MemoTag vs Keepout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MemoTag
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β Overview A simple yet powerful note-taking app that helps you stay organized with ease. Find, hide, and sort your notes with tagsβmaking your note management smarter than ever. β Key Features β Organize your notes with tags Add tags to your notes and quickly find exactly what you need. β Protect your notes with private tags Set specific tags as βhiddenβ to keep those notes out of your main list. Manage sensitive notes with confidence. β Quickly filter notes by tags Select a tag to instantly display only the notes you need. β Widget support for quick access View your notes right from your home screen or lock screen. Check important notes at a glance. β Sort notes your way Arrange notes by update date, creation date, and more to fit your workflow. β Share with one tap Easily share your notes with other apps anytime. β Customize with color themes Choose from a variety of themes to match your style and mood. β Recommended For People who prefer simple note-taking apps Those who want to organize notes using tags Anyone who needs to manage private notes securely Users who want quick access to notes from the home screen β Concept No clutter. Just the features you truly need.
Keepout
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Keepout is a private notes app for iPhone and iPad. Your writing stays on your device, encrypted at rest, with local tools for connecting and understanding ideas. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ AES-256-GCM encryption protects every note at rest. β’ Your vault key stays in this device's non-synchronizing Keychain. β’ Opaque filenames keep note titles and links out of the file system. β’ There is no account, cloud sync, analytics, remote prompt processing, or plaintext search index. CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE β’ Link notes with familiar double-bracket wiki links. β’ Follow backlinks and suggested related notes. β’ Explore an interactive knowledge graph built with Apple's local sentence embeddings. β’ Search decrypted notes in memory while the vault is unlocked. LOCAL AI β’ Ask questions, summarize a note, and suggest connections without sending note text to a server. β’ Use Apple Foundation Models on supported devices. β’ Choose the optional MLX engine for local inference. Its compact model downloads once on first use; inference then stays on your device. FOCUSED WRITING β’ Open the transient action bar from the toolbar or with Command-K on a hardware keyboard. β’ Type / in the editor for headings, lists, tasks, quotes, code blocks, dividers, and links. β’ Switch to a centered typewriter view that hides the side columns and softly fades the page edges. β’ Navigate with touch or hardware-keyboard shortcuts on iPad. β’ Markdown syntax and link destinations stay visually quiet until the caret enters them. Keepout stores each encrypted note in a .md file so your vault remains a collection of Markdown documents without exposing their contents at rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Keepout at none against MemoTag's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. MemoTag sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Keepout asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MemoTag | Keepout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | naoya endo | Alex Richard Fiore |
In-app purchases
MemoTag
- Proγ’γγγ°γ¬γΌγ$3.99
Keepout
No in-app purchases









