PinNote vs ShowMeTheNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PinNote
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PinNote turns your daily notes into Live Activities, right there on your Lock Screen, without unlocking your phone. Create a daily note in seconds. It appears instantly on your Lock Screen. Note: iPhone clears Lock Screen live activities after up to 8 hours. As long as you open PinNote at least every 8 hours, your notes refresh on their own and stay pinned for good. Nothing is ever lost. FEATURES โ Inline editing directly in the list โ Gesture-based: swipe to edit or delete, drag to reorder, pull to create โ Custom colors, fonts, and text alignment โ Up to 5 notes on your Lock Screen at once โ Add a note directly from Control Center โ one tap, anywhere HOW IT WORKS PinNote is for your daily notes, the quick things you want in sight all day. Each note is a Live Activity. Add a note โ it pins to your Lock Screen. Done with it โ swipe it away and it will appear as "done". Tick a note to switch it between to do and done. Only to dos show on your Lock Screen. Clear one from your Lock Screen and it's marked done automatically. FREE TRIAL Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, choose your plan: โ One-time purchase: unlock forever, no recurring fees. โ Monthly plan: low monthly subscription, cancel anytime. Made with love in Brussels, by Quentin Hocdรฉ. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShowMeTheNote
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Wake the screen. There's your list. The fresh meat's going fast. Your list shouldn't take twelve apps to find. ShowMeTheNote holds one note. Not a folder of notes, not a notebook โ one. It's already open when you launch, already there when you glance at your Lock Screen, and it never asks you which note you meant. ONE NOTE, ALWAYS OPEN Open the app and you're typing. Nothing to name, nothing to file. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Tap the neon sign and your note lights up the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so it's there while you shop, cook or pack. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Small, medium and large widgets, plus a Lock Screen widget, all showing the note you're writing. TICK IT OFF Turn any line into a checklist item and tap the circle as you go. ARCHIVE, DON'T LOSE Done with a list? Archive it and start fresh. Search the archive when you need it back, then make it the active note again in one tap. YOURS ALONE Notes sync across your devices through your own iCloud account. No sign-up, no account, no tracking, nothing collected. FOUR LOOKS Navy & Ivory, Terracotta, Ochre and Sage, in light or dark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShowMeTheNote at every 5 days against PinNote's every 2 weeks. PinNote's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. PinNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and ShowMeTheNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PinNote ships an update every 2 weeks, ShowMeTheNote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PinNote | ShowMeTheNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quentin Hocde | ONGroove Labs |
In-app purchases
PinNote
- PinNote Monthly$2.001 Month
- PinNote Lifetime$5.99
ShowMeTheNote
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Coffee$1.99
- Large Coffee$3.99








