Simple Notes vs LOCK MEMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Notes
Capture your thoughts and ideas with ease using this versatile note-taking app. Create text, audio, or video notes, organize them into categories, and set reminders. Share your creations and customize their appearance with various font options.
- Multiple note types (Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List)
- Add multiple pages per note
- Set reminders for notes
- Customize font (color, size, type)
- Share notes
- High-quality audio recordings
- Pause and continue recordings
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SimpleNotes awesome for daily life, whether your at work, school, meetings, lectures even at home. Simple Notes its a free App but some in app purchase maybe required "remove Ads, unlock full version" Type, voice or video record, your recording will be saved in list you can listen and watch any time, quick easy simple to use app. ------------- SimpleNote will help you create and categorize your day to day notes. FEATURES 1- Multiple type of notes "Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List 2- Add multiple pages for each Note 3- Set a reminder for your notes 4- Change Font : color, size, type 5- Share your notes and many more # will assist you to sort out your notes. # with high quality audio recordings. # Pause and continue your recording session # Play Back recordings while typing # Change color font and size of you note
LOCK MEMO
This app offers a straightforward way to create and manage private notes with robust passcode protection. It's designed for intuitive use, requiring no complex setup to keep your personal information, ideas, and daily entries secure and organized.
- Passcode protection
- Create and edit notes
- Folder management
- Search notes
- iCloud backup
- Adjustable font size
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LOCK MEMO is a simple and secure note app with password protection. Designed with simplicity in mind, anyone can use it intuitively without complicated steps. No complex setup is required. Start using it today. ※ Password protection must be enabled in settings. ** Features ** • Create and edit notes • Passcode protection • Adjust font size • Character and line counter • Search notes • Folder management • iCloud backup • URL scheme (pwmm:) Perfect for storing private information, ideas, daily notes, and personal content securely. Keep your notes safe and organized with LOCK MEMO. ■ Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LOCK MEMO at 4.7 against Simple Notes's 2.6. LOCK MEMO also leads on ratings volume (495 vs 8). Simple Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Simple Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LOCK MEMO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LOCK MEMO holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOCK MEMO has 495 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Simple Notes's written reviews are positive against 74% of LOCK MEMO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simple Notes ships an update every 2 months, LOCK MEMO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notes | LOCK MEMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (495 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 74.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 495 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | elias sleiman | EasterEggs |
Customer experience
Simple Notes
LOCK MEMO
Bugs and requests
Simple Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LOCK MEMO
Reported bugs
6 issues- Notes disappearing from folders
- Edit function becomes unavailable
- App incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Touch ID not functioning despite advertised
- Password recovery issues
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- App crashes or freezes
Requested features
9 requests- Alphabetical sorting of notes
- Search functionality
- Touch ID/biometric authentication
- Text formatting options (bold, underline, italics)
- Ability to share or export notes
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- Picture upload capability
- Increased storage space
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Simple Notes
- More BackGoundsFree
- Unlock Pro Version!$9.99
LOCK MEMO
- Premium Plan$0.991 Month
Questions
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