Comparison

Messame vs PhotoNotes

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

Head to head
About

Messame

Features
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Level up your note taking - save links, PDFs, photos, videos, links, phone numbers and files. All of the notes are categorized by date and are shown in messaging application kind of view. Messame has multiple features to make it quick to create and read notes. You can sort your notes to topics, lock your topics using Face ID or Touch ID, customize the looks to your preferences, take quick notes from lockscreen widgets and much more! Start messaging yourself now with Messame.

About

PhotoNotes

Features
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PhotoNotes: Light Notes helps you capture everyday notes from photos, text, voice, reminders, and documents without cluttering your camera roll. Save a receipt, sticky note, whiteboard, label, document, errand, or idea. Add a title, text, tags, voice, location, and a reminder, then keep the compressed photo inside PhotoNotes instead of mixing it with your regular photos. OCR can turn visible words in a photo into searchable text. Voice notes can be recorded or imported, with speech recognition for searchable transcripts. You can also create simple text notes, mark notes as done, pin important items, filter what needs action, and export text, photo, audio, or an image-based PDF. PhotoNotes is designed for quick, practical notes that stay easy to find later. Key features: - Create notes from camera, scanner, photo import, voice, or text - Store compressed photos separately from the camera roll - Use OCR to make photo text searchable - Record or import voice notes with searchable transcripts - Search by title, body, tags, OCR text, and voice transcript - Add local reminders and mark notes done - Pin important notes and filter what matters - Export text, photo, audio, or an image-based PDF - Choose recognition language for OCR and voice - No account required PhotoNotes stores note content locally on your iPhone. Camera, photo library, microphone, location, speech recognition, and notification access are requested only when you use the related feature. PhotoNotes is free and built to improve over time. Feedback, bug reports, and practical suggestions are welcome at support@photonotes.cloud.

Screenshots

Messame4 screens
PhotoNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhotoNotes at none against Messame's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Messame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PhotoNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Messame versus PhotoNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessamePhotoNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPicture ItIATECH SRLS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Messame

One-time1
  • Unlimited topics$3.99
None

PhotoNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Messame free?
Messame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhotoNotes free?
PhotoNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Messame or PhotoNotes have ads?
Neither Messame nor PhotoNotes shows ads.

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