Saving Memo vs Instructions Not Included
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saving Memo
Test your working memory with a character who performs various jobs to care for their cat. Success in each job depends on how well you recall information, directly impacting task completion speed. This game offers insights into real-world memory application.
- Working memory challenges
- Character-driven gameplay
- Job-based progression
- Cat care simulation
- Real-world memory application insights
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Saving Memo is a new way to test working memory. Your character works different jobs to feed your cat Memo. Each job challenges your memory in different ways where the more you remember the faster that you can get the job done. This program can help us understand how people use their memory in real world challenges.
Instructions Not Included
A unique counter app that synchronizes across all your devices. It's presented as a social experiment, inviting users to set personal goals or explore its functionalities.
- Cross-device synchronization
- Social experiment concept
- Global counter
- API exploration
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This is a counter that syncs between all devices, it’s a social experiment, and quite possibly a bad idea. So, whatever will you do? Attempt to reach one million? Attempt to keep the counter perpetually at 42? Attempt to find and exploit the unsecured API?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Instructions Not Included at 5.0 against Saving Memo's 3.0. Instructions Not Included also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 50 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Saving Memo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Instructions Not Included holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Saving Memo ships an update every 50 months, Instructions Not Included fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saving Memo | Instructions Not Included |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California Riverside | Kenna Blackburn |
In-app purchases
Saving Memo
No in-app purchases
Instructions Not Included
No in-app purchases
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