Chigiri Memo vs TAMALIBA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chigiri Memo
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Write it all down first. Split it later. Simple to use, with everything you need in one notepad. Card-based note apps make you decide where something goes before you write it. Split Notes works the other way round: you write onto one page, and split out what you need afterwards. Filing becomes a decision you can postpone. ■ A cut line marks where a block ends Tap "Insert cut line" in the footer and a dotted line appears wherever the cursor is. The Copy / Share and To delete buttons sit just above each line, and they act on the block above that line only. Press and hold a line to remove it, and the blocks above and below become one again. ■ Tabs instead of folders Each tab holds one continuous page, so everything you wrote earlier stays in view while you type. Press and drag a tab to reorder it: gather the ones you use on the left, and the rest slide off the edge of the screen. Nothing is deleted, so scroll sideways and they come back. The order is the filing. ■ Move the cursor without opening the keyboard You can select text without the keyboard popping up every time you touch the page. Tap the strip along the right edge when you want to write. While the keyboard is up, the Insert cut line button floats just above it, so you can split what you wrote without stopping. ■ We tell you when you repeat yourself Press Search all and the app points out passages you wrote twice within the same tab. Tap a row to jump to the note, with both places lit up in yellow. If it turns out you need both, choose "Don't show" and that pair stops appearing. ■ Also included - Full-text search across every tab, with the match lit up in yellow - Earlier versions: the last 30 are kept for each tab - Pinch with two fingers to resize the text; the size you choose is remembered - Screen lock: swipe the right-edge strip to the left to cover the text. Unlock with Face ID / Touch ID, or your device passcode - Dark mode - A double tap selects a whole alphanumeric run, so 1234-5678, user_name and email addresses are not cut in half ■ Your notes never leave your device What you write is stored only in a database on your iPhone. There is no mechanism for sending it to our servers, and there is no account and no sign-in. The screen lock covers what is on the screen. It is not a vault that encrypts the text itself, so please use a dedicated password manager for anything that needs that level of protection. ■ Price Every feature is there from the start, free. Tabs, cut lines and full-text search are unlimited, and the screen lock and dark mode work as well. The only difference is whether ads appear. Removing them is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/terms/ Contact: https://lifebot.jp/chigirimemo/en/
TAMALIBA
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Think it, type it, done. TAMALIBA collects your notes, to-dos, and articles to read later into one timeline — as easy as messaging yourself in a chat. No folders to set up, no pages to create. Start typing the moment it opens, and find anything again with search and tags. ■ Made for people who ・scatter things across a notes app, a to-do app, and browser bookmarks ・find note-taking a chore once folders and pages get involved ・already use a chat app's message-to-self as their scratchpad ■ Nothing between you and the thought ・The input field is right there when you open it. Send, and it stacks onto your timeline ・Bold, lists, checklists, code blocks — from a toolbar, with no markup to memorize ・Add tags when you feel like it, and pull them back together later ■ Capture without opening the app ・Save an article or link straight from the Safari share sheet ・Say "Note to TAMALIBA" to Siri ・Jot a note on Apple Watch by voice — it reaches your iPhone on its own ■ Any note can become a task ・Turn any post into a task with one tap, whenever you decide it matters ・See your open tasks in a Home Screen widget and check them off there ・Set a reminder on a post, or on a single comment ■ You'll find it again ・Search across post text, tags, and comments at once ・Filter by task, completed, saved, reminder, or tag ・Reach past notes from iPhone Spotlight search ■ Your data stays on your device ・No account. No ads. No tracking ・Everything is stored on device and never sent to a server ・Export to JSON or Markdown whenever you like --- Apple, Apple Watch, and Siri are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TAMALIBA at none against Chigiri Memo's 1. TAMALIBA also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chigiri Memo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Chigiri Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TAMALIBA asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Chigiri Memo | TAMALIBA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keiji Hirose | Takahiro Ito |
In-app purchases
Chigiri Memo
- Remove Ads$0.99
TAMALIBA
No in-app purchases









