Comparison

Memo Sticky vs Journalmi

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

Head to head
About

Memo Sticky

This digital notepad allows for effortless thought capture and organization. It offers voice-to-text, document scanning, and secure authentication for a seamless note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Voice-to-text note creation
  • Document scanning
  • Face ID/Touch ID authentication
  • iOS Widget support
  • Colorful designs
Features
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Keep quick thoughts, everyday lists, and useful reminders on a familiar corkboard. Memo Sticky makes text notes easy to capture, browse, and find again on iPhone and iPad. CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS • Create and edit colorful sticky notes • Use speech-to-text input when you would rather speak • Scan printed text with the camera and add the recognized text to a note • Adjust text size for comfortable reading KEEP IMPORTANT NOTES IN SIGHT • Search your notes and pin the ones you need most • View notes in Home Screen widgets and supported Lock Screen widgets • A single pinned note stays selected; multiple pinned notes rotate. If nothing is pinned, widgets rotate through active notes • Share note text or a Memo Sticky link ORGANIZE AT YOUR OWN PACE • Move notes to Trash, preview them, and restore them when needed • Select multiple notes for batch actions • Add a note to Calendar using the system event editor • Set note alarms on iOS and iPadOS 26 or later • Enable App Lock with system device authentication • Choose whether to use iCloud backup, restore, and automatic sync Use Memo Sticky for shopping lists, study notes, meeting ideas, or a thought you want to revisit. English and Simplified Chinese are supported. iCloud features require an iCloud account and an internet connection. Scanning, speech recognition, and alarms depend on supported devices, system versions, and permissions. Widget refresh timing is managed by the system.

About

Journalmi

Features
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Some days need a sentence. Others need a page. Journalmi is a flexible journal for quick thoughts, long-form writing, mood check-ins, image memories, tags, and personal reflection. Start with a ready-made template, then choose the mix that suits each day instead of being locked into one fixed format. Search past entries, move through your journal by calendar, and shape the experience around the way you naturally write. WRITE YOUR WAY · Capture quick thoughts or longer reflections · Add rich text styles, tags, and focused writing sections · Find entries by keyword or tag · Move through past entries from the calendar · Change your template mix from one day to the next GO BEYOND WORDS · Check in with your mood · Track personal measures with sliders · See different areas of life on visual radar maps · Celebrate progress with milestones · Make custom lists · Draw freely when words are not enough EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Personalize your journal with an interactive cover that opens like a real page and works with Journal Lock · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium adds custom templates, images, interactive journal covers, Journal Lock, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for today's journal overview. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Journalmi is available in 31 localizations. HEALTH NOTE Journalmi is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Journalmi is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Memo Sticky4 screens
Journalmi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memo Sticky at none against Journalmi's 2. Memo Sticky also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Journalmi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Memo Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo Sticky ships an update every 4 weeks, Journalmi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Memo Sticky versus Journalmi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemo StickyJournalmi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongjie ZhangLightli LTD

In-app purchases

None

Memo Sticky

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Journalmi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annually7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Memo Sticky free?
Memo Sticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journalmi free?
Journalmi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memo Sticky or Journalmi have ads?
Neither Memo Sticky nor Journalmi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo Sticky or Journalmi?
Memo Sticky ships an update every 4 weeks, and Journalmi fortnightly. Most recently, Memo Sticky was updated on October 24, 2026 and Journalmi on October 27, 2026.

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