Comparison

Write Memo vs Pagify

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Write Memo

Features
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Write by hand, every day. Write Memo is a simple handwriting notebook that keeps each day's notes on its own page. Celebrating our 3rd anniversary — thank you for writing with us! ā–  Handwrite every day • Write with your finger or Apple Pencil • Up to 5 sheets per day, saved automatically • Look back at the last 31 days anytime ā–  See at a glance where you wrote • A pencil mark shows the days and sheets that have notes ā–  Share with a passphrase (new) • Pick a date and sheet, check the preview, and send • Your friend enters the passphrase to see it — no login, no account • Keep using the same passphrase to send again and again • Received handwriting can be viewed full screen and added to today's sheet • Shared content is deleted automatically 7 days after the last message ā–  9 languages English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French Perfect for to-do lists, quick notes during calls, diaries, sketches and messages to family and friends. Contact: sleepsheep0901@gmail.com

About

Pagify

Features
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Pagify opens your PDFs, CAD drawings and 3D models in one app, and keeps everything on your device. READ Smooth scrolling through long documents, a thumbnail rail to find your place, and pinch to zoom into any page. MARK UP Highlighter, pen, lines, arrows, boxes, circles, clouds and curves. Add text captions in bundled typefaces for many languages, attach notes, and erase exactly the mark you meant. ORGANISE Reorder pages by dragging, rotate, delete, insert blank pages, import pages from another PDF, and export any selection as a new document. CAPTURE Lift a region of a page as an image, annotate it, and share it. DRAWINGS AND 3D MODELS View DWG and DXF drawings and STEP 3D models. Open them straight from Files or from the app they arrived in. CONTACTS Scan a business card with your camera or from a photo and turn it into a contact. Sort contacts into groups, keep track of meetings and reminders, and export them as vCards. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no data collected. Your files and contacts stay on your device.

Screenshots

Write Memo4 screens
Pagify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pagify at none against Write Memo's shown. Write Memo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write Memo ships an update every 3 days, Pagify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Write Memo versus Pagify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite MemoPagify
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkohei saikiAL MUTLAQ MARBLES & LIGHTING EQUIP. TR

In-app purchases

None

Write Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Pagify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Write Memo free?
Write Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pagify free?
Pagify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Write Memo or Pagify have ads?
Write Memo shows ads; Pagify does not.
Which is updated more often, Write Memo or Pagify?
Write Memo ships an update every 3 days, and Pagify fortnightly. Most recently, Write Memo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pagify on October 31, 2026.

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