Focus Note vs DoMemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Note
Organize notes hierarchically with text folding, color coding, and multi-page structures. Enhance writing with LaTeX formulas, icons, and Markdown support. Share notes in various formats and customize themes for a personalized experience.
- Hierarchical note organization
- Text folding and rainbow notes
- LaTeX mathematical formulas
- Markdown and shortcut keys
- Multi-page note structure
- Flash highlights for reciting
- File sharing in multiple formats
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Focus Note is suitable for learning and writing reading notes, article, diaries and other scenes. It has three characteristics: exquisite and concise, powerful function, and clear note structure. ----- It mainly includes the following functions: #The ability to organize notes by hierarchy: * Text folding: Clicking the paragraph symbols H1, H2, and H3 respectively can help to fold paragraphs of different titles for easy outline reading and text management. * Rainbow notes: For quick distinction, you can choose different color series to modify the text color for different "H1" paragraphs. * Highlight: Focus Note provides 7 different highlight colors for highlighting * Multi-page note structure: Multiple pages in the notebook can be created and easily dragged to change the sort. It can be used to manage different notes chapters. * Bookmarks and links: Bookmarks can be created at key points, and links can be added anywhere in the notebook to jump back there. Of course, hyperlinks can also link to any URL. # Ultra-convenient note writing function * Mathematical formula: LaTeX is used in Focus note to input mathematical formulas. * Icon: Built-in eight sets of icons representing priority, focus, banner, symbol, progress, etc., so that you can mark with graphics. * Markdown and shortcut keys: You can use Markdown's syntax and keyboard shortcuts to improve the efficiency of note writing. * The functions that Focus note should have: references, to-do items, code blocks, bold, italic, underline, underline, superscript, subscript... # Other features * Flash Highlights: Text will be hidden or displayed after using them, which provides a great reciting experience. * Share: Support sharing files with the file extension ".note", Markdown, text, images, PDF files. * Multiple themes: Four different themes are available and can be easily replaced with one click. * Home screen shortcut: You can put a frequently used notebook on the mobile phone desktop, and click it to quickly start the notebook. ----- # Payment plan Some of the features of Focus Note, such as mathematical formulas and colorful notes, can be enjoyed after subscribing or purchasing the full version of the PRO. We offer the following two purchase options: * Yearly subscription: The starting price is $17.49 USD, and the automatic renewal will be made upon expiration. * Monthly subscription: The starting price is $1.99 USD, and the automatic renewal will be made upon expiration. At the same time, you can treat the developers of Focus Note to a cup of coffee to support the development of Focus Note. :-D However, this does not involve the purchase and unlocking of the PRO version. Supplemental subscription instructions * Yearly / Monthly subscription plan (starting price is $17.49/$1.99 USD). * After confirming the purchase, you will be paid through your iTunes account. * After the subscription expires, it will be automatically renewed at the same price and in the same subscription period as originally planned by default . To stop your subscription plan, you must cancel it at least 24 hours before expiration date of the current subscription plan. * You can cancel your subscription plan at any time, which can be done through the subscription settings of your personal iTunes account (Steps: Find the settings on your device, click iTunes and App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > Enter Password > Subscribe > Manage Application Subscriptions) > Click the Unsubscribe button at the bottom of the page. # Legal * For more information, please see: http://focusnote.com.cn/ * Privacy Policy: http://focusnote.com.cn/#/Privacy * Terms of Service: http://focusnote.com.cn/#/Terms # Question? Do you want to feedback ? We are willing to hear your opinions, criticisms, suggestions…Anything is ok! Email: Focus-Feedback@foxmail.com
DoMemo
This app offers a balanced approach to note-taking, combining the depth of notes with the brevity of memos. It allows for rich management with tags, backward links, and version history, all while keeping a focus on stress-free writing within a customizable word limit. Data is stored locally and can be synced via iCloud Drive or Git.
