Comparison

Metion vs Memo

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

Head to head
About

Metion

This notebook tool prioritizes a superior writing experience using Markdown. It allows you to build knowledge bases, connect notes as networks, and offers a distraction-free Zen Mode. Data is stored freely in plain text files with built-in Git support for synchronization and version history.

Highlights
  • Markdown support
  • Knowledge base creation
  • Networked notes
  • Zen Mode writing
  • Open filesystem storage
  • Built-in Git sync
  • History versioning
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Metion is a notebook tool that focuses on the writing experience, uses Markdown as basic text syntax. ## Build Your Own Knowledge Base Metion 2.0 brings a new feature named "Knowledge Base", the plain text syntax, then becomes mindmap trees, or connected as a network... ## The Writing Experience is So Important Our goal is to create a great writing experience, specially for iPadOS, although it's not easy. Metion provides a relatively complete keyboard shortcuts support. After a keyboard connected, both iPad and iPhone can archive a huge improvement in writing experience. We also have redesigned the "Zen Mode" on iPad, a more focusing writing mode. It is very very beautiful, choosing a suitable background image, selecting the white noise you like in Zen Mode, and the irrelevant UI elements are hidden. Writing is a pleasure, writing is talking to the world, writing is your Zen. ## Data Freedom, Open Filesystem, Git Built-in Metion based on the open filesystem, no need to create another new format for storing data. An article is a plain text file, and the images in the article are also under a certain folder. Data freedom and open filesystems allow us to synchronize data across devices using iCloud or Git. If you have a higher requirement for data security, you can also make a backup very quickly by copying the entire folder (working directory). One more thing, Metion has a built-in support named "history version" that provides a little more reliability for your documents. **Also, if you know how to use Git, you can try Git to sync. Yes! We have the powerful Git as a built-in feature! ** ## Optimized for iPad Pro, Also for iPhone We tried the best to make Metion optimized for iPad Pro, when writing on iPad Pro by Metion, the iPad is a really more productive device. Metion is also optimized for the iPhone too. In recent years, most of the new iPhones have notch at the top of screen. Metion does not simply avoid the safe area, but makes a lot of technical efforts to apply every pixel on the screen as far as possible. If using the visual theme of "Dark", the notch sometimes look like disappeared, like the next generation of full-screen phone comes. ## The Exporting of Metion If using Metion to export as PDF, we suggest the theme of PDF can be set as "Printer" in Settings Panel. If there is a real printer connected in current local network, just print directly, it will be pretty when words on the real paper. Document in Metion can be exported as image, which is optimized for mobile device (iPhone). We can set text and QR-Code signature at the end of exported image. Send it to friends through some social Apps. The beautiful layout of text can highlight the value of your words. Metion can analyze the structure of current article automatically, then export it as "Mindmap" with one tap only. - - - - - - - - - - Privacy Policy: http://markeditor.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://markeditor.com/page/terms.md

About

Memo

This app transforms audio recordings into text transcriptions and concise summaries using AI. It offers both on-device and cloud processing for privacy and accuracy, allowing users to easily search and share meeting insights.

