Comparison

Reading notes AirMarker vs Reading Memory

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

Head to head
About

Reading notes AirMarker

Capture and organize important passages from books by taking photos. Search your notes by word or author, and export them to other platforms. Ideal for readers who want to retain and easily access memorable content.

Highlights
  • Capture pages with photos
  • Save page numbers and notes
  • Search marked content
  • Export notes to Notion or text files
  • Unlimited book additions (premium)
  • Marker export feature (premium)
Features
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AirMarker is an app that supports your reading. Capture the impressive parts of your book with a photo and leave a marker. You can also search for it later. ---- What you can do with AirMarker: ■ Capture a page with a photo and save as a marker Highlight the text that catches your interest by taking a photo. You can also save the page number and notes together. ■ Review the marked content Review the markers for each book. Or, you can also trace back from words or authors using the search function. ■ Export in your preferred format Markers can be exported to Notion, or saved as text files. For those who forget the wonderful phrases they come across while reading or those who want their own reading notes, please give it a try. If you have any opinions or requests, please let us know via the form within the app. We will use it as a reference for future improvements. ---- AirMarker Premium Service (Optional Subscription): By subscribing to the premium service, you can add books without limit, and you can use the marker export feature. Price and Duration: „360 per month (tax included) Prices are subject to change. The duration is calculated from the application date and is renewed automatically every month. Details of Automatic Renewal: This is a recurring subscription. Please note that simply deleting the app does not cancel the service. You can cancel (stop the recurring subscription) up to 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Cancellation procedures can be performed from the "Settings" app under "iTunes Store and App Store". Cancellation procedures cannot be done within the app. Monthly fees will be charged within 24 hours before the renewal of the subscription period. Payments will be charged to your iTunes account. If you start a subscription while there is a remaining free trial period, the remaining period will become invalid. How to Cancel Automatic Renewal: (1) Open the "Settings" app. (2) Select "iTunes Store and App Store". (3) Select "Apple ID: Registered Email Address". (4) Select "View Apple ID". (5) Sign in if prompted. (6) Select "Subscriptions". (7) Select "AirMarker". (8) Select "Cancel Subscription". Official Apple Document "View, change, or cancel your subscriptions" https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT202039 Cancellation for the Current Month: Cancellations for the current month of the premium service are not accepted. ◆ Terms of Use https://himaratsu.github.io/airmarker-pages/terms.html ◆ Privacy Policy https://himaratsu.github.io/airmarker-pages/privacy.html

About

Reading Memory

This app helps you build a consistent reading habit and retain information from the books you read. It allows you to track reading days, manage your to-read pile, and take private notes on your books. Advanced features like AI-powered key point extraction are available through an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Build daily reading habits
  • Track reading streaks and finished books
  • Organize to-read and finished book piles
  • Take private notes and sticky notes
  • Search and add books via barcode or title
  • Generate reading cards and badges
  • AI-powered key point extraction (subscription)
Features
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Make reading a daily habit, and remember the books you've read. Reading Memory keeps every book you read and every line you write, one book at a time, on your own bookshelf. You want to read more, but it never sticks. You finish a book, then can't recall what was in it. The books you bought sit on a pile, unread. Reading Memory is made for that. MAKE READING A DAILY HABIT On days you read, tap "Read today" once. Even a day with one page counts. Your reading days fill a calendar, and your streak and the number of books you finished this year go up. You can also tap from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU READ Notes you write while reading show up on your bookshelf a few days later, with how long ago you wrote them ("written 72 days ago"). Read them again and add a line right there. When you reread a book, the notes from your last read are on that book's page. FINISH YOUR TO-READ PILE, ONE BOOK AT A TIME Books you own but haven't started sit in a pile at the bottom of your bookshelf. Tap the pile to start the top book. When you finish one, the app picks the next book from your pile. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No social feed, no followers, no public reviews. Only you can read what you write. — WHAT YOU CAN DO ā—† Bookshelf Finished books stand on a shelf for each year. Books you're reading lie face up, and books you haven't started are stacked. You can also add the books you've already read, one after another. ā—† Add books Search by title or scan the barcode. Book data comes from Google Books, Open Library, openBD, and Rakuten Books. There is no limit on how many books you can add. ā—† Sticky notes for novels Write about characters, lines you loved, and how you felt on sticky notes, and stick them at the page you're on. Move the bookmark to record your page and "Read today". ā—† A notebook for nonfiction Write the book's words and your own thoughts with page numbers. Snap a page to read its text and add the lines you pick as the book's words. Vertical Japanese text works too. Export your notebook as text. ā—† A reading card when you finish Give stars, write one line, and stamp the card. It goes into that year's card box. Save or send the card as an image. ā—† Reading log and badges See your reading days on a calendar, your streak, and how many books you finished. Earn badges at milestones. ā—† Want-to-read list Note who recommended a book or where you saw it. ā—† iPad Works on iPad, in portrait, landscape, and Split View. — MEMORY PLUS (auto-renewable subscription) Adding books, sticky notes, notebooks, reading text from pages, reading cards and stamps, the calendar, and widgets are free for good. Memory Plus adds: ā—† Turn the lines you picked from a page into key points (uses AI) ā—† Look up a word from your notebook across all your books (free shows the number of books and the first line) ā—† Your year in books: everything you read and wrote in a year, in one place ā—† Detailed statistics: books finished per month, genres, ratings, and how books made you feel ā—† Summaries of the notes you wrote (uses AI) Pricing in the US: $39.99 per year / $3.99 per month. Prices vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://taniguchi-kyoichi.com/en/products/reading-memory/terms Privacy Policy: https://taniguchi-kyoichi.com/en/products/reading-memory/privacy — Sign in with Apple or Google. No ads. Feedback and bug reports: tap "Contact us" in the app's Settings.

Screenshots

Reading notes AirMarker4 screens
Reading Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading Memory at 100% against Reading notes AirMarker's 75%. Reading notes AirMarker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Reading notes AirMarker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Reading Memory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading notes AirMarker ships an update every 5 weeks, Reading Memory every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Reading notes AirMarker versus Reading Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading notes AirMarkerReading Memory
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYOSUKE HIRAMATSUKyoichi Taniguchi

Customer experience

Reading notes AirMarker

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Reading Memory

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reading notes AirMarker

Subscriptions1
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2 purchases

Reading Memory

Subscriptions2
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Questions

Is Reading notes AirMarker free?
Reading notes AirMarker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Memory free?
Reading Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading notes AirMarker or Reading Memory have ads?
Neither Reading notes AirMarker nor Reading Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading notes AirMarker or Reading Memory?
Reading notes AirMarker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Reading Memory every 2 months. Most recently, Reading notes AirMarker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Reading Memory on November 5, 2026.

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