Comparison

MemoKey vs ClipNote

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

Head to head
About

MemoKey

This app provides quick access to your saved notes and text snippets directly from your keyboard. Easily paste frequently used messages, templates, or even drawings into any application without switching screens. Organize your content with tags, pins, and search, and enjoy offline access with robust privacy features.

Highlights
  • Paste notes directly from keyboard
  • Smart placeholders for dates and cursors
  • Organize with tags, pins, and search
  • Sketch and paste drawings
  • Offline and private note storage
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Integration with Shortcuts app
Features
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MemoKey puts your notes, text snippets and quick replies right on your keyboard. Save a message once, then paste it into any app with one tap, without switching apps or hunting through your clipboard. PASTE FROM THE KEYBOARD • Your notes in every app: Use your saved notes, quick replies and templates in Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Gmail and any other app, filtered by tag, pinned or recent. • Paste key: Insert the text you copied from the Paste key in the keyboard's bottom row, without switching keyboards. It needs Allow Full Access and reads the clipboard only when you tap it. • Smart placeholders: Write {date} or {time} in a note and the keyboard inserts today's date or the current time. Add {cursor} and the cursor lands right there, ready for the name you type next. Insert Placeholder in the editor's toolbar adds them for you. • Switch back after inserting: Optionally hand over to your other keyboard right after a note goes in, so you keep typing. • Draw in the keyboard: Sketch a quick drawing and copy it straight into your chat. ORGANIZE IN SECONDS • Tags, pins and search: Organize notes in a list or grid, pin the important ones and find them in seconds. • Select several notes: Pin, tag, share or move many notes to Trash at once, or send them as one Markdown file. • Swipe a note in the list: Right to pin it, left to move it to Trash. • Merge and filter tags: See how many notes each tag has, merge a duplicate tag into another, and with more than 10 tags type part of a name to find one. • Open links: Open a link in a note from the editor or the note's menu. • Character and word count: See how long a note is while you write. • Duplicate and copy: Duplicate a note from its menu, or set a tap on a note to copy it right away. • Trash: Deleted notes wait 30 days before they are gone, or Restore All brings them all back at once. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS • Home Screen widget: Your pinned notes, or the notes of one tag, a tap away. Locked notes are never shown. • Lock Screen and Control Center: Open New note or Search notes in one tap from a Lock Screen widget, or from Control Center and the Action button on iOS 18 or later. • Shortcuts app: "Get MemoKey Note" puts a note's text into any shortcut, and "Add MemoKey Note" saves text from any shortcut as a new note. • Quick actions: Long-press the MemoKey icon for New note, Note from clipboard, Search or Kaomoji. • Home Screen search: Turn it on to find your notes from iPhone search. Off by default, it asks first while the app lock is on, and locked notes are never in it. • Save from anywhere: Select text in any app and share it to MemoKey to save it instantly. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE • No account, no ads, no tracking and no MemoKey servers. MemoKey collects no data, and your notes stay on your device. • Protect the app with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, and change your passcode any time. • Lock single notes behind your passcode (PRO). YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Backup to iCloud: Back up and restore your notes with your own iCloud, automatically if you like. Nothing is uploaded unless you turn it on. • Export: JSON and CSV backups, or every note in one readable Markdown file that MemoKey can restore later. • Bring your notes along: Import Google Keep notes from Google Takeout (.json), or plain .txt and .md files. MORE BUILT IN • 60,000+ kaomoji: A huge library of text emoticons (^_^), searchable in English and Vietnamese. • Special fonts: Turn plain text into stylish fonts for bios and posts. • Read aloud: Listen to any note at the speed you like. • QR codes: Share a note as a QR code, or scan a QR code into a new note. • What's new: See what changed in each version right in the app, even offline. MAKE IT YOURS (PRO) Unlimited tags (free: 10), locked notes, custom colors and your own background image. What you set up with Pro stays yours if Pro ends. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ClipNote

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Stop retyping the same things. Save it once, paste it anywhere. ClipNote keeps the text you use all the time - home address, email templates, WiFi password, canned replies, order details - and lets you drop it into any app with a tap, using its own custom keyboard. No copy-paste juggling. No hunting through old messages. Just pick a note and paste. Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and it works completely offline. SAVE ANYTHING WORTH REUSING • Keep addresses, phone numbers, emails, and WiFi codes handy • Store greeting messages, replies, and templates you send often • Jot quick notes and ideas before they slip away PASTE ANYWHERE WITH THE CLIPNOTE KEYBOARD • Switch to the ClipNote keyboard in Messages, Mail, Safari, or any app • Tap a note to paste it instantly - no leaving the app • Share text into ClipNote from other apps to save it fast STAY ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Sort notes into folders and nested subfolders • Tag with hashtags and filter in seconds • Search, pin your favorites, and sort by date or title MAGIC VARIABLES (PREMIUM) • Insert today's date, the current time, or a custom date format • Drop your cursor exactly where you want to keep typing PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All notes live locally on your device - nothing is uploaded • Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode (Premium) • Back up to your own iCloud, or export to JSON and CSV SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING • Free to use with up to 10 notes, folders, and hashtags • Upgrade once to Premium for unlimited everything, privacy lock, iCloud backup, and magic variables • One-time purchase. No subscription. Yours forever. Download ClipNote and never type the same thing twice.

Screenshots

MemoKey4 screens
ClipNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MemoKey at every 4 days against ClipNote's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MemoKey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ClipNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoKey ships an update every 4 days, ClipNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MemoKey versus ClipNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoKeyClipNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTran Cong MinhHuong Le Dieu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MemoKey

Subscriptions2
  • MemoKey Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • MemoKey Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • MemoKey Pro$19.99
1 purchases

ClipNote

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is MemoKey free?
MemoKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClipNote free?
ClipNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MemoKey or ClipNote have ads?
Neither MemoKey nor ClipNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoKey or ClipNote?
MemoKey ships an update every 4 days, and ClipNote every 2 months. Most recently, MemoKey was updated on October 31, 2026 and ClipNote on October 30, 2026.

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