Highlights
  • On-Device AI for private transcription
  • Offline recording and transcription
  • AI-powered speech to text
  • Automated meeting summaries
  • Searchable notes and action items
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Easy sharing of notes and summaries
Features
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Made for iOS 27. You talk, Memo takes the notes: a transcript you can tap to replay, a summary with a title, the to-dos you mentioned with the people involved, and answers to any question about it. SIRI AI AND APPLE INTELLIGENCE, BUILT IN • Ask Siri AI about a note and hear Memo's answer right in Siri: "Ask Memo what we decided about the budget" • Siri AI works with your notes: open, play, search or translate one, add a to-do, rename it, favorite it or move it to a folder • Siri AI knows the note on screen: "email this to Anna", "what are the action items here" • Spotlight finds a note by anything that was said in it, from an index kept on your iPhone • Image Playground makes a picture for a note (on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence) APPLE WATCH • Record from your wrist and end it with a Double Tap • See the recording's time on your watch face, and tick off to-dos on your wrist • The Smart Stack suggests a recording at the times you usually record • Ask Siri on your watch for your open tasks or your latest note, and get a "note is ready" notification IPHONE AND IPAD • Live Activities and the Dynamic Island follow your recording • Record from the Lock Screen, Control Center or a widget • Play a note from the Lock Screen, Control Center or your AirPods • iPad: your notes and the open note side by side in any window size, with the menu bar and keyboard shortcuts • Designed with Liquid Glass EVERY NOTE, READY TO USE • Summary: the key points and decisions, with a title. Edit it with headings, bold, colors and lists • To Do: tasks from your own words, with names and dates • Transcript: every sentence timestamped. Tap a line to hear it again, or find any word • Ask Memo: chat with your note for an email draft, the key points or anything else • Translate a summary, or share it as PDF, Word or audio • Live captions while you record, and start the next recording while earlier notes are still being made TWO WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NOTES • Cloud AI: accurate transcripts and summaries in 99+ languages, on every iPhone • Offline: notes made on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence, no connection needed (on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence) Memo tells you how your audio will be processed before you record. FOR EVERY CONVERSATION Meetings, lectures and classes, interviews, doctor visits, brainstorms, phone calls, trip planning, everyday notes. ORGANIZE AND FIND • Folders, favorites and filters • Import audio, video and documents, or send files to Memo from any app • Attach photos of the whiteboard or the slides • Widgets for your latest note and your to-dos, and To Do on the Lock Screen DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE Memo works with VoiceOver, Voice Control, text up to the largest sizes, Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, Dark Mode and Differentiate Without Color, in portrait and landscape, in eleven languages, Arabic from right to left. MEMO PRO The free plan lets you try Cloud AI with live captions, Ask Memo and imports, and make offline notes. Memo Pro adds longer recordings and lifts the free limits. • Subscription options and prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • A subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://42pixels.co/p/memo/privacy Terms of Use: https://42pixels.co/p/memo/terms

Screenshots

Metion4 screens
Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Memo at 4.8 against Metion's 4.3. Metion's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and ratings volume (46 vs 9). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Metion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Memo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metion has 46 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Metion's written reviews are positive against 50% of Memo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metion ships an update fortnightly, Memo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metion versus Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetionMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (46 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better9
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd.Talgat Kussainov

Customer experience

Metion

All ratings46 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative26.0%

Memo

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Metion

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Git sync not working
  • iCloud folder cannot be specified
  • Writing statistics not visible or crashing
  • Custom file sorting not working
  • New file creation bug (text pushed up)
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  • Hyperlinks only work with connected keyboard
  • Help documentation partially translated
  • PDF export formatting issues
  • App crashes when submitting bugs
  • iPhone gets hot and requires restart
  • App launches inconsistently, crashes, slow to switch folders
  • Undo function not supported, causes crash
  • App crashes on startup
  • Cannot open old documents (free version limit)
  • English input lacks auto-capitalization and spell check
  • Soft keyboard shortcut bar disappears
  • Character input issues causing extra spaces
  • Zen mode background color setting causes crashes
  • App crashes when trying to set Zen mode background

Requested features

35 requests
  • Optimize for phone usage
  • Add Windows version
  • Improve Git sync functionality
  • Allow specifying iCloud folder
  • Restore writing statistics feature
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  • Fix custom file sorting
  • Fix new file creation bugs
  • Improve hyperlink functionality on iPhone
  • Add Undo functionality
  • Fix app crashes on startup
  • Allow opening old documents
  • Improve English input (auto-capitalization, spell check)
  • Fix disappearing shortcut bar
  • Increase font size limit
  • Allow changing Zen mode background and text color
  • Fix PDF export formatting
  • Improve Russian translation
  • Simplify interface navigation
  • Improve interface glitchiness
  • Support existing markdown folders
  • Add more font choices
  • Fix character input issues
  • Increase maximum character limit
  • Add Dropbox or other cloud drive sync
  • Add password lock feature
  • Improve line spacing in Zen mode
  • Combine markdown preview and writing like Bear
  • Add floating TOC
  • Add dedicated preview button
  • Option to dilate interface scale
  • Add statistics for daily word count
  • Improve Zen mode text color
  • Add support for Chinese-to-English conversion
  • Add file system for recording information like Windows with graphical display and tags
  • Add statistics for word count

Memo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Metion

Subscriptions2
  • 订阅公众号图片上传中转3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Subscribe Pro Extensions3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Standard Edition (iOS+iPadOS)$17.99
8 purchases

Memo

Subscriptions8
  • Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Memo Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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  • Professional$8.997 Days
  • Professional$21.991 Month
  • Professional$49.991 Year
  • Memo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Professional$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Metion free?
Metion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metion or Memo?
Memo is rated higher. Metion averages 4.3 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Memo averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Metion or Memo have ads?
Neither Metion nor Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metion or Memo?
Metion ships an update fortnightly, and Memo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Metion was updated on October 24, 2026 and Memo on October 30, 2026.

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