# Real Memo Board vs Equiscribe

The clearest difference is rating: Equiscribe at 5.0 against Real Memo Board's 3.7. Equiscribe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Real Memo Board's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Real Memo Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Equiscribe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Equiscribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Real Memo Board ships an update every 2 months, Equiscribe every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Real Memo Board | Equiscribe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-memo-board/id527335829/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/equiscribe/id1280749396/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **4** |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 75 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Owl Family Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/510310880) | [Equiscribe LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441485444) |

## What reviewers say

### Real Memo Board

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-memo-board/id527335829)

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a customizable digital board. Easily add, resize, and arrange notes, pictures, and maps. Protect your sensitive information with password protection and time settings.

**Highlights:** Edit, resize, and rotate stickers, pictures, and maps, Create and manage categories, Free screen expansion, arrangement, and enlargement, Password protected with time setting, Data backup and restore function, Various memo pads, text, pictures, and maps

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade to paid version | $1.99 | one-time |


### Equiscribe

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/equiscribe/id1280749396)

This app simplifies horse show scribing by handling score calculations on your iPad. It allows automatic sorting of scores and publishing of patterns and score sheets to a cloud service. Premium features offer expanded access to libraries, printing, and support.

**Highlights:** Automated score calculation, Automatic score sorting, Publish patterns and score sheets to cloud, Access to full pattern library (premium), Print patterns and score sheets (premium), Email show patterns (premium), Text searchable rulebooks (premium)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Equiscribe Pro Annual | $99.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Real Memo Board free?

Real Memo Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Equiscribe free?

Equiscribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Real Memo Board or Equiscribe?

Equiscribe is rated higher. Real Memo Board averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Equiscribe averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Real Memo Board or Equiscribe have ads?

Real Memo Board shows ads; Equiscribe does not.

### Which is updated more often, Real Memo Board or Equiscribe?

Real Memo Board ships an update every 2 months, and Equiscribe every 5 weeks. Most recently, Real Memo Board was updated on June 24, 2026 and Equiscribe on September 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*