# Mem vs Cluing

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mem at every 3 days against Cluing's every 10 days. Cluing's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Mem sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month and Cluing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Mem ships an update every 3 days, Cluing every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mem | Cluing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (123 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mem-your-personal-ai-agent/id1578757028/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **123** | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 days** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 99 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Mem Labs, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1030154393) | [Collabwriting Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1876863300) |

## 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 (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $12.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $29.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $59.00 | per month |
| Proactive | $99.00 | 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


### Cluing

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cluing/id6759099072)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal Pro Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| Personal Pro Yearly | $144.99 | per year |
| Superhuman | $199.99 | per month |
| Superhuman Half-Yearly | $719.99 | per 6 months |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mem free?

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

### Is Cluing free?

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

### Do Mem or Cluing have ads?

Neither Mem nor Cluing shows ads.

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

Mem ships an update every 3 days, and Cluing every 10 days. Most recently, Mem was updated on September 21, 2026 and Cluing on September 21, 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.*