Comparison

PlopNote vs コドモジメモ帳

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

Head to head
About

PlopNote

Create customizable sticky notes for your home screen. Personalize with background colors, photos, and text. Useful for lists, reminders, or creative writing.

Highlights
  • Customizable background color
  • Add photos with adjustable transparency
  • Rich text editor with undo/redo
  • Pre-designed background templates
  • Automatic content saving
  • Font size adjustment
Features
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A sticky note widget that can be pasted on the home screen. You can change the font size using the (invisible) button at the top of the widget, making it very easy to adjust the appearance after editing the content. This app widget has a three-layered structure: background color, photo (transparency can be changed), and text, and you can change the appearance to your liking. You can also choose from the background templates included in the app. Shopping list Idea note Favorite word A saying I always want to see Dreams and Hopes etc. It will be useful in various situations. Tap the placed widget to open its note screen. The content of the note is automatically saved, so if you add it and close the screen, it will be immediately reflected in the widget. It also seems like a good idea to use it as a shortcut to continue writing novels. The in-app text editor has features for undo & redo and left/right movement of the cursor. You can also change the font size. The following features can be purchased from within the app as additional features. ・Widget text shading ・Copy widget settings from a created note Ads are displayed by default. You can also purchase to remove ads. These purchases are one-time purchases. If you reinstall, you do not need to purchase it again.

About

コドモジメモ帳

Features
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スマホを開くたび、我が子の文字に癒やされる。 『コドモジメモ』は、お子様が書いた今だけの愛らしい文字をメモに活用! いつでも手元に残して見返せるアプリです。 登録はかんたん!専用用紙orスマホで書いてアプリに取り込むだけ! 無機質なデジタル画面が、愛おしいあなただけの特別な空間に生まれ変わります。 仕事中や忙しい一日の合間に、ふとスマホを見た瞬間にホッとする。そんな優しい日常をポケットに。

Screenshots

PlopNote4 screens
コドモジメモ帳4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: コドモジメモ帳 at none against PlopNote's 2. コドモジメモ帳 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PlopNote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. コドモジメモ帳 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlopNote ships an update monthly, コドモジメモ帳 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlopNote versus コドモジメモ帳: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlopNoteコドモジメモ帳
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiNAOTO HAYASHI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PlopNote

One-time2
  • Add features$2.99
  • Remove ads$6.99
None

コドモジメモ帳

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlopNote free?
PlopNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is コドモジメモ帳 free?
コドモジメモ帳 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlopNote or コドモジメモ帳 have ads?
Both PlopNote and コドモジメモ帳 show ads.
Which is updated more often, PlopNote or コドモジメモ帳?
PlopNote ships an update monthly, and コドモジメモ帳 every 2 weeks. Most recently, PlopNote was updated on November 3, 2026 and コドモジメモ帳 on November 10, 2026.

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