- Local data storage
- Full text search
- History versions
- Voice recording & text conversion
- iCloud Drive & Git sync
- Customizable word limit
- Tags and backward links
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## A New Balance A typical note is more words and complex; a typical memo is less wordy and sometimes ad hoc, and much lighter too. We found that there is a new balance between "notes" and "memos", also the scenarios that we often encounter, such as writing inspirations down, or a reverie, or the deepest feeling after reading a book. There are not too many words, but is not temporary; it should be light, but also can be complex, like giving tags and connections for future management and review. That's why we designed DoMemo this App, a new balance, a new personal note system. We believe that, be simple and be powerful are never contradictory. ## About DoMemo, Some Keywords Local, Full Text Search, History Versions, Voice Recording, Voice to Text, iCloud Drive sync, Git sync, Card Notes, Memory Curve, 200 Words, Tags, Backward Links... ## Above Simplicity, Make Yourself as The Method Notes in DoMemo can have tags or not, have backward links or not, use Markdown syntax or not, cardify or ignore the cards, be scientific or humanistic. DoMemo will not deliberately cut down the features to keep the simplicity; as a tool, it should provide convenience to users without thinking about how to use it. ## 200 Words, The Liberation The default maximum words per DoMemo note is 200, you can adjust it in the App settings. The 200 words limit does not limit human imagination, but rather liberates the boundaries of our thinking at another level. Because of this limit, when we need to summarize what we have read in a book, we will deliberately keep it concise and concise; when we take notes as we go, we don't need to consider the structure of the context, so we really can write freely. When writing, become of stress-free, there will be a magical effect produced, simply put, it will be easier to write, and will write more words finally ...... ## Local First, No Registration Required DoMemo's notes data is stored locally and does not depend on any official servers, so you don't have to worry that one day the data service will be unavailable and the notes will not be migrated any more. There is no need to register an account to use DoMemo, so you don't have to worry about compromising your account password. DoMemo uses an open file system structure, with folders, text documents, images, and audio files, so all you need to do to back up or migrate DoMemo data is copy a folder, paste it into the location you need (in Finder or Filess), and it's done. ## Syncing by iCloud Drive or Git As the designer and developer of DoMemo, we don't want to touch users' notes data, and we believe most of users don't want their data to be hosted by a notes tool provider. It's not just about data privacy and data security, but also about the long-term life of the notes system from a longer-term perspective. That's why DoMemo adopts the principle of local-first data. Even if it is local-first, it can also be synced across devices. DoMemo's notes are synced using iCloud Drive by default. Domemo just simply put an additional copy of each note to be stored on iCloud Drive for sync purpose. If you need more controlable, and more stable, you can use Git, a tool that requires some IT technical skills. DoMemo integrates this powerful engine and does a lot of automated logic; sometimes you can barely notice Git running in DoMemo but you're already using it. ## Voice Rocording, Taking Note Efficiently DoMemo allows you to record audio and insert it into notes, and you can convert the voice into text too. Voice is great as an input method, and once you get used to it, it can be very efficient. And don't worry about privacy issues, because everything is powered by the machine learning capability of your current device (iPhone or iPad). And it works just as well without a network. - - - - - - - - - - - - Privacy Policy: http://www.markeditor.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.markeditor.com/page/terms.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DoMemo at 100% against Focus Note's 40%. DoMemo also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6). Focus Note's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Focus Note sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DoMemo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DoMemo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Focus Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of DoMemo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Note | DoMemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiraku Tech Co., Ltd. | Hangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Focus Note
DoMemo
In-app purchases
Focus Note
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- 3 Mos. Subscription$3.993 Months
- Yearly Subscription$17.491 Year
- 专注笔记 - 美式咖啡$0.99
- 专注笔记 - 卡布奇诺$2.99
- 专注笔记 - 一杯巨大的摩卡奶昔$3.99
DoMemo
- DoMemo Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- DoMemo Yearly3 Days trial$5.491 Year
- DoMemo Flash Sale$17.00
- DoMemo Lifetime$19.99







