Comparison

Lock Screen Memo vs CustosNotes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. ■ 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. ■ 70 designs and varied fonts Choose from 70 memo designs and a multilingual font collection. Keep it clean or make it expressive. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ 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

About

CustosNotes

This app keeps your important notes visible at the top of your screen, in the Dynamic Island, on your Lock Screen, or in the status bar. It allows for quick voice input and easy pinning until you're done with the task.

Highlights
  • Pin notes to Dynamic Island
  • Display notes on Lock Screen
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Set reminders by time
  • Type notes manually
  • Dark mode support
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Most notes apps give you a list. Lists are where things go to be forgotten. CustosNotes keeps the note where you cannot miss it: the top of your screen. Hold the circle, say the thing, let go. Then tap once and that note stays pinned — in the Dynamic Island, on your Lock Screen, in your status bar — until you decide it is done. HOW IT WORKS • Hold the circle and speak. One button, no menus, no cursor to find. • Your phone's own recogniser writes it down, in your language. • Let go and the note lands. It starts switched off; you choose which ones earn a spot up top. WHERE IT STAYS • Dynamic Island — the mark and the time, beside the camera (iPhone 14 Pro and later). • Lock Screen — the whole note, readable without unlocking. • Live Activities & Status Bar — pinned notifications and status updates that stay visible until you dismiss them. REMINDERS, WITHOUT THE CEREMONY Tap the clock, spin the dial, done. It saves as you turn. No date to pick — a time that has already passed means tomorrow — and nothing to confirm. ALSO • Type instead of speaking, for when you cannot talk. • English and Spanish, app and mic together. • Dark mode that follows your phone. • No account, no sign-up, no server. Your notes live on your phone. CustosNotes does one thing. It makes sure you do not forget it and your data does not get out of your device.

Screenshots

Lock Screen Memo3 screens
CustosNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CustosNotes at 100% against Lock Screen Memo's 50%. CustosNotes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Lock Screen Memo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.69 per month. CustosNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Memo ships an update monthly, CustosNotes every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lock Screen Memo versus CustosNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen MemoCustosNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size343 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOOGIOS_STUDIOJuan Martin

Customer experience

Lock Screen Memo

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

CustosNotes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lock Screen Memo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.691 Month
  • Pro Yearly$31.491 Year
None

CustosNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lock Screen Memo free?
Lock Screen Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CustosNotes free?
CustosNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lock Screen Memo or CustosNotes have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Memo nor CustosNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Memo or CustosNotes?
Lock Screen Memo ships an update monthly, and CustosNotes every 3 days. Most recently, Lock Screen Memo was updated on October 31, 2026 and CustosNotes on October 31, 2026.

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