NIO vs Mera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NIO
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NIO is much more than a car company. NIO designs and develops smart, high-performance, electric vehicles with an aim to be the first “User Enterprise” in the world.
Mera
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A journal that stays yours. Mera keeps your entries, photos and memories on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking. And no subscription. SWITCH FROM DAY ONE • Import your Day One export (zip) in one go: entries, photos, videos, tags, location and weather • Your photos stay the originals, bit for bit • Thousands of entries and many gigabytes? Pause the import and pick up where you left off WRITE TOGETHER • Share your journal with one other person, like your partner • You both read, write and edit, with equal rights • Working on the same entry at the same time? No text gets lost LOOK BACK • On This Day: what you wrote on this date in earlier years, also as a widget on your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Search your whole journal in an instant, with filters for tags, photos, favorites and years • Tags, favorites, location and weather with every entry WRITE • Photos sit right in your text, where they belong • Headings, bold, italics, lists and checklists • Writing suggestions based on the photos, places and workouts of your day (where available) • Nothing gets lost: your text is saved as you type • Start a new entry from the Lock Screen, Control Center or with Siri PRIVATE AND YOURS • Lock your journal with Face ID • No account needed: your devices sync through your own iCloud • We collect nothing: no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Export your entire journal with all original photos and videos, whenever you like Mera is free, with no subscription. Write down today what you want to remember tomorrow. Day One is a trademark of Automattic. Mera is not affiliated with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mera at every 3 days against NIO's monthly. NIO's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NIO ships an update monthly, Mera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NIO | Mera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIO GmbH | Gijsbert Oord |
In-app purchases
NIO
No in-app purchases
Mera
No in-app purchases









