memono Journal vs Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad
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
Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad
Create beautiful handwritten notes and memos with a simple gallery interface. Utilize drawing tools and zoom functionality for detailed work. Enjoy a relaxing digital experience on your iPhone and iPad.
- Handwritten notes and memos
- Drawing on pictures
- Simple gallery interface
- Zoom-in and zoom-out
- Professionally designed paper styles
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with simple and awesome gallery interface. make beautiful notes and memos with professionally designed coloring paper styles. thank you for your support ! relax and wonderful digital experience on iPhone and iPad ! • simple just tap and make • zoom-in and zoom-out for details • smooth effects How to use. pinch And stretch fingers to zoom, press hold or swipe to edit cells in collection, The Creativity Never Ends ! thanks and appreciate your encouragement with good comments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: memono Journal at 85% against Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad's 24%. memono Journal also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. memono Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
memono Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: memono Journal has 299 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of memono Journal's written reviews are positive against 24% of Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad's.
memono Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | memono Journal | Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (299 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 299 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Ebbinghaus | JIN HWAN KIM |
Customer experience
memono Journal
Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad
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
Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad
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$4.99
Plus Note Taking Memo Notepad
- upgrade to pro$3.99
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