Comparison

记事本 vs LockScreenNotes

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

Head to head
About

记事本

A minimalist note-taking app for iOS that allows users to capture ideas on the go. It features rich text editing, note pinning, and local data storage for enhanced privacy. The app offers a clean interface with haptic feedback and supports efficient batch operations.

Highlights
  • Minimalist interface
  • Rich text editing
  • Note pinning
  • Local data storage
  • Search and categorization
  • Dark mode support
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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记事本是一款专为iOS设计的简洁笔记应用,让您随时随地记录重要想法。 主要功能: • 简洁直观的界面设计 • 富文本编辑支持(粗体、斜体、下划线) • 笔记置顶功能 • 本地数据存储,保护隐私 • 支持搜索和分类 • 暗黑模式适配 • 触觉反馈增强体验 • 批量操作提高效率 特色亮点: • 数据完全本地存储,无需网络连接 • 支持摇动撤销误删操作 • 完全中文本地化界面 • 支持滑动操作快速删除和置顶 • 空状态友好提示 • 创建时间显示 让记录变得简单,让想法永不丢失。

About

LockScreenNotes

Create personalized wallpapers with custom text for daily affirmations, reminders, or goals. Easily set your text-based designs as your lock screen to see your message every time you unlock your phone. Designed for simplicity with curated colors and fonts.

Highlights
  • Create custom text wallpapers
  • Set as lock screen or wallpaper
  • Choose from 20 curated colors
  • Select from various font styles
  • No account or learning curve
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Turn your wallpaper into a daily affirmation. bg text lets you create simple, beautiful wallpapers with custom text — and pin a note or checklist right on your Lock Screen. Add an affirmation, manifestation quote, goal or to-do — and see it every time you pick up your phone. Your lock screen is the first thing you see dozens of times a day. Make it count. HOW IT WORKS - Tap to type your reminder - Pick from 20 curated colors or use a custom one - Choose a font that fits your style - Save and set as your wallpaper or lock screen - Or tap Put on Lock Screen to keep it there as a live note It takes seconds. No account needed. No learning curve. USE IT FOR - Lock Screen notes: shopping list, today's to-dos, "don't forget the keys" - Daily reminders: "drink water", "take meds", "call mom" - Motivation: "you got this", "keep going", "one day at a time" - Goals: "gym at 6", "no phone before 9am", "read 30 min" - Mindfulness: "breathe", "be present", "let it go" - Manifestation & woo woo: "I am abundant", "universe has my back", "I attract success" - Study focus: "finals in 2 weeks", "stay off socials" - Habit building: "no sugar", "journal tonight", "stretch" - Vision board: put your biggest goal front and center - Relationship reminders: "be patient", "listen more" DESIGNED TO BE MINIMAL No busy templates. No stock photos. No distracting graphics. Just your words on a clean gradient or solid-color background. Pick from 20 hand-picked Pantone-inspired colors, or dial in your own with the custom color picker. FONTS THAT FIT YOUR VIBE Choose from a curated set of fonts — modern, classic, bold, or handwritten. Every wallpaper looks intentional, not generic. NOTES ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Put a note or checklist on your Lock Screen — big, always visible, no unlocking needed. Write a to-do list, shopping list or reminder, style it with your gradient and font, and tick items off right from the Lock Screen. It's a sticky note that never falls off — and never gets buried in a notes app you forget to open. WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - See your goals every time you pick up your phone - Build habits with visual cues on your home screen - Replace doomscrolling triggers with purpose - Keep it private — no social sharing, no accounts - Notes, memo & to-do list on the Lock Screen — tap to check off COMPLETELY FREE. NO ADS. bg text is free to use and contains no ads, no trackers, no in-app purchases. Just a simple, focused tool that does one thing well. Your phone. Your words. Your reminder.

Screenshots

记事本4 screens
LockScreenNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 记事本 at 5.0 against LockScreenNotes's 4.2. LockScreenNotes's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

记事本 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockScreenNotes has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
记事本 versus LockScreenNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter记事本LockScreenNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer涛 张Pairwise Tech

Customer experience

记事本

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LockScreenNotes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

记事本

No in-app purchases

None

LockScreenNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 记事本 free?
记事本 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockScreenNotes free?
LockScreenNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 记事本 or LockScreenNotes?
记事本 is rated higher. 记事本 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LockScreenNotes averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do 记事本 or LockScreenNotes have ads?
Neither 记事本 nor LockScreenNotes shows ads.

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