# Mem vs Kick

The clearest difference is rating: Kick at 5.0 against Mem's 4.4. Kick also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Mem's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (129 vs 1). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Mem sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Kick asks for nothing beyond the download.

Kick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mem has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Mem ships an update every 3 days, Kick every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mem | Kick |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (129 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mem-your-personal-ai-agent/id1578757028/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kick-focus-timer-on-things/id6444948863/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **129** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Every 4 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 99 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mem Labs, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1030154393) | [晓康 丁](https://appshunter.io/developer/828818003) |

## What reviewers say

### Mem

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mem-your-personal-ai-agent/id1578757028)

This app acts as an AI-powered thought partner, capturing and organizing your ideas, meetings, and research. It allows you to use voice to create and edit notes, and an AI assistant can recall, summarize, and reorganize your information. It also surfaces relevant notes automatically and offers powerful search capabilities.

**Highlights:** Voice-to-text note creation and editing, AI-powered summarization and recall, Automatic organization and structuring of notes, Intelligent surfacing of related information, Deep search for any note, Cross-device synchronization, Offline access

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mem Plus | $9.00 | per month |
| Pro | $12.00 | per month |
| Mem Pro | $29.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $29.00 | per month |
| Mem Pro 2x | $49.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $59.00 | per month |
| Mem Pro 5x | $99.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $99.00 | per month |
| Mem Pro 10x | $149.00 | per month |
| Mem Pro 20x | $199.00 | per month |

**What reviewers like**

- 🤖 AI-powered note organization and auto-categorization
- 💬 Integrated ChatGPT/AI chat assistant for research and synthesis
- 🎙️ Voice-to-text transcription with formatting
- 🔗 Intelligent linking of related notes
- ⚡ Fast and intuitive interface design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Unreliable syncing between devices
- 📱 iOS app significantly less featured than desktop version
- 🔐 Requires Google/Apple login (no email option)
- 💾 Data loss and notes disappearing unexpectedly

**Reported bugs**

- Notes disappearing without trace or recovery option
- Bottom navigation bar covering key buttons
- Settings popup incorrectly prompts to download app already installed
- Black bar covering AI tool input field on web version
- Photos not saving or disappearing after one day

**Requested features**

- True hands-free voice activation with Siri shortcuts
- Widget support for voice notes and Apple Watch
- Node/mind map graph visualization of note connections
- PDF and document export functionality
- Full markdown support


### Kick

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kick-focus-timer-on-things/id6444948863)

This minimalist focus timer utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to help users enhance productivity and motivation. By organizing tasks into timed intervals, it aims to reduce stress and improve concentration for work, study, or programming.

**Highlights:** Pomodoro focus timer, Minimalist design, Dark mode compatibility, Task completion focus, Learning and programming aid

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mem free?

Mem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Kick free?

Kick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Mem or Kick?

Kick is rated higher. Mem averages 4.4 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Kick averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Mem or Kick have ads?

Kick shows ads; Mem does not.

### Which is updated more often, Mem or Kick?

Mem ships an update every 3 days, and Kick every 4 days. Most recently, Mem was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kick on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*