memono Journal vs Simple Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
memono Journal
Create rich multimedia journal entries with text, photos, audio, and location data. Organize notes with color categories, set reminders, and share them easily. Secure your entries with a lock and fingerprint access.
- Multimedia notes (text, photos, audio)
- Location tagging
- Color-coded organization
- Reminders and notifications
- Secure lock with Touch ID
- iCloud synchronization
- Note sharing
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Multimedia journal and notes application for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch. ** SAE Alumni Award 2015 WINNER ** TEXT Add a title and text to your note. Phone numbers, addresses, web links and email addresses can be used interactive from inside memono. PHOTOS Take a photo with the camera or choose one from the photo library and add it to your note. View the photo fullscreen and zoom into it. Save multiple images per note. PHOTO FILTERS Choose from many different photo filter effects and apply them to your photo. Remove the filter effects at any time to reuse the original photo. AUDIO RECORDING Record a voice message for every note. LOCATION Add a location to your note or let memono do it automatically. DATE The date will be added automatically to each note and can also be edited. COLOR CATEGORIES Assign different colors to your notes to organize them. SHARE NOTE Share your note via email, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, Sina Weibo or save a custom designed memono note to your photo library. REMINDER ALERT Set a reminder alert for each note and receive a notification. ICLOUD Use iCloud to synchronize your notes across all your devices and to save a backup in iCloud. LOCK Lock your memono app by defining a touch pattern gesture to protect your notes and keep them private. Use Touch ID to unlock memono with your fingerprint. SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT SEARCH Notes can be filtered by doing a text search. 3D TOUCH Quick actions, peek and pop. APPLE WATCH Use Apple Watch to create a note. View your notes on Apple Watch. Receive notifications from memono on Apple Watch. memono Pro is offered as a one-time purchase or as a subscription either 3-montly or yearly. You can cancel subscriptions at any time through your App Store account settings. Subscriptions automatically renew if they are not canceled within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off in the user's account settings after purchase. For more information, see our privacy policy and our terms and conditions. http://appinghouse.com/memono-privacy.html http://appinghouse.com/memono-terms.html
Simple Notes
Capture ideas, memos, and tasks effortlessly with this fast and minimal note-taking app. Organize notes into notebooks, sync across devices, and access reminders with home screen widgets. Secure backups and powerful search ensure your thoughts are always accessible.
- Ultra-lightweight and fast
- Organize with notebooks
- Sync across devices
- Sticky notes on home screen
- Secure backups
- Powerful search tool
- Easy note sharing
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Simple Notes is a fast, clean notepad for people who just want to write things down and find them again. Open the app, tap New Note, and start typing. No accounts to create, no setup, no clutter. Your notes stay on your device until you decide to sync them. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write notes instantly and find them with search • Sort notes into categories with their own colors • Pin important notes to the top • Add photos to any note • Share a category with family or coworkers and edit the same notes together • Sync across iPhone and iPad with a free account • Back up to iCloud and restore in one tap • Export as PDF, HTML or text • Widgets for your Home Screen • Light, dark and colorful themes, plus extra fonts MADE FOR FOCUS The editor gets out of your way. Pick where the cursor starts, turn spell check on or off, choose your text size, and write. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Notes work fully offline. Export or back up whenever you like, and delete your account and data at any time. PREMIUM Go ad-free and unlock photos in notes, category icons, themes and fonts with Simple Notes Premium. Monthly, yearly, or once for life. Questions or ideas? Reach us from Settings › Feedback. We read every message. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://androidmemoapp.blogspot.com/2019/05/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://androidmemoapp.blogspot.com/2025/05/simple-notes-terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: memono Journal at none against Simple Notes's shown. Simple Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. memono Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Simple Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.39 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for memono Journal against 4.7 for Simple Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 231 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of memono Journal's written reviews are positive against 80% of Simple Notes's.
memono Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Notes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | memono Journal | Simple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (301 ratings) | 4.7 (231 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 231 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Ebbinghaus | Phearoth Phen |
Customer experience
memono Journal
Simple Notes
Bugs and requests
memono Journal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos disappearing after saving
- Syncing issues between devices
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change font size and style
- Option to add multiple photos per note
- Folder/category organization
- Improved search and sorting functionality
Simple Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
memono Journal
- 3 months$0.993 Months
- 1 Year$2.991 Year
- One-time purchase$9.99
Simple Notes
- Monthly subscription$2.391 Month
- Yearly subscription$15.991 Year
- Unlimited Plan$39.99
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