mental Note Lite ๛ every 5 months. Most recently, all was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mental Note Lite ๛ on October 5, 2026.

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