Comparison

Vault Notes vs HyoMemo

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

Head to head
About

Vault Notes

Features
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Vault Notes is a private notes app built on plain Markdown. Your notes are real .md files stored locally, (and with Pro, in your own Google Drive), not rows in a database we control. We run no servers and never see what you write. WRITE WITHOUT FRICTION Live Markdown editing. Headings, bold, and checklists render as you type. Daily notes are one tap away, so journaling and quick capture stay fast. Banners, callouts, code blocks, footnotes, highlights, and LaTeX math. Paste a link and get a clean preview card. Rename the title to whatever you want. Attach images, PDFs, and GIFs. Read PDFs a page at a time. YOURS, ORGANIZED Folders and subfolders, pinned notes, instant search. Connect notes with [[wikilinks]], or embed one note inside another. Chain notes like chapters with Previous / Next follow-ups. Canvas boards when you need to think spatially. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Public View hides your private notes and images, either on a schedule or with one tap. Hand your phone to someone and don't worry about it. Mark any note or folder Private. Blur the images you'd rather not show. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing phones home. MAKE IT YOURS Features are plugins, so toggle math, callouts, timelines, and image styling as you like. Accent colors that follow you across devices. Apple Pencil sketch notes on iPad. VAULT PRO (optional subscription) Two-way sync between iPhone, iPad, and desktop, all through your own Google Drive. Version history and attachment sync included. Your notes move through your cloud. We never host or read them. Vault Notes is built by one person who uses it every day, and it shows. Download it, write something in it, see if it fits.

About

HyoMemo

Features
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HyoMemo turns your lists into simple spreadsheet-style tables: a checkbox, a category, and the item. • Create as many tables as you like, each with its own icon • Tap a cell and type, just like a spreadsheet. Press Return to move to the next row • Filter by category and sort by any column • Auto reset: checks clear automatically every day or week at the time you choose. Great for daily bags and weekly inspections • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Check items right from the Home Screen • Start from templates, or save your own • Search across all tables • Paste several lines to add them as separate rows • Rename the Category and Item columns for each table • Add text from Safari or other apps with the share sheet, or ask Siri • Sync iPhone and iPad with your own iCloud Drive (turn it on in Settings) • Undo deletions and resets, and export to CSV, Markdown, or JSON Great for groceries, daycare and work bags, emergency kits, and step-by-step procedures. The free version shows ads. Remove them with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Vault Notes4 screens
HyoMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vault Notes at none against HyoMemo's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Vault Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and HyoMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault Notes ships an update every 6 days, HyoMemo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Vault Notes versus HyoMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault NotesHyoMemo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre SchoolmanTatsuki Izumi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vault Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

HyoMemo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Vault Notes free?
Vault Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HyoMemo free?
HyoMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vault Notes or HyoMemo have ads?
HyoMemo shows ads; Vault Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Vault Notes or HyoMemo?
Vault Notes ships an update every 6 days, and HyoMemo every 4 days. Most recently, Vault Notes was updated on October 6, 2026 and HyoMemo on October 13, 2026.

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