InkMemo vs Nowio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InkMemo
Organize your thoughts and notes within a calendar interface. Attach images, sketches, or map locations to your entries. Securely sync your memos across Apple devices using iCloud.
- Calendar view for notes
- Attach pictures and sketches
- Save map locations
- Handwriting support with Apple Pencil
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- View system calendar events
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InkMemo allows you to easily record and organize your thoughts. You can add memo to a specific day. You can also view and create memo directly in the calendar view. (You can also view events from your system calendar in this app) You can attach a picture, sketch some art, draft some words, or save a map location coordinate to a memo. If you are using iPad, you can use your Apple Pencil to easily create a memo by hand writing. Your memo is securely synced across your Apple devices using your Apple ID and iCloud storage.
Nowio
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Nowio gives every day its own page. Everything you write is encrypted on your device before it syncs. No account, no server of ours in between — your journal stays yours. Write down what happens while it happens, tick things off, and let a quick line grow into something structured. Notes, tasks and events live on the same page instead of in three different apps. A PAGE FOR EVERY DAY Open Nowio and today is already there. Come back to any day whenever you need it. NOTES AND TASKS TOGETHER Text, checklists, bullets, quotes and events in one place. Anything still open yesterday moves itself to today, so nothing quietly disappears. IT GROWS WITH THE THOUGHT Any entry can hold sub-entries. Start with a line, end with a document. Link entries to each other, tag them with #hashtags, or mark them Important, Work, Personal, Idea or Someday and filter by that. PHOTOS, VOICE AND MORE Add photos and video inline. Record a voice note and it turns into text by itself. YOUR CALENDAR, IN CONTEXT The day's events appear on the matching page. Nowio only reads them — nothing is changed or stored. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE Rewrite a paragraph, summarize an entry, or pull the tasks out of a wall of text with Apple Intelligence, without your words leaving the device. SPACES Keep work, personal life and each project apart. Invite someone into a space and write the day together. WIDGETS AND MORE Today's note and tasks on your Home Screen, tickable without opening the app. A Live Activity while the day is running. Reminders, Spotlight search, Siri shortcuts and a share extension. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your notes live on your device and sync through your own iCloud. There is no server of ours in between, and we cannot read a word of it. NOWIO PRO Nowio is free and unlimited for notes, tasks and everything about writing. Nowio Pro adds more spaces, shared spaces, Apple Intelligence, voice transcription, recurring tasks, your own templates and PDF export. Privacy Policy: https://todo-eight-sigma-63.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://todo-eight-sigma-63.vercel.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InkMemo at none against Nowio's 2. InkMemo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Nowio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. InkMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.
InkMemo ships an update every 3 days, Nowio every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | InkMemo | Nowio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunzhe Ma | Muhammed Karayazi |
In-app purchases
InkMemo
No in-app purchases
Nowio
- Pro Monthly – AI Organizer$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly – AI Organizer7 Days trial$44.991 Year








