BasicNotesApp vs Re/member
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BasicNotesApp
Organize your thoughts and ideas with a simple note-taking application. Create individual notes and group them into custom folders for easy retrieval. Streamline your workflow and keep your information tidy.
- Create notes
- Create folders
- Organize notes
- Simple interface
Read full descriptionHide full description
Create notes and folders.
Re/member
This app acts as a second brain, helping you capture and retain important information like facts, ideas, and quotes. It facilitates continuous learning and intentional recall, keeping your knowledge fresh through daily revisits and organized storage.
- Capture and store facts, ideas, and quotes
- Daily recall to keep knowledge top of mind
- Organize thoughts by category
- Quick capture via app or share extension
- Homescreen widget for quick access
- Read-aloud mode for auditory review
Read full descriptionHide full description
Re/member helps you capture what matters — and make it stick. Whether it’s facts, ideas, quotes, interesting thoughts or anything worth remembering, this app works like a second brain: not just storing your thoughts, but helping you revisit them daily so they stay top of mind. Designed for continuous learning and intentional recall, Re/member keeps your mind sharp and your knowledge fresh. Key Features: Shuffle your thoughts - Surface forgotten insights, thoughts, ideas, and facts with one tap. Organize by category - Keep everything structured and easy to browse. Quick capture - Add new thoughts in-app or via the iOS share extension. Homescreen widget - Shuffle through thoughts right from your home screen. Read-aloud mode - Tap the play button to hear your thoughts spoken back to you. Make remembering part of your routine — with Re/member.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Re/member at every 3 months against BasicNotesApp's every 35 months. Re/member also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BasicNotesApp's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
Re/member holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
BasicNotesApp ships an update every 35 months, Re/member every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BasicNotesApp | Re/member |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Roach | Matthew Swartz |
Customer experience
BasicNotesApp
Re/member
In-app purchases
BasicNotesApp
No in-app purchases
Re/member
No in-app purchases
