Lock Screen Memo vs Live Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Screen Memo
Display a personalized note directly on your Lock Screen with customizable text, colors, fonts, and even photos. Keep important reminders, affirmations, or checklists visible at a glance without opening any apps. Your data remains private on your device.
- Lock Screen widget for notes
- Customizable text, color, and font
- Add photos to memos
- 70+ designs and fonts
- Private and device-based storage
- Apple Shortcut integration
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Put the note you need where you see it most: your Lock Screen. LockScreenMemo lets you create a personal memo and show it in a Lock Screen widget. Keep a reminder, daily focus, study phrase, affirmation, or short checklist in view without opening another app. โ Create a memo that fits you Type a memo and adjust its color, font, size, weight, and layout. Build a memo card that fits your Lock Screen. โ 70 designs and varied fonts Choose from 70 memo designs and a multilingual font collection. Keep it clean or make it expressive. โ Add a photo Add a photo to your memo card and make it more personal. Use it as a photo sticker for a trip, a pet, a mood, or anything you want to see every day. โ Check it every day See your custom memo at a glance in the Lock Screen widget. Refresh it from the app or with the included Apple Shortcut action whenever you need. โ Private on your device No account is required. Memo text, photos, and design settings stay on your device and are shared only with the app's widget extension. Make quick reminders, daily intentions, study prompts, short checklists, affirmations, and the one thing you do not want to forget feel like yours. Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/boogios/68752aa1deafbff75019be1e40cbc362
Live Memo
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Have you ever forgotten an important task or idea in the middle of a busy day? We eliminate even the hassle of opening an app and navigating through menus. Live Memo displays your notes right from your Lock Screen using Dynamic Island and Live Activities. We stripped away all unnecessary features to focus solely on the fastest, most intuitive note-taking experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Memo at none against Lock Screen Memo's 2. Live Memo also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Lock Screen Memo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lock Screen Memo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.69 per month. Live Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lock Screen Memo ships an update monthly, Live Memo daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Screen Memo | Live Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Freemium | โ |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 343 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOOGIOS_STUDIO | SooRyong Hyun |
In-app purchases
Lock Screen Memo
- Pro Monthly$3.691 Month
- Pro Yearly$31.491 Year
Live Memo
No in-app purchases









