Comparison

MeKa vs Lemon Notes

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

Head to head
About

MeKa

Features
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MeKa is an all-in-one study assistant designed for students. From organizing your class schedule to tracking assignments and exams, to Pomodoro focus mode and routine buildingβ€”it helps you plan and manage your entire school life effortlessly. With support for English/Turkish, iCloud sync, and widgets, MeKa is always with you. Core Features β€’ Organize your class schedule and weekly timetable β€’ Track assignments and exams with due dates, topics, notes, and reminders β€’ Use Pomodoro focus mode to manage your study sessions β€’ Create routines with custom durations and track your progress β€’ Calculate your grade average with course-based weighting β€’ Manage medication reminders and personal notifications β€’ Sync all your data across devices with iCloud β€’ Access everything quickly with Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets β€’ Personalize the app with theme and language options Highlights β€’ Class Schedule & Assignment/Exam Tracking: due date, topic, notes, and reminder support β€’ Pomodoro Focus: preset study plans, live activity, keep focusing even on the Lock Screen β€’ Routine Tracking: 21/60/90-day goals, custom durations, motivational cards β€’ Grade Calculator: weighted exams and course-based calculators β€’ Health Reminders: medication times and personal dosage tracking β€’ Leaderboard & Daily Motivation: challenges, mood tracking, progress screens β€’ iCloud Backup & Sync: keep your data safe across devices β€’ Widget Support: quick access widgets for Classes, Exams, Medicines, and Routines β€’ Themes & Language: light/dark mode, custom themes, English/Turkish support Premium Features Unlock all advanced tools designed to boost productivity: β€’ Unlimited assignment creation β€’ Advanced Pomodoro with custom durations and focus sounds β€’ Focus Reports with daily and weekly productivity stats β€’ Unlimited routines with no limits β€’ Special themes for full customization β€’ More widget options for routines, exams, and assignments Premium is completely optional and provides additional tools to enhance the student experience.

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Lemon Notes

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Lemon Notes: Write, Draw, and Organize Turn your iPhone and iPad into a flexible digital notebook for studying, planning, work, and creative ideas. Write and sketch with touch on iPhone, or use Apple Pencil on iPad. Organize your notebooks, annotate PDFs, and bring your notes with you across both devices. WRITE AND DRAW β€’ Choose from pen, pencil, highlighter, fountain pen, watercolor, crayon, monoline, and more. β€’ Customize colors, widths, and stroke smoothing. β€’ Use stroke and pixel erasers, lasso selection, copy, duplicate, resize, and move tools. β€’ Turn rough drawings into clean geometric shapes with Smart Shape Recognition. β€’ Organize complex notes and drawings with editable layers. PDFS AND DOCUMENTS β€’ Import PDFs from the Files app and write, draw, highlight, underline, or annotate them. β€’ Expand PDF page margins for extra writing space and bookmark important pages. β€’ Import PowerPoint presentations and convert them into PDF notes. β€’ Add photos, scanned documents, images, and emoji stickers. β€’ Export complete notebooks or selected pages as shareable PDFs. NOTEBOOKS AND TEMPLATES β€’ Create multi-page notebooks with customizable paper settings. β€’ Choose from blank, lined, grid, dotted, Cornell, checklist, daily, weekly, monthly, habit tracker, mind map, table, music, guitar tab, storyboard, and other templates. β€’ Select paper sizes including A3, A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, and Tabloid. β€’ Customize orientation, paper colors, spacing, line width, backgrounds, and covers. β€’ Organize notes with folders and nested folders. β€’ Restore notebooks from Recently Deleted and protect notebooks or folders with a password. STUDY AND PRODUCTIVITY β€’ Search handwritten notes with handwriting recognition. β€’ Record audio with optional live speech transcription. β€’ Use a stopwatch, countdown timer, and built-in calculator. β€’ Solve handwritten arithmetic with Automatic Math. β€’ Open two notes together with split-screen editing. β€’ Preview pages, read with Reader Mode, and let pages adapt to dark mode. β€’ Watch YouTube videos or browse the web alongside your notes. ICLOUD AND LEMON STORE β€’ Enable iCloud sync to use your notebooks on iPhone and iPad and continue working on either device. β€’ Back up PDF notes to iCloud Drive. β€’ Discover additional templates, covers, planners, study sheets, engineering templates, calendars, and digital stationery in the Lemon Store. Lemon Notes works on both iPhone and iPad. No separate Lemon Notes account is required. Use the same Apple Account on both devices to access your purchases, and enable iCloud sync to keep your notes in sync. Create up to three notebooks for free. One optional annual subscription unlocks unlimited notebook creation on both devices. Purchases can be restored at any time. Privacy Policy: https://lemonnotes.site/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://lemonnotes.site/terms/

Screenshots

MeKa4 screens
Lemon Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lemon Notes at 16.0 against MeKa's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MeKa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lemon Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
MeKa versus Lemon Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeKaLemon Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size26 MB118 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerkadir inginNEFISE ZELIHA BAYAR

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MeKa

One-time3
  • MeKa Premium – Monthly$0.99
  • MeKa Premium – Yearly$5.99
  • MeKa Premium – Lifetime$12.99
1 purchases

Lemon Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Lemon Notes Unlimited Notes7 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is MeKa free?
MeKa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lemon Notes free?
Lemon Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MeKa or Lemon Notes have ads?
Neither MeKa nor Lemon Notes shows ads.

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