Private Notes vs Momento Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Private Notes
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LockNotes is a privacy-focused iOS app that lets you store personal notes securely on your device with built-in lock protection. Your data stays local, works offline, and is never uploaded to the cloud. Designed for speed, simplicity, and security, LockNotes gives you full control over your private information.
Momento Stack
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Momento Stack is the simplest way to keep a thought in sight. Write a sticky note, give it a color and a font, and pin it to your Home Screen as a widget, so the things that matter stay where you'll see them. STICKY NOTES โข 12 pastel colors, 4 fonts, 6 text colors and alignment โข Categories to keep work, home and ideas apart โข Search across every note and category โข Undo if you delete a note by mistake WIDGETS โข Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large, plus extra-large on iPad โข Lock Screen and StandBy widgets โข Choose which note each widget shows, or let it show your newest โข Tap a widget to jump straight to its note MADE FOR iPHONE, iPHONE DUO AND iPAD โข Stacks: on iPhone Duo and on iPad in landscape, Categories spreads one category out and piles up the rest. Drop a note on a pile to file it there โข On iPad and iPhone Duo, your notes become a board of sticky notes, grouped by category โข Fold away a category, or fold them all at once โข Fully bilingual: English and Arabic, with true right-to-left layout โข A calm, paper-like design with a thoughtful dark mode โข Syncs across your devices with iCloud: no account, no sign-up OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASES โข Checklists: turn any note into a checklist, like a grocery list, and tick items off right on the widget without opening the app โข Custom Colours: pick any color for your notes and categories from a color wheel Both are shared with Family Sharing. Everything else is free. No ads. No tracking. Your notes never leave your devices and your iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Notes at none against Momento Stack's 2. Momento Stack's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Momento Stack sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Private Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Private Notes ships an update fortnightly, Momento Stack every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Private Notes | Momento Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talal Aslam | Ahmed ElGhoroury |
In-app purchases
Private Notes
No in-app purchases
Momento Stack
- Custom Colors$1.99
- Checklists$1.99
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