Moe Memos vs Databag
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.
Databag
This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.
- Decentralized communication
- Federated accounts
- End-to-end encryption
- Topic-based threads
- Audio and video calls
- Mobile alerts
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Databag at 5.0 against Moe Memos's 4.1. Databag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Moe Memos's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Databag asks for nothing beyond the download.
Databag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moe Memos has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Moe Memos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Databag's.
Moe Memos ships an update every 2 months, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moe Memos | Databag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (43 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宇霆 郭 | Roland Osborne |
Customer experience
Moe Memos
Databag
In-app purchases
Moe Memos
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
Databag
No in-app purchases









