Comparison

MemoCal Plus vs Secure Files

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

Head to head
About

MemoCal Plus

This calendar app allows you to add handwritten notes, photos, and text directly to your schedule. Customize backgrounds, use various pen colors and icons, and even take photos within the app for diaries. It supports multiple languages and offers an undo function for edits.

Highlights
  • Handwritten memos
  • Photo integration
  • Text input with tags
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Multiple pen colors and icons
  • Undo function
Features
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MemoCal Plus is a simple calendar app that lets you save your schedule and notes by handwriting on iPad. Just like writing on a paper calendar, you can freely keep plans, daily notes, family records, travel memories, meal logs, childcare notes, and more. View the monthly calendar on a wide screen, tap a date to enlarge it, and write directly with a pen or your finger. It feels familiar and simple, like writing on a paper calendar. You can also place photos, enter text with sticky notes, and decorate your calendar with icons and wallpapers. MemoCal Plus is not just an app for managing schedules. It is a calendar for keeping small moments from everyday life in your own way. Main features - Handwritten notes on a monthly calendar - Tap a date to open a larger writing area - Handwriting with a pen or finger - Place, resize, rotate, and arrange photos - Set photos as backgrounds - Text entry with sticky notes - More than 100 icons - Change background colors - Original wallpaper designs - Undo function - Pen color, pen size, and eraser size settings - Share and save calendar and handwriting screens Recommended for - People who like writing on paper calendars - People who want to keep handwritten schedules and notes - Families who want to record plans and daily events - People who want to save memories with photos - People who want to keep childcare, meal, or travel records - Anyone looking for a simple, intuitive calendar app Supported holiday calendars MemoCal Plus supports holidays for Japan, the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, South Korea, and more. You can also turn off holiday display.

About

Secure Files

Securely store and encrypt your sensitive files with password-protected folders. Your data is encrypted locally, ensuring privacy even if your device is lost or compromised. No cloud backup means ultimate control, but remember your passwords!

Highlights
  • Password-protected file encryption
  • Nested protected folders
  • PIN protection for app access
  • Local storage, no cloud backup
  • Unlimited folders
Features
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When importing your files in a protected folder, they are encrypted with a password hash and stored inside the app. The hash of the password is stored in the Keychain. What does all this mean? It means that at no point of time the actual password is stored physically. Nobody can know it, except you! Moreover, the files inside the app are stored encrypted as well, so even if you lose your phone or it gets Jailbroken, by no means can someone open and view these files. You can have an unlimited number of folders, protected with different passwords, inside other protected folders! To further restrict anyone from accessing the contents of the app you can set a PIN protection. Secure Files does not have a backup feature, it does not store your files in the cloud. This is intended, and, once you forget the PIN or the password for a certain folder - consider those files gone FOREVER! By using the app you agree to the following Data Privacy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JscieYYg0Mar4UfKO7Gq1WrK9UQDm5RsnBs321nPr5s/ In case of questions, use the app's "Give Feedback" feature or contact me at help.encrypted.files@gmail.com

Screenshots

Secure Files4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MemoCal Plus at free against Secure Files's paid. MemoCal Plus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Secure Files's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

MemoCal Plus costs $3.99 and Secure Files $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for MemoCal Plus against 4.2 for Secure Files. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of MemoCal Plus's written reviews are positive against 69% of Secure Files's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoCal Plus ships an update every 4 months, Secure Files every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MemoCal Plus versus Secure Files: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoCal PlusSecure Files
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.3 (23 ratings) — better4.2 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2323
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer株式会社HARISHIgor Fedotov

Customer experience

MemoCal Plus

All ratings23 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral17.4%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral15.5%
Negative18.2%

Secure Files

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

MemoCal Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Secure Files

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MemoCal Plus free?
MemoCal Plus costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Files free?
Secure Files costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MemoCal Plus or Secure Files?
MemoCal Plus is rated higher. MemoCal Plus averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Secure Files averages 4.2 from 23 ratings.
Do MemoCal Plus or Secure Files have ads?
Neither MemoCal Plus nor Secure Files shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoCal Plus or Secure Files?
MemoCal Plus ships an update every 4 months, and Secure Files every 5 weeks. Most recently, MemoCal Plus was updated on November 10, 2026 and Secure Files on November 2, 2026.

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