MemoSafe vs FlatNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MemoSafe
Securely store all your digital information, including notes, passwords, and bank cards, in one encrypted app. Features smart notes, document scanning, and quick password access with advanced encryption and Face ID.
- Smart notes with photo and document scanning
- Secure password storage and import
- Bank card scanning with expiry alerts
- Colored folders and quick search
- Face ID and advanced encryption
- Secure automatic backup
Read full descriptionHide full description
MemoSafe — your private vault Notes, documents, passwords, bank cards and debts, kept together in one place, locked with Face ID and synced through your own iCloud account. SCAN YOUR PAPERS Scan contracts, receipts and IDs with the camera. Each document keeps its pages together in a colorful folder, and every page appears at a glance in a clean grid. PULL THE TEXT OUT OF ANY PAPER Recognize Arabic and English text in scans and photos, then copy it, edit it or save it straight into a note. AUTOFILL PASSWORDS AND BANK CARDS Save your accounts once and sign in to websites and apps with one tap through iOS AutoFill. Insert your card details into forms just as easily. Import your existing passwords from a CSV file, and export an encrypted copy of them whenever you like. BANK CARDS Add a card by scanning it with the camera and keep its details ready whenever you need them. DEBTS AND INSTALLMENTS Track what you owe and what you're owed in different currencies, record every payment, see your progress at a glance and get a reminder on installment day. NOTES AND TASKS Write quick notes with photos: the first line becomes the title and every note gets its own color. Plan your day with checklists and reminders. On iPad, write and draw in notebooks with Apple Pencil. PDF EXPORT Turn any document into a PDF on one screen: choose and rotate pages, pick a layout and quality, and add searchable text and a password. PRIVATE BY DESIGN App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud account, synced between your iPhone and iPad. Made for Arabic and English, with support for Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver.
FlatNote
This app allows you to create and organize notes using markdown formatting. It offers live formatting, image support, and robust organization features. Your notes are stored as plain files and sync via iCloud across your Apple devices.
- Live markdown formatting
- Image embedding in notes
- Folder organization and pinning
- Real checkboxes
- In-note search
- Cross-device iCloud sync
- Plain .md file export
Read full descriptionHide full description
FlatNote is a markdown notes app for people who want their writing to stay plain, portable, and theirs. It runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your notes sync across all of them through your own iCloud, or stay in a folder you choose. Type markdown and watch it format as you go. Headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, links, quotes, bullet lists, and tappable checkboxes all render while you write. The raw symbols stay out of your way and reappear only on the line you are editing, so you always know exactly what you typed. WHAT YOU GET - Live formatting. See the result as you type, with a one minute reference note included. - Photos in your notes. Paste an image or attach one; it is saved next to the note as an ordinary file, not in a database. - Folders, pins, and sorting. Organize notes into real directories and keep the ones you use on top. - Real checkboxes. Tap to check things off, right in the note. - Find in a note. Search the open note and jump between highlighted matches. - Quick formatting. A formatting bar above the keyboard on iPhone and iPad, and standard shortcuts on Mac. - Find your notes fast. Search the whole library by title or content. YOUR WORDS BELONG TO YOU - Every note is a plain .md file. No proprietary format, no lock-in, readable in any app, on any device, years from now. - Your notes live in your iCloud and sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically, signed in with your Apple ID. No separate account to make. - Export carries everything. Share any note as markdown, with its pictures included, or export your whole library as one zip of ordinary files. The files are also right there in the Files app on iOS and Finder on Mac. - Delete is honest. Deleted notes go to Trash, where they can be recovered. QUIET BY DESIGN - No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing about you leaves your devices and your iCloud. - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, in light and dark. FlatNote keeps the format simple so you can keep your thinking clear.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MemoSafe at every 9 days against FlatNote's every 2 months. MemoSafe also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). FlatNote's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MemoSafe against 5.0 for FlatNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MemoSafe has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MemoSafe ships an update every 9 days, FlatNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MemoSafe | FlatNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashraf Adil | Kate Benediktsson |
Customer experience
MemoSafe
FlatNote
In-app purchases
MemoSafe
No in-app purchases
FlatNote
No in-app purchases









