Comparison

MemoCal Plus vs map

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

Head to head
About

MemoCal Plus

This calendar app allows you to add handwritten notes, photos, and text directly to your schedule. Customize backgrounds, use various pen colors and icons, and even take photos within the app for diaries. It supports multiple languages and offers an undo function for edits.

Highlights
  • Handwritten memos
  • Photo integration
  • Text input with tags
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Multiple pen colors and icons
  • Undo function
Features
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MemoCal Plus is a simple calendar app that lets you save your schedule and notes by handwriting on iPad. Just like writing on a paper calendar, you can freely keep plans, daily notes, family records, travel memories, meal logs, childcare notes, and more. View the monthly calendar on a wide screen, tap a date to enlarge it, and write directly with a pen or your finger. It feels familiar and simple, like writing on a paper calendar. You can also place photos, enter text with sticky notes, and decorate your calendar with icons and wallpapers. MemoCal Plus is not just an app for managing schedules. It is a calendar for keeping small moments from everyday life in your own way. Main features - Handwritten notes on a monthly calendar - Tap a date to open a larger writing area - Handwriting with a pen or finger - Place, resize, rotate, and arrange photos - Set photos as backgrounds - Text entry with sticky notes - More than 100 icons - Change background colors - Original wallpaper designs - Undo function - Pen color, pen size, and eraser size settings - Share and save calendar and handwriting screens Recommended for - People who like writing on paper calendars - People who want to keep handwritten schedules and notes - Families who want to record plans and daily events - People who want to save memories with photos - People who want to keep childcare, meal, or travel records - Anyone looking for a simple, intuitive calendar app Supported holiday calendars MemoCal Plus supports holidays for Japan, the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, South Korea, and more. You can also turn off holiday display.

About

map

Visualize global times and daylight patterns on an interactive world map. This utility helps you convert time zones, track favorite locations, and understand day/night cycles worldwide. It's designed for quick and easy use on all your devices.

Highlights
  • Visual world clock
  • Day and night world map
  • Sun position indicator
  • Time zone converter
  • International Date Line display
  • Favorite locations management
Features
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map:clock allows you to keep track of current time for major cities and time zones on a world map. The current time can be displayed on a world map along with day and night effects. - Visual world clock - Day and night world map with sun position - Time zone converter - The International Date Line can be displayed on the map - Add cities/locations to your Favorites (Rename locations as you like) - Quick and easy to use - Universal App (One purchase for all devices - iPhone and iPad) ■Note: This app work in landscape mode. No portrait mode. ---------------- Report a Problem --------------- If you have any problems, please sent me an email. [app@myindex.jp]

Screenshots

map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: map at 88% against MemoCal Plus's 62%. map also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). MemoCal Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MemoCal Plus costs $3.99 and map $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

map holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of MemoCal Plus's written reviews are positive against 88% of map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoCal Plus ships an update every 6 months, map every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MemoCal Plus versus map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoCal Plusmap
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer株式会社HARISHmyINDEX

Customer experience

MemoCal Plus

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral18.9%
Negative18.9%

map

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

None

MemoCal Plus

No in-app purchases

None

map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MemoCal Plus free?
MemoCal Plus costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is map free?
map costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MemoCal Plus or map?
map is rated higher. MemoCal Plus averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while map averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do MemoCal Plus or map have ads?
Neither MemoCal Plus nor map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoCal Plus or map?
MemoCal Plus ships an update every 6 months, and map every 5 months. Most recently, MemoCal Plus was updated on September 29, 2026 and map on September 14, 2026.

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