Comparison

Memolia vs Firstext

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

Head to head
About

Memolia

This text editor allows for quick drafting with a focus on itemization. Easily create lists with customizable symbols and indent levels, and share your work with simple copy and paste functionality.

Highlights
  • Quick drafting
  • Automatic saving
  • Customizable itemization symbols
  • Indent level control
  • Character and line count display
  • Font and size customization
  • Easy text sharing
Features
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"Memolia" is a text editor that specializes in writing drafts using itemization. ■ Features of the Memolia ・ Launch it and you can write soon ・ Automatic saving ・ Insert a itemization symbol at the beginning of the line ・ Change the indent level from the toolbar ・ Automatic insertion of a itemization symbol on a new line ・ The itemization symbol can be changed ・ Display the number of characters and lines ・ You can change the font and font size ・ Easy to copy full text and share ・ The following key shortcuts are available while using an external keyboard - Tab: Increase Indent - Shift+Tab: Decrease indent - Ctrl+i: Insert a itemization symbol at the beginning of a line - Ctrl+l: Insert a itemization symbol at the beginning of a line

About

Firstext

This app is a straightforward text editor designed for quick note-taking and text creation. It automatically saves your work and allows for easy sharing to other applications with customizable actions. Advanced features like search, replace, and character counting are also included.

Highlights
  • Instant text input on launch
  • Automatic text saving and restoration
  • Customizable text sharing actions
  • Cursor movement by swiping
  • Search and replace functionality
  • Character and line counting
  • Font size adjustment
Features
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Firstext is a simple text editor application. I named it "First" + "Text" = "Firstext" with the aim of making it the "first step" in all kinds of text creation. Firstext has the following features. ・Start typing as soon as the application is launched. ・The text you type is automatically saved and can be restored at any time. ・Ability to freely share text to other apps by creating and adding share actions to suit your needs. There is no functionality for managing multiple texts or notes, decorating text, or inserting photos. *Before removing the limitation by in-app purchase, the number of shared actions is limited to 10, and the number of saved history is limited to 20. Please understand. After confirming the usability of the application, you can use it without restrictions by making an in-app purchase. Main functions and features ・Input text as soon as the application is launched. ・Automatic saving and restoration of text ・Ability to create and add shared actions. ・Ability to move the cursor by swiping left and right. ・Ability to search and replace text. ・Ability to search and delete history. ・Ability to count the number of characters and lines. ・Ability to change the font size of text. ・Ability to change icons. ・URL scheme support - Launch → firstext:// - Startup by replacing the current text with the clipboard contents → firstext://clipReplace - Starts by appending the clipboard contents to the end of the current text → firstext://clipAdd - Inserts the clipboard content at the cursor position of the current text → firstext://clipInsert - Starts with replacing the current text with the specified text → firstext://textReplace?text=[text] - Appends the specified text to the end of the current text → firstext://textAdd?text=[text] - Inserts the specified text at the cursor position of the current text → firstext://textInsert?text=[text] The following features will be added in future updates Synchronization of text, shared actions, and history with other devices via iCloud *I have confirmed an issue where an alert regarding pasting is displayed every time when using clipboard-related URL schemes on iOS 16 or later.  This issue can be avoided by updating to iOS16.1 or later and making the following settings from the Settings app.  (1) Select "Firstext" in the Settings app and select "Paste from Other Apps".  (2) Change the setting to "Allow".  *Notification about pasting will appear even after changing to "Allow". Due to the limitation of iOS, you cannot turn off this notification.

Screenshots

Memolia1 screens
Firstext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memolia at none against Firstext's 4. Memolia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Firstext sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Memolia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memolia ships an update every 10 days, Firstext every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Memolia versus Firstext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoliaFirstext
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJumpei KoyamaAkihiro Usui

Customer experience

Memolia

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Firstext

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Memolia

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Firstext

One-time4
  • Snack-Sized Tip$0.49
  • Restriction Removal$1.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$1.99
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  • Lunch-Sized Tip$3.99

Questions

Is Memolia free?
Memolia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firstext free?
Firstext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memolia or Firstext have ads?
Firstext shows ads; Memolia does not.
Which is updated more often, Memolia or Firstext?
Memolia ships an update every 10 days, and Firstext every 2 weeks. Most recently, Memolia was updated on October 9, 2026 and Firstext on October 3, 2026.

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