Comparison

Work Notes vs Chigiri Memo

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

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Work Notes

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Work Notes is a simple note app for busy professionals — capture your daily insights at work in seconds, and recall them anytime. Create a note with a single tap and organize it with tags. A sudden idea, a takeaway from a meeting, feedback from a colleague, a lesson learned on the job — just jot it down, and your own work knowledge base grows day by day. After a client call, between tasks, or at the end of the day — you can always see at a glance what you gained today. "I had a great idea, but it slipped my mind." "I keep repeating the same mistakes at work." "I want to feel that I'm growing as a professional." If that sounds like you, this app was made for you. [Features] - Quick capture: Just tap and write. Log an insight in seconds, with no unnecessary steps. - Organize with tags: Categorize your notes with color-coded, icon-based tags. Browse by tag to easily find what you need later. - Attach images: Add screenshots, whiteboard shots, handwritten notes, and diagrams to your notes. Keep visual records of your work. - Recall past insights: The "Rediscover" tab randomly resurfaces your older notes, helping you revisit forgotten ideas and turn them into action. - Powerful search: Full-text search across all your notes. Find any insight instantly, no matter when you wrote it. - Favorites & archives: Star important notes for quick access. Archive absorbed notes to keep your timeline clean and organized. - Daily reminder: Get a daily notification reminding you to log today's insights. Build and maintain your daily logging habit. - Clean, focused design: A minimal UI that keeps you focused on writing. Customize text size, line spacing, and theme to suit your style. [Recommended use cases] - Log what you learned at work each day - Capture takeaways from meetings, 1-on-1s, and client calls - Do a quick brain dump of ideas before they slip away - Keep track of feedback and lessons learned - Build a personal knowledge log for your career growth Work Notes isn't just another note app. It's a tool to build the habit of capturing and recalling your daily insights. By writing down small insights every day, you'll sharpen your thinking, avoid repeating the same mistakes, and see your growth over time. [Pro Plan] Upgrade to the Pro Plan for the full Work Notes experience. It's a one-time purchase, with no monthly fees. - Remove all ads - Attach up to 8 images per note (free: 2) - Create unlimited tags (free: up to 10) - Unlimited rediscoveries (free: up to 10 per day) - PDF export - Access the Stats tab Before purchasing, please review the following: - Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-learning-jots-en/ - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html Turn your daily insights into real growth. Start capturing today with Work Notes.

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Chigiri Memo

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Write it all down first. Split it later. Simple to use, with everything you need in one notepad. Card-based note apps make you decide where something goes before you write it. Split Notes works the other way round: you write onto one page, and split out what you need afterwards. Filing becomes a decision you can postpone. ■ A cut line marks where a block ends Tap "Insert cut line" in the footer and a dotted line appears wherever the cursor is. The Copy / Share and To delete buttons sit just above each line, and they act on the block above that line only. Press and hold a line to remove it, and the blocks above and below become one again. ■ Tabs instead of folders Each tab holds one continuous page, so everything you wrote earlier stays in view while you type. Press and drag a tab to reorder it: gather the ones you use on the left, and the rest slide off the edge of the screen. Nothing is deleted, so scroll sideways and they come back. The order is the filing. ■ Move the cursor without opening the keyboard You can select text without the keyboard popping up every time you touch the page. Tap the strip along the right edge when you want to write. While the keyboard is up, the Insert cut line button floats just above it, so you can split what you wrote without stopping. ■ We tell you when you repeat yourself Press Search all and the app points out passages you wrote twice within the same tab. Tap a row to jump to the note, with both places lit up in yellow. If it turns out you need both, choose "Don't show" and that pair stops appearing. ■ Also included - Full-text search across every tab, with the match lit up in yellow - Earlier versions: the last 30 are kept for each tab - Pinch with two fingers to resize the text; the size you choose is remembered - Screen lock: swipe the right-edge strip to the left to cover the text. Unlock with Face ID / Touch ID, or your device passcode - Dark mode - A double tap selects a whole alphanumeric run, so 1234-5678, user_name and email addresses are not cut in half ■ Your notes never leave your device What you write is stored only in a database on your iPhone. There is no mechanism for sending it to our servers, and there is no account and no sign-in. The screen lock covers what is on the screen. It is not a vault that encrypts the text itself, so please use a dedicated password manager for anything that needs that level of protection. ■ Price Every feature is there from the start, free. Tabs, cut lines and full-text search are unlimited, and the screen lock and dark mode work as well. The only difference is whether ads appear. Removing them is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/terms/ Contact: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/

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Work Notes4 screens
Chigiri Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chigiri Memo at 15.1 against Work Notes's 18.6. 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. Work Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chigiri Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Work Notes versus Chigiri Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork NotesChigiri Memo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYOTA SUZUKIKeiji Hirose

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Work Notes

One-time1
  • Pro Plan$12.99
1 purchases

Chigiri Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Work Notes free?
Work Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chigiri Memo free?
Chigiri Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Work Notes or Chigiri Memo have ads?
Both Work Notes and Chigiri Memo show ads.

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