Comparison

LiveMemo vs Papering

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

Head to head
About

LiveMemo

Quickly jot down notes directly on your device's lock screen to ensure you don't forget important tasks or reminders. Notes can be set to appear for up to 12 hours, providing a convenient way to keep information visible when you need it most.

Highlights
  • Lock screen note creation
  • Notes visible up to 12 hours
  • Easy to use interface
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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Write a note on the lock screen. Don't forget. [Features] - Easy to use - Lock screen notes up to 12 hours This app complies with Apple’s standard EULA. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Papering

This app simulates a digital ring binder for your iPad, allowing you to organize notes, plans, and creative work. Customize your binders with various inserts, write or draw with a stylus, and search your handwritten content. Your data remains private, processed on your device.

Highlights
  • Digital ring binder simulation
  • Customizable inserts (planner, journal, to-do)
  • Handwriting and drawing with stylus
  • Handwriting search on-device
  • Import PDFs as inserts
  • iCloud sync and PDF export
Features
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Papering brings the feel of a ring binder to your iPad. Make it a planner, a journal, a sketchbook, or a place for whatever you want to put on paper. Paper you can move Open the rings with the lever. Take out a sheet, change its place, or move it to another binder. Your handwriting and decorations move with it. Turn pages with your fingers and choose a one-page view or a two-page spread. Choose your inserts Pick yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, journal, and to-do inserts, or start with lined, grid, dot, or blank paper. Import a PDF as a binder or individual sheets. Use your own PDF or image as an insert design. Write, decorate, and find Write and draw with your finger or Apple Pencil. Add stickers, memo notes, photos, washi tape, and index tabs. Search your handwriting; recognition happens on your iPad. Your writing stays yours Papering does not collect the contents of your pages. Handwriting recognition runs on your iPad, and sync uses your iCloud account. Your page contents are not sent to a Papering server. No Papering account or separate sign-in is needed. Free and Pro The free Free lets you create one binder, with no limit on its sheet count. A binder in the trash still counts toward this limit. iCloud sync and PDF export are free. Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited binders, with Family Sharing. There is no recurring subscription. Binders you have already made remain available to open and write in. Requires an iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Apple Pencil is optional. Open your binders on a Mac with Apple silicon to read, type with the typewriter, and arrange photos and stickers. Handwriting is available on iPad.

Screenshots

LiveMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Papering at none against LiveMemo's shown. Papering also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). LiveMemo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LiveMemo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Papering sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LiveMemo against 4.9 for Papering. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveMemo ships an update every 4 days, Papering every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LiveMemo versus Papering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveMemoPapering
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlum Co.Kihoon Lee

Customer experience

LiveMemo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Papering

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LiveMemo

Subscriptions2
  • LiveMemo+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • LiveMemo+ Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • LiveMemo+ Lifetime2 variants$14.99
2 purchases

Papering

One-time2
  • Founding Tester 2026$2.99
  • Pro$34.99

Questions

Is LiveMemo free?
LiveMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Papering free?
Papering is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveMemo or Papering?
LiveMemo is rated higher. LiveMemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Papering averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do LiveMemo or Papering have ads?
LiveMemo shows ads; Papering does not.
Which is updated more often, LiveMemo or Papering?
LiveMemo ships an update every 4 days, and Papering every 2 days. Most recently, LiveMemo was updated on November 4, 2026 and Papering on November 6, 2026.

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