MemoKey vs Pirrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Pirrot
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. MemoKey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pirrot asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | MemoKey | Pirrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tran Cong Minh | Vu An |
In-app purchases
MemoKey
- MemoKey Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- MemoKey Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- MemoKey Pro$19.99
Pirrot
No in-app purchases









