Comparison

Kidinote vs MentionNotes

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

Head to head
About

Kidinote

Features
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Kidinote is the ideal app to preserve, organize, and relive your important moments. Create beautiful chronological journals that grow with your stories: childhood, projects, travels, renovations, or everyday adventures. Built to last, Kidinote transforms your memories into elegant chronicles, synced across all your Apple devices with iCloud. Simple, seamless, and private—it's your personal space to give meaning to the passage of time.

About

MentionNotes

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MentionNotes helps you remember the little things that people mention. Save the ideas your friends, family, partner, coworkers, or clients mention in passing. Generate gift ideas, favorite things, important dates, personal details, and thoughtful reminders so you can come back to them when it matters. Instead of trying to remember everything later, MentionNotes gives you a simple place to keep track of what people say, what they like, and what might make them feel appreciated. Use MentionNotes to: • Save gift ideas when someone mentions something they want • Organize notes by person • Track birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other important dates • Pin useful details to someone’s profile • Keep a list of pending and purchased gift ideas • Turn messy notes into thoughtful gift suggestions with AI • Prepare for upcoming moments without scrambling at the last minute MentionNotes is built for thoughtful people who do not want every good idea scattered across texts, Notes apps, screenshots, and memory. Whether you are planning a birthday gift, remembering someone’s favorite coffee order, tracking what your partner casually mentioned months ago, or keeping notes for clients and colleagues, MentionNotes helps you be more intentional. Simple. Private. Thoughtful. Remember what they mentioned. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mentionnotes.com/privacy

Screenshots

Kidinote1 screens
MentionNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kidinote at none against MentionNotes's 1. MentionNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). On price, ads and device support 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. MentionNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Kidinote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kidinote ships an update every 2 months, MentionNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Kidinote versus MentionNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKidinoteMentionNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Michel TanguyAndrew Lang

In-app purchases

None

Kidinote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MentionNotes

Subscriptions1
  • MentionNotes Plus$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Kidinote free?
Kidinote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MentionNotes free?
MentionNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kidinote or MentionNotes have ads?
Neither Kidinote nor MentionNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kidinote or MentionNotes?
Kidinote ships an update every 2 months, and MentionNotes every 5 days. Most recently, Kidinote was updated on October 3, 2026 and MentionNotes on September 10, 2026.

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