Safe Area vs MemoTaro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safe Area
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Safe Area Safe area is an app where you can store photos, videos, notes, drawings, or contacts secured with a password so only you can enter them. All content can be shared, you can perform a quick call/send SMS directly from the app, draw images and share them, take photos/videos and share them, record audio, write some notes and share them and all of that will be possible only after entering your password.
MemoTaro
Securely store your notes with a password lock and biometric authentication. Easily organize, edit, and share your memos with intuitive drag-and-drop and swipe gestures. Find information quickly with powerful search and customize your viewing experience with font settings.
- Password lock with Touch ID/Face ID
- Drag-and-drop memo organization
- Swipe to delete notes
- Direct sharing to messages, mail, social media
- Memo search and character search
- Customizable font size and color
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MemoTaro is a memo app with ease of operation, utility, password lock function. Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Password lock function: · Password lock can be selected. · When lock setting is done, it will be locked when in the background etc so it is safe. Compatible with Touch ID / Face ID. ◆ Editing function: · Movement of memo is possible by drag & drop. Deleting notes can also be done with swipe, and operability is simplified. · Because you can lock the edits, if you keep the important memo locked, you can prevent mistakes that you accidentally erase. · Selective deletion, all deletion function is also installed ◆ Activity function: · Functions that can post directly to messages, mail, LINE, Twitter etc. ◆ Search refinement function: · It is also possible to narrow down the target memo and display it by entering a search word. ◆ Character search function on the edit screen: ・Even if you write a lot of notes, it is easy to find where you wrote it. ◆ Font setting: The font size and font color (select from black and gray) of the list screen and memo edit screen can be changed. * The maximum number of characters that can be entered in one memo is 100,000 (6.0 or later). * When you delete an application, the saved memo data will be deleted. * If the password becomes unknown, third parties can not invalidate the lock, so please be careful when managing the setting. ◆ Note: Ads will be hidden if you pay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Safe Area at none against MemoTaro's 1. Safe Area also leads on ads (none vs shown). MemoTaro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 11 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. MemoTaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Safe Area asks for nothing beyond the download.
Safe Area ships an update every 11 months, MemoTaro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safe Area | MemoTaro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ilan TETRUASHVILI | Masashi Sasaoka |
In-app purchases
Safe Area
No in-app purchases
MemoTaro
- Ad-free$1.99









