Comparison

abcNotes vs MemoWall

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

Head to head
About

abcNotes

Create realistic, customizable sticky notes and to-do lists on your iOS device. Organize shopping lists, class notes, and projects with a variety of backgrounds and skins. Share and sync your notes across devices.

Highlights
  • Realistic sticky note appearance
  • Customizable skins and backgrounds
  • Virtual desktops for organization
  • Scale, rotate, and drag notes
  • Email and sync notes
  • Save notes as images
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abcNotes - Simply the most realistic & user friendly notes in the world! abcNotes - is a freeware, feature limited version. The limitations are: • Only one desktop (paid version supports up to 15 virtual desktops) • Only 10 note skins (45 in paid version) • Only 32 desktop backgrounds (88 in paid version) • Synchronization is NOT supported • A bit of advertisements. abc Notes Lite - Checklist & Sticky Note Application for iPhone and iPad (share, email and synch your lists, memos, projects and school notebooks) free version Bellow is the description of the abcNotes full version: ----------------------------------------- abcNotes was designed to become your stylish and highly customizable, functional and easy to use assistant in taking notes and managing To Do lists. abcNotes is an awesome note taking application! It takes advantage of unique iOS devices touchscreen preserving realistic look & feel of paper sticky notes. BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE: • 88 backgrounds to choose from • 45 note skins • 27 badge designs & 115 icons EXTREMELY FUNCTIONAL: • 15 virtual desktops • Scale, rotate and drag notes • Easy to edit, duplicate, move between desktops • Supports any iPad orientation SHARE YOUR NOTES: • Email notes and desktops • Copy note image to any application • Synchronize notes between iOS devices • Save notes as image and place to lock or home screen No more boring note lists – abcNotes brings you the ability to make REAL notes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Put everything you need to remember into abcNotes! View you notes the way you want! Rotate your abcNotes to any angle you wish! abcNotes is great for shopping lists, student class notebook, to record lecture and interview notes or to track projects, recordings and more tasks at home, school and university (class or homework). Please feel free to contact us at abcnotes@alsedi.com if you have suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports. Give it a try!

About

MemoWall

Visually organize your thoughts and reminders with digital sticky notes, photos, and boards. Place these directly on your Home Screen using customizable widgets for instant access to your important information.

Highlights
  • Sticky notes and photo notes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable boards
  • iCloud sync
  • Native Mac app
  • Multiple widget themes
Features
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Keep the things you want to remember in sight. MemoWall brings sticky notes, photos, and boards to your iPhone and iPad, with widgets that put your notes right on the Home Screen. Make a note with a photo Choose a picture from your photo library or take one in the note editor. Adjust the framing, add a caption, and find your text and photo notes together in a clear grid. Keep your notes on the Home Screen Add a small, medium, or large MemoWall widget to see your reminders, ideas, and photos at a glance. Tap a note to open it in MemoWall. Make each board your own Use your Home board for everyday notes. With Premium, create additional boards for different projects and choose from more widget themes, including Blueprint, Neon Night, Newspaper, and Retro Computer. Take your boards with you With Premium, sync your boards, notes, and photos through iCloud across supported Apple devices. MemoWall also has a native Mac app with desktop widgets and keyboard shortcuts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apple Customer Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

Screenshots

abcNotes4 screens
MemoWall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MemoWall at none against abcNotes's shown. MemoWall also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). abcNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. abcNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MemoWall sells 3 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

MemoWall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: abcNotes has 3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of abcNotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of MemoWall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

abcNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, MemoWall every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
abcNotes versus MemoWall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterabcNotesMemoWall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALSEDI GroupAndre Finetti Cangussu

Customer experience

abcNotes

All ratings2,914 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews422 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative15.4%

MemoWall

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

abcNotes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes randomly deleted
  • Checklist feature not working
  • Sync issues between iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add date/time stamp to notes
  • Ability to write notes with Apple Pencil
  • Option to set reminders/alarms for notes
  • Improved search and organization tools
  • More customization options for note styles

MemoWall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

abcNotes

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
3 purchases

MemoWall

Subscriptions2
  • MemoWall Premium – Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • MemoWall Premium – Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • MemoWall Premium – Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is abcNotes free?
abcNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemoWall free?
MemoWall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, abcNotes or MemoWall?
MemoWall is rated higher. abcNotes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while MemoWall averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do abcNotes or MemoWall have ads?
abcNotes shows ads; MemoWall does not.
Which is updated more often, abcNotes or MemoWall?
abcNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, and MemoWall every 4 months. Most recently, abcNotes was updated on November 13, 2026 and MemoWall on November 13, 2026.

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