a memo to self vs LitNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
a memo to self
Display essential rules, reminders, and life principles directly on your home screen. Keep your most important thoughts visible and accessible at a glance.
- Home screen widgets
- Display rules and reminders
- Keep important thoughts visible
- Customizable text widgets
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keep your most important rules, reminders, and life principles front and center – right on your home screen.
LitNote
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Mobile specialty: Annoying note that always show on your lock screen & you can customize it. Never forget anything again You have a thought. You need to write it down. Right now. LitNote is for the ideas that pop into your head at the worst times—in line at the grocery store, right before bed, during a meeting you probably should be paying attention to. CAPTURE IT BEFORE IT'S GONE Open the app. Start typing. That's it. No folders to pick, no settings to configure. Your thought is saved the moment you write it. FIND IT ON ANY DEVICE Started a note on your iPhone? It's already waiting on your iPad and Mac. iCloud keeps everything in sync automatically. Your notes follow you. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK [] for checklist, ** for bold, * for italic, == for highlight, simple OR stupidly Cmd+B Cmd+I Cmd+Shift+S . Add a little emoji to help you spot important notes at a glance. Nothing complicated—if you can send a text message, you can use LitNote. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No subscriptions. No accounts to create. No tutorials to sit through. No clutter. Just a clean place to put your thoughts. Perfect for a movie name, a song name that your friend mentioned Perfect for meeting notes, quick reminders, journal entries, or that brilliant idea you'll definitely forget by morning. Your notes. Your devices. Nothing in the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LitNote at every 3 weeks against a memo to self's every 2 months. LitNote also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
a memo to self ships an update every 2 months, LitNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | a memo to self | LitNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi Yan Tay | Phong Vu |
In-app purchases
a memo to self
No in-app purchases
LitNote
No in-app purchases









