Comparison

Memo Notepad vs Notes

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

Head to head
About

Memo Notepad

Capture your thoughts, drafts, and lists effortlessly. Organize notes into notepads, set reminders, and collaborate with others via email or an integrated messenger. Enjoy offline access with seamless cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Organize with multiple notepads
  • Share and collaborate on notes
  • Fast, secure cloud sync
  • 100% offline use
  • Set reminders for notes
  • Integrated messenger for shared notes
Features
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The simple and easy place for your quick thoughts Memo Notepad provides you with a totally simple way to take notes on your iPhone. Saving, cloud syncing all happens in the background. Just focus and write down what you are thinking super quickly and easily. Memo is a perfect place for your thoughts, email drafts, journals, lists, or study and meeting notes. Beyond the simplicity of standard note taking, Memo gives you the power to organize your notes into individual notepads or to set reminders if you want to come back to a note later. If you want to share your notes with your friends, you can easily send them a copy over email. You can even add a contact from your Address Book to a note to let them view and edit a note. Sharing a lot of notes? You can share an entire notebook of notes, even discuss your notes with the integrated messaging support. Everything in Memo is usable offline, all your notes are always accessible, you'll never be bothered about your connectivity. Even sharing will still work offline, when you are online later Memo will sync your changes to your contacts. You can use Memo Notepad offline or online, all your notes made offline will sync when you get back online. You can access all your notes offline. You can search through your notes, and it will find what you are looking for instantly as you type. Features: - Organize your thoughts with multiple notepads - Share and collaborate on notes with family, friends or coworkers - Super fast sync - encrypted and securely backed up in the cloud - Personalize with various font options in Writing Styles - Designed to allow 100% offline use. Never wait for "syncing" - Mark notes to be reminded later - Integrated messenger for shared notepads Tips: - If you delete a note by accident, shake to undo - If you forget your cloud sync password, try guessing a password to reveal the 'forgot password' button, it will email you a reset link Other Apps: - You can use your same sync account with our other apps: Do it (Tomorrow), Everyday Notes Premium Cloud Sync Subscription Service: - Sync with Dropbox and Google Drive as well as other bonus features is available on a subscription basis of $0.99/month or $4.99/year. (subscription uses iTunes Account at purchase, final price depends on country) - To cancel or select not to auto-renew a subscription, go to Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions during a single period cannot be cancelled. - Premium subscriptions automatically renew, unless selected not to, or canceled. Cancellations or disabling of auto-renew must happen at least 24 hours before the end of the month or year. - Bonus features include: Note and Notepad locking with password and touch-id support, more font options, dark and sepia themes. Sync Accounts (if enabled): - Privacy policy can be found at https://account.adylitica.com/txt/privacy_policy.txt and Terms of use at: https://account.adylitica.com/txt/terms_of_use.txt Memo Notepad is a project we are working to make a great app for everyone's notes. Please email us at web-support@adylitica.com with your feedback, questions, issues, ideas, or just to say hello :)

About

Notes

A fast and simple note-taking application for jotting down ideas, managing daily tasks, and organizing information. It allows for quick note creation, color-coding, and easy searching to keep important details accessible. Customize your notes with formatting options and share them in various formats.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation
  • Color-coded notes
  • Notebook organization
  • Search functionality
  • Formatting options
  • Note sharing
  • Reminders
Features
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Looking for a simple and fast notes app to write down ideas, manage daily notes, and stay organized anytime? Note pad app helps save ideas quickly and keep everything in one place. It works as a smart notepad and notebook for personal, work, and study use. Create quick notes, use color notes, and keep important ideas easy to find. Daily planning and important notes stay simple and clear with an app designed for fast note-taking. Why Choose Notepad App? Quick Notes > With note taking app, create notes instantly with a single tap > Notebooks app gives a clear and focused writing experience. > Write short reminders or long notes. > Notesapp automatically saves all your notes. > Easily find any note by using the search. Organize Notes Easily > Easy notes app lets you create notebooks for better organization. > Sort notes by date, title, or color in the note pad app. > Use tags and labels with write notes app to filter notes. > Pin important notes at the top using the color notes app. > Archive old notes safely. Colorful Notes & Notebooks > Add colors to your notes with daily notes app. > Use color notes to separate work, personal, and daily notes. > Customize backgrounds and text colors. > Visual organization becomes easier with note book app. > Quickly recognize notes by color using the sticky notes app. Daily Notes & Reminders > Create daily notes easily. > Set reminders so you never forget important tasks > Plan your day better using the Notepad. > Track goals and to-do lists with the notebooks app > Stay productive every day using the color note app Customize Your Notes > Format notes with bold, italic, and underline in the daily notes app > Create bullet points and numbered lists. > Highlight important text using the sticky notes app > Add emojis and symbols to your notes > Edit, copy, and paste content smoothly in the note pad app Share Your Notes > Export notes as text, PDF, or image in the color note app. > Share notes via email, messaging, or social media. > Copy notes to the clipboard quickly using the Notepad app. > Easily share notes with friends or teammates. > Backup notes securely with the notebook app We value feedback! Suggestions help make the app better. Share thoughts and reviews to improve it. Thanks for the support! Privacy Policy: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://extramartllc.blogspot.com/2026/01/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Memo Notepad4 screens
Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Memo Notepad at 23 against Notes's 4. Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Memo Notepad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Memo Notepad against 4.5 for Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memo Notepad has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Memo Notepad versus Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemo NotepadNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdylitica, Inc.EXTRA MART LLC

Customer experience

Memo Notepad

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative18.8%

Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Memo Notepad

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Sync$0.991 Month
  • Premium Sync$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Memo Notepad free?
Memo Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes free?
Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memo Notepad or Notes?
Memo Notepad and Notes are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 23 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Memo Notepad or Notes have ads?
Neither Memo Notepad nor Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo Notepad or Notes?
Memo Notepad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Notes every 5 weeks. Most recently, Memo Notepad was updated on October 19, 2026 and Notes on October 18, 2026.

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