Comparison

Play Memo vs Best Note Ever

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

Head to head
About

Play Memo

Features
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Play Memo is a memo app that automatically plays your written notes on the screen in a repeated sequence. Designed to help you remember naturally without actively reading, Play Memo can be used for a wide range of purposes, including learning, schedule management, memorization, and motivational phrases. You can continuously view memos, records, or vocabulary lists without touching the screen. Use Cases For Learning Repeated exposure to English words, Japanese words, academic terms, and key sentences for exam preparation. For Work Memorizing frequently used business terms and presentation keywords. Daily Management Reminders for important schedules and to-do items you don’t want to forget. Lifestyle Playing quotes, famous lines, and inspirational phrases during breaks or relaxation time. A Variety of Curated Content We have also prepared a wide range of useful content to enhance your experience with Play Memo, including quotes about happiness, famous movie lines, essential English vocabulary for middle and high school students, and common English idioms. Customization For each memo, you can customize the font type, color, and size, change the background color, or add your own photosβ€”allowing you to create memos that fully reflect your personal style. Summary Play Memo is β€œNot an app for reading notes, but an app that plays your notes.” Play, repeat, remember, and recall. Play Memo smartly manages all your memos for you. * You can find How to Use in the app settings. Made in Canada with LOVE.

About

Best Note Ever

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A notes app that stays simple. Write a title on the first line, then keep going. Headings, bullets, numbered lists and checkboxes appear as you type, so there is no preview mode to switch to and no formatting bar to fight with. FORMATTING THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Type the shorthand and the markers disappear, leaving only the result. β€’ # for a title, ## and ### for sections β€’ - for a bullet β€’ 1. for a numbered list β€’ - [ ] for a checkbox you can tick with one tap β€’ [text](https://...) for a link, showing the label instead of the URL Checked items get a strikethrough so you can see progress at a glance. Tap a checkbox anywhere, even while the keyboard is open. PHOTOS IN LINE Add a photo from your library and it sits in the note where you put it. Tap to open it full screen, pinch to zoom. Photos are resized on the way in, so a note full of pictures does not balloon. FIFTEEN COLORS, INCLUDING RAINBOW Give a note a color and the whole row is tinted with a soft gradient and an accent stripe, so you can find it without reading. Swipe for the next color, or press and hold to pick from all fifteen. One of them is a rainbow. BUILT FOR EDITING β€’ Undo and redo, by button or Command-Z β€’ Return continues a list; Return on an empty item ends it β€’ Backspace at the start of a line removes the marker before joining lines β€’ Arrow keys move between lines with a hardware keyboard β€’ Drag to reorder, swipe to delete TAKE YOUR WRITING WITH YOU Export one note or all of them as .md files, with any photos collected into an images folder. Plain Markdown opens in almost anything, so nothing is locked in here. ON IPAD The list sits beside the note you are reading. Collapse the sidebar when you want the full width for one note. YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS No account, no sign-in, no sync service. The contents of your notes are saved on your device and are never sent anywhere. BUILT TO BE USABLE VoiceOver reads headings as headings. Text scales with your Dynamic Type setting, and the markers scale with it. Light and dark are both handled. ALREADY USING THE APP? Every note you wrote before this update opens exactly as it did, with the same plain text behavior. Nothing is reformatted and nothing is moved. If you want a note to use the new formatting, turn it on for that note from the menu, and turn it back off whenever you like. The app is free and shows a banner ad on the list screen.

Screenshots

Play Memo4 screens
Best Note Ever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Best Note Ever at every 2 weeks against Play Memo's every 3 weeks. Play Memo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, Best Note Ever every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Play Memo versus Best Note Ever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay MemoBest Note Ever
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 β€” better18.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size103 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJisu Jungryuya matsuo

In-app purchases

None

Play Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Best Note Ever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Memo free?
Play Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Best Note Ever free?
Best Note Ever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play Memo or Best Note Ever have ads?
Both Play Memo and Best Note Ever show ads.
Which is updated more often, Play Memo or Best Note Ever?
Play Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Best Note Ever every 2 weeks. Most recently, Play Memo was updated on October 28, 2026 and Best Note Ever on October 30, 2026.

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