Comparison

Date Memos vs SortWise

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

Head to head
About

Date Memos

Never forget important dates with this app. It supports both solar and lunar calendars, allows for custom reminders, and syncs across all your Apple devices. Pin key events to widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Solar and lunar calendar support
  • Customizable event reminders
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Widget support with pinned events
  • Dark mode
  • iMessage app for sharing events
Features
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Highlights: - Design and develop with native frameworks, bring you smooth experience. - Not only can be used on iPhone and iPad, but also can be used on Apple Vision, Mac and Apple Watch. - Not only designed for iPhone, user Interface is also optimized for Apple Vision, iPad and Mac. - Dark mode supported. - Including powerful but easy use functions such as group, repeat, anniversary and favorite. - Not only can note solar calendar events, but also lunar calendar events. - Set alert's time and date of your event to remind you ahead. - Widget supported, also you can pin your most important events to the top in widget. - Sync across multi-devices with iCloud. - iMessage App supported, you can share your events as stickers to others.

About

SortWise

Features
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SortWise – Your Offline Item Organizer No account. No cloud. Just your data, always private. Organize like a pro Create boxes inside boxes – unlimited nesting, drag & drop, multi‑select. Perfect for collections, tools, gadgets, or any physical/digital items. Describe items your way Build custom attributes: text, number, price (with currency), date (with reminders), yes/no, files (photos/videos/docs), and single/multi‑choice lists. Enable attributes per box. View & sort flexibly Switch between list and grid layouts. Sort by name, time, or any custom field. Group by attribute values. Never miss a thing Date attributes can trigger local reminders – one‑time or repeating. See all reminders in a calendar. Keep a visual diary Add photo‑rich diary entries for any item – log repairs, purchases, or memories. Browse all entries on a timeline. Find anything instantly Global full‑text search. Filter by box or attribute. Safe & recoverable History timeline tracks every change. Recycle bin with 30‑day auto‑clean. Backup & restore to ZIP – supports iCloud, Google Drive, or local files. Privacy first 4‑digit PIN lock + blur overlay when app goes to background. Prevents screenshots of sensitive data. Your style 24 Material 3 theme colors. Dynamic color palette generated from your choice. Free to try, Download SortWise and turn chaos into order – all offline, all yours. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Date Memos4 screens
SortWise3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SortWise at Free against Date Memos's $0.99. SortWise also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Date Memos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown).

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

SortWise is free to download; Date Memos costs $0.99 up front. SortWise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Date Memos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Date Memos ships an update every 2 months, SortWise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Date Memos versus SortWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate MemosSortWise
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泽新 李洋 杨

In-app purchases

None

Date Memos

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SortWise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 month)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Date Memos free?
Date Memos costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SortWise free?
SortWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Date Memos or SortWise have ads?
SortWise shows ads; Date Memos does not.
Which is updated more often, Date Memos or SortWise?
Date Memos ships an update every 2 months, and SortWise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Date Memos was updated on October 8, 2026 and SortWise on September 29, 2026.

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