Comparison

Mental Note Lite ๛ vs Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+

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

Head to head
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

About

Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+

This app allows you to create and organize digital sticky notes on your device. Customize them with various colors, patterns, and backgrounds, and manage your to-dos with checkmarks and home screen badges. Secure your notes with a password and share them via email.

Highlights
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Real-time saving
  • To-do list management
  • Customizable notes (color, pattern, background)
  • Password protection
  • Home screen icon badges
  • Note categorization
Features
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◆◆◆ 95% Satisfaction! The Ultimate Memo App!! ◆◆◆ With over 1.5 million downloads and more than 10,000 reviews, 95% of users have rated it 4 stars or higher—this is the ultimate sticky note memo app! ◆◆◆ To continue offering the app for free ◆◆◆ To ensure that you can continue using the sticky note memo app QuickMemo+ for free, we include advertisements. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to your continued support. ◆◆◆ Overview ◆◆◆ ● Not only is the app user-friendly, but its design also reassures users with a sleek, polished look. ● Just like real sticky notes (Post-its), you can easily place sticky memos on the screen whenever an idea comes to mind. ● Memos are saved in real-time, so you don’t need to worry about losing anything, even if you close the app. ● It’s perfect for managing your to-dos. Stick a sticky note right when you think of something! ● You can separate completed and unfinished to-do sticky notes with a checkmark, making it easy to organize them. ● Badge feature included! You can display unfinished to-do sticky notes as numbers on the icon, making it easier to manage them from your home screen. ● You can freely place sticky notes, so feel free to create your own personalized notebook by sticking memos wherever you like. ● The notebooks made with sticky memos can be categorized for easy organization, even if the number of notes increases. ● Sticky notes can change size based on content, making it ideal for brainstorming and jotting down ideas. It’s frequently used in brainstorming sessions too. ● There are over 35,000 types of sticky notes with various colors, patterns, and images! Customize sticky notes freely according to your mood or preference. New sticky notes are regularly added. ● You can choose backgrounds for your sticky notes, including prepared images, camera rolls, and custom settings. ● Password feature included! Protect your important sticky notes securely by setting up a password. ● You can share the contents of your sticky notes via email. About "Auto-Renewing Subscriptions" We offer a "Premium Plan" that is billed monthly and sold within the app. If you do not cancel the auto-renewal within 24 hours of the expiration date, your subscription will automatically renew. Charges for the auto-renewal will be made within 24 hours of the expiration date. Checking and Canceling Your Subscription You can check and cancel your subscription through your device settings: Settings App > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > Subscriptions > QuickMemo+ *If "Subscription" does not appear, the auto-renewal registration is not active. ● Restoring Purchase Information When changing devices, you can restore your purchase for free. Please log in with the same Apple ID used at the time of purchase and press the "Restore Purchase Information" button. Important Notes: Cancellations for the current month are not accepted. You cannot cancel subscriptions through any method other than the one described above. Payments will be processed through your iTunes account. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://help.toconakis.jp/?page_id=1476 Supported devices: iOS 15 or later *iPad is supported as well.

Screenshots

Mental Note Lite ๛4 screens
Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ at every 3 weeks against Mental Note Lite ๛'s every 5 months. Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 58%) and ratings volume (60 vs 2). Mental Note Lite ๛'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Mental Note Lite ๛ against 4.6 for Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Mental Note Lite ๛'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Note Lite ๛ ships an update every 5 months, Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mental Note Lite ๛ versus Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Note Lite ๛Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews81.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings260 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic Technologiesflickfrog

Customer experience

Mental Note Lite ๛

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

Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.3%

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
9 purchases

Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Plan$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plan14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plan1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • Premium Plan(Annual)$29.991 Year
  • Premium Plan(Annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Plan(Annual)1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Passcode lock function$0.99
  • timer alarm$0.99
  • upgrade$69.99

Questions

Is Mental Note Lite ๛ free?
Mental Note Lite ๛ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ free?
Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mental Note Lite ๛ or Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+?
Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ is rated higher. Mental Note Lite ๛ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ averages 4.6 from 60 ratings.
Do Mental Note Lite ๛ or Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ have ads?
Both Mental Note Lite ๛ and Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mental Note Lite ๛ or Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+?
Mental Note Lite ๛ ships an update every 5 months, and Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mental Note Lite ๛ was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sticky todo Note QuickMemo+ on October 18, 2026.

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