Moe Memos vs Paperparrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moe Memos
Capture thoughts and ideas quickly with this app. It offers both local on-device storage and synchronization with a self-hosted server. Enjoy offline functionality, rich media support, and robust organization tools.
- Quick idea capture
- Local or self-hosted server sync
- Offline functionality
- Markdown support
- Save images, videos, and files
- Tagging and search organization
- Progress graph visualization
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Moe Memos is an app to help you capture thoughts and ideas. You can use Moe Memos with either a self-hosted Memos server or locally on your device. Features: - Write memos like tweeting to yourself - Use local on-device storage or sync with your own Memos server - Fully functional offline and automatically pushes data when back online - Extended Markdown support - Save images, videos, files and Journaling Suggestions - Organize and find memos with tags, pinning, and search - View your memo activity with a progress graph - Liquid Glass, Dark Mode, and Dynamic Type support - Home screen widget for revisiting past memos - Available on iPhone and iPad - Full privacy protection, no data collection Moe Memos is a third-party client for Memos and isn't affiliated with the open source project Memos.
Paperparrot
Organize your documents effortlessly with this native client for Paperless-ngx. Upload, scan, and secure files in various formats. Enjoy offline access, custom views, and powerful search capabilities.
- Connect to multiple Paperless-ngx instances
- Add documents in various formats
- Scan documents via camera or network scanner
- Secure documents with Face/Touch ID
- Extensive search and Spotlight support
- Create custom document views
- Offline document synchronization
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Paperparrot is an app designed to make organizing your documents easy and it's completely compatible with Paperless-ngx. Features: - Connect to multiple Paperless-ngx-Instances - Add documents in various formats like PDF, JPEG, PNG, TXT or office documents - Scan documents from right within Paperparrot using your phones camera or an Airscan-capable network scanner - Secure your documents using Face-/Touch-ID - Extensive search capabilities - Support for Spotlight search to find documents from your home screen - Create custom views to easily access sets of documents - Share documents to Paperparrot from other apps - Synchronize documents from your Paperless-ng(x) server to your device for offline access - Built in support for push notifications from your server (additional setup required)* - Dark mode! * The free version of Paperparrot is limited to six documents and some features like custom queries and push notifications are unavailable. These limitation can be removed through an in-app purchase. There is both a one-time purchase or an optional auto-renewing subscription (1 month free trial included). The one-time purchase unlocks all current and future updates. With the subscription, all features are available for the duration of your subscription. Both the subscription and one-time purchase can be shared with your family. Paperparrot is licensed under the Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paperparrot at 5.0 against Moe Memos's 4.1. Paperparrot also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Moe Memos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paperparrot sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paperparrot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Moe Memos's written reviews are positive against 87% of Paperparrot's.
Moe Memos ships an update every 2 months, Paperparrot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moe Memos | Paperparrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宇霆 郭 | Leo Wehrfritz |
Customer experience
Moe Memos
Paperparrot
In-app purchases
Moe Memos
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
Paperparrot
- Subscription (1 Year)1 Month trial$2.991 Year
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Very Generous Tip$2.99
- Subscription (1 Year)$2.99
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- Unlock All Features$4.99
- Super Generous Tip$9.99









