ShortMemo vs HITONOTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortMemo
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Ideas, templates, drafts, to-dos, bookmarks, reminders... Jot down various daily information in short memos. Organize your memos using the folder and customize themes, colors, and usability to your preference. A handy tool that's useful in daily life.
HITONOTE
Easily record and manage personal information for contacts, customers, or students. Organize details like names, ages, birthdays, and occupations with customizable views and secure app locking.
- Record diverse personal details
- Organize by groups
- Customizable display items
- Secure app locking
- Manage customer/student info
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＼An app to take notes on people's information／ ◇Recommended for these people ・I want to manage customer information ・I want to manage student information ・I want to manage information about friends and family ◇Recommended points - A variety of information can be registered, such as name, age, phone number, person, birthday, occupation, etc. ・Easy to view and manage in groups ・You can select the items you want to display, so unnecessary information is hidden. ・Security is safe because you can lock the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HITONOTE at daily against ShortMemo's every 9 days. ShortMemo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShortMemo ships an update every 9 days, HITONOTE daily. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortMemo | HITONOTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UT app | tatsuyuki shibuya |
In-app purchases
ShortMemo
No in-app purchases
HITONOTE
No in-app purchases
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