Comparison

MemoKey vs Pirrot

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 stores your text snippets and saved replies directly on your keyboard for quick access. Easily paste them into any application with a single tap, organize them with tags, and utilize smart placeholders for dynamic content. It prioritizes privacy with offline functionality and no tracking.

Highlights
  • Paste text snippets from keyboard
  • Organize notes with tags and pins
  • Smart placeholders for dynamic content
  • Note shortcuts for quick insertion
  • Offline and private note storage
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Save text from any app
Features
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MemoKey keeps your text snippets, saved replies and message templates on your keyboard. Save a reply once, then paste it into any app with one tap. PASTE FROM THE KEYBOARD • Your notes in every app: Use your saved notes, quick replies and templates in Messages, WhatsApp, Gmail and any other app, filtered by tag, pinned or recent. • Paste key: Insert what you copied without switching keyboards. It needs Allow Full Access and reads the clipboard only when you tap it. • Smart placeholders: {date}, {time}, {date+3}, {clipboard} (keyboard: with Allow Full Access) and {cursor} fill in as you insert; Insert Placeholder in the editor adds them. • Note shortcuts: Give a note a shortcut such as ;addr, type it in the Keyboard tab and the note takes its place, with Undo. Locked notes ask for your passcode; fill-in fields are asked. • Keyboard tabs: Notes, Keyboard, Draw and Kaomoji. The Keyboard tab is plain typing (letters, 123, VN), no autocorrect or word predictions; only your own shortcuts are suggested, in a strip above the keys; Kaomoji inserts by category, plus Recent. Both work while MemoKey is locked and without Full Access; nothing you type is stored. • Fill-in fields: {ask:Name} asks for a value as you insert; the keyboard shows your last 5 answers as chips, on this device only and never for locked notes (off or Clear in Settings > Keyboard). • Telex: The VN key types Vietnamese in the Keyboard tab and fill-in fields (Vieejt becomes Việt); touch and hold a letter to type it as is. ORGANIZE IN SECONDS • Tags, pins and search: List or grid view, pin the important notes, drag pinned notes into your own order and find them in seconds. • Tag filters: Tap a tag on a note card to see its notes, or a second tag in search for notes with both. • Find and Replace: Change a phone number, price or link in every note at once or only in one tag, with Undo. • Previous Versions: Restore one of a note's last 10 texts; kept on this phone only. • Trash with Undo: Undo after you delete. Deleted notes wait 30 days; swipe a row to restore or delete. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS • Home Screen widget: Your pinned notes, or the notes of one tag. On iOS 17 or later a tap copies a note. Locked notes are never shown. • Lock Screen and Control Center: New note, Search notes and Copy note in one tap, also from the Action button (iOS 18 or later). • Shortcuts app: Use a note's text in any shortcut, save text as a new note, or add text to a note with Append to MemoKey Note (iPhone and iPad). • 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 or Files: Back up to your own iCloud or a folder in Files (Google Drive, Dropbox), automatically if you like, with a reminder after 30 days. Nothing is uploaded unless you turn it on. • Export: JSON and CSV backups (shortcuts included), or all notes in one Markdown file that MemoKey can restore. • Bring your notes along: Import Google Keep (.json), Evernote (.enex), .txt and .md files, Mac Text Replacements and the Gboard dictionary, shortcuts included. MORE BUILT IN • Easy start: Setup goes on once the keyboard is on and ends with your first paste; Settings is a short list of groups. • 60,000+ kaomoji: A huge library of text emoticons (^_^) by category, searchable in English and Vietnamese. • Scan text: Add the printed text of up to 10 photos at once to a note. Read on your phone; the photos are not kept. 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

Pirrot

Features
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Pirrot is an account-based transcription and notes app for conversations, meetings, interviews, and audio files. CAPTURE AUDIO • Record conversations with your microphone • Upload audio files for transcription • Automatically detect the spoken language • Process audio with Pirrot cloud services SMART NOTES • Receive a transcript, summary, and action items • Translate saved notes into another language • Replay recordings and revisit previous conversations • Rename, star, organize, and export your notes • Export as PDF, TXT, CSV, XLSX, or DOCX FREE ACCOUNT ALLOWANCE • Sign in to use Pirrot cloud transcription • Get 1 hour total of cloud transcription at no charge • Save notes to your account PIRROT PRO • Continue cloud transcription after the free allowance • Save and sync notes across your account • Access your subscription-backed features across supported Pirrot apps • Restore purchases from Settings Pirrot requires sign-in because transcription quota, saved notes, cloud processing, subscription entitlement, and cross-device access are tied to your account. Subscription payment is charged through your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through App Store subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://pirrot.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://pirrot.app/terms

Screenshots

MemoKey4 screens
Pirrot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pirrot at none against MemoKey's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pirrot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoKey ships an update every 3 days, Pirrot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MemoKey versus Pirrot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoKeyPirrot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTran Cong MinhVu An

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
None

Pirrot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MemoKey free?
MemoKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pirrot free?
Pirrot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MemoKey or Pirrot have ads?
Neither MemoKey nor Pirrot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoKey or Pirrot?
MemoKey ships an update every 3 days, and Pirrot every 6 days. Most recently, MemoKey was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pirrot on October 31, 2026.

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