Comparison

Fast Memo vs Second Notes

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

Head to head
About

Fast Memo

This app provides a simple and intuitive way to jot down quick notes and reminders, functioning like a digital pen and paper. It focuses on essential note-taking without unnecessary features, allowing for easy entry and retrieval of keywords. Memos can be easily shared via email or other cloud services for further organization.

Highlights
  • Quick memo entry
  • Keyword-based organization
  • Email memo sharing
  • Evernote integration
  • Google Drive upload
  • Widget support
Features
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Fast Memo is a very handy editor, like a pen and sheet of paper, always by your side. Just tap the Fast Memo icon, and you will be able to take a memo. If you run out of toothpaste tonight and need to buy some tomorrow, take a memo. A single word, toothpaste, should be enough to remind you. You don't need to enter dates or organize your memos. Unnecessary features and functions are a nuisance when you just want to take memos. All you have to do is simply keep entering keywords and scroll down. Fast Memo is software for this simple task. Saved logs can be searched not only by word search, but also by meaning with “AI Smart Search.” This feature lets AI find notes with similar meanings, even when the text does not match exactly like a word search. It uses the OS’s on-device AI and does not communicate with external servers. You can manage your notes by sending them to Google Drive, Evernote, iCloud, or Mail. You can add a widget to check your notes from the Lock Screen while shopping. By installing FastMemo 2, you can use two FastMemo apps. On iPad, FastMemo is also useful for writing slightly longer text with a Bluetooth keyboard. If you have any inquiries or requests, please email us. We also welcome reviews of Fast Memo. email : info@bbcddc.com X(Twitter) : http://x.com/bbcddc

About

Second Notes

A text editor for creating notes with live Markdown formatting. Sync notes across your iOS devices and Mac via iCloud. Export notes as text files and import from other applications.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown formatting
  • iCloud sync
  • Cross-device compatibility (iOS/Mac)
  • Export to text file
  • Import from other apps
  • Text search
  • Keyboard shortcuts
Features
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Second Notes is an text editor for making a note with Live Markdown in your iCloud folder. You can share the note with your iOS devices via Second Notes for Mac. And Live Markdown automatically indents lists and quoted strings, and changes font to bold or italic. ## Features - Typing text with Live Markdown - iCloud and Second Notes for iOS - Exporting a note as a text file to iCloud Drive - Importing a text file from other applications - Text search in whole Notes - Keyboard shortcuts - Autosaving - Dynamic Type

Screenshots

Fast Memo4 screens
Second Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fast Memo at 76% against Second Notes's 0%. Fast Memo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). Second Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 17). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fast Memo costs $0.99 and Second Notes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Memo ships an update every 2 days, Second Notes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fast Memo versus Second Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast MemoSecond Notes
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1714 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperbbcddcGoldbug Software

Customer experience

Fast Memo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%

Second Notes

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fast Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Second Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Memo free?
Fast Memo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Notes free?
Second Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fast Memo or Second Notes have ads?
Neither Fast Memo nor Second Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Memo or Second Notes?
Fast Memo ships an update every 2 days, and Second Notes every 6 months. Most recently, Fast Memo was updated on October 1, 2026 and Second Notes on September 19, 2026.

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