Comparison

Memos Local vs CoreNote Notes

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

Head to head
About

Memos Local

Features
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Memos Local is a simple, private memo app for ideas, tasks, and everyday notes. Write quickly, find anything with search, pin important notes, and archive what you want to keep out of the way. Everything is stored locally on your device, so the app works offline and does not require an account, subscription, ads, or a network connection. Highlights: โ€ข Fast, focused memo writing โ€ข Search across your notes โ€ข Pin, archive, restore, and delete โ€ข Local-first privacy โ€ข 12-language interface โ€ข iPhone and iPad support Memos Local is completely free and built for quiet, reliable note-taking.

About

CoreNote Notes

Features
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CoreNote is a private notes app. No account, no ads, no sign-in. Your notes sync between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud. Each note has its own title, body, and ink color, written on a floating card instead of a full-page sheet. Bookmark the ones you come back to. Deleted notes sit in Trash for 7 days, then clear themselves. Empty notes are kept, not thrown away. Accounts is a single page: write down an email address or phone number, then list the apps you registered with it. Grouped by email and phone automatically. It records where you signed up โ€” names only, nothing else. What it does: - Notes with a separate title line, body, and one of four ink colors - Bookmarks, and a 7-day Trash - Accounts: which email or phone signed up for what, on one page - Three canvases: Indigo, Slate, and Pine - One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, synced through your private iCloud database What it doesn't do: No account, no sharing, no search, no attachments, no analytics SDKs. It does not store passwords and is not a password manager. Notes are kept on your devices and in your own private iCloud, which we cannot read; nothing is sent to us, analyzed, or shared. Without iCloud, everything stays on the device.

Screenshots

Memos Local3 screens
CoreNote Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CoreNote Notes at every 4 days against Memos Local's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memos Local ships an update every 6 weeks, CoreNote Notes every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Memos Local versus CoreNote Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemos LocalCoreNote Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
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In-app purchases

None

Memos Local

No in-app purchases

None

CoreNote Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memos Local free?
Memos Local is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoreNote Notes free?
CoreNote Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memos Local or CoreNote Notes have ads?
Neither Memos Local nor CoreNote Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memos Local or CoreNote Notes?
Memos Local ships an update every 6 weeks, and CoreNote Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Memos Local was updated on October 31, 2026 and CoreNote Notes on October 31, 2026.

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