Comparison

Big Text Note vs Chigiri Memo

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

Head to head
About

Big Text Note

Easily communicate with others by displaying large, readable text on your device. It's perfect for noisy environments, conversations with those who are deaf or hard of hearing, or when you can't speak. The app also offers text-to-speech and voice input features.

Highlights
  • Large, readable text display
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Voice input for others' speech
  • Customizable text and background colors
  • Quick Phrases for common messages
  • Home Screen widget
  • Offline functionality
Features
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No ads, no account, and no internet connection. Big Text Note shows one note in large, easy-to-read text so you can hold it up to the person in front of you. It works as a simple communication board: for talking with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, for the days when your own voice is not available, for noisy places like stations and event halls, or for a quick word at a counter or reception desk. Type it, show it, and if needed, let the device say it. Read Aloud speaks the note with the voices built into your iPhone or iPad. The language is detected from the text, and nothing is sent to a server. Voice input turns what the other person says into text on the device. You choose whether to append the result to the note or replace it. Audio is never saved; only the text you keep is stored. Show mode turns the note into a clear message board. Pick Normal, Large, or Huge, fine-tune the size, and choose text and background colors, including high-contrast pairs. Flip the note upside down for the person across the table, or turn your iPhone sideways for one long line. The screen stays on while Show mode is open. Quick Phrases keeps four ready-made lines and up to 20 of your own, one tap away. Reorder your phrases whenever you like. Add the Home Screen widget to keep the current note in view. No account, no ads, no tracking, and no server sync. The note stays on your device. Write to talk, flip for the person across, or open straight from the Lock Screen and Control Center. On iPhone Duo’s larger display, write on the left and show an automatically enlarged message on the right.

About

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/

Screenshots

Big Text Note4 screens
Chigiri Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Text Note at none against Chigiri Memo's 1. Big Text Note also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chigiri Memo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Chigiri Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Big Text Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Text Note versus Chigiri Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Text NoteChigiri Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEC Inc.Keiji Hirose

In-app purchases

None

Big Text Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chigiri Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Big Text Note free?
Big Text Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chigiri Memo free?
Chigiri Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Big Text Note or Chigiri Memo have ads?
Chigiri Memo shows ads; Big Text Note does not.

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