GeoMEMO vs ARCharaNavi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GeoMEMO
Record notes, addresses, photos, and URLs at specific map locations. Organize your saved places with categories and search functionality. Ideal for travel planning or remembering local spots.
- Save memos with photos and URLs to map locations
- Organize memos by custom categories
- Search memos by name and content
- Display nearby spots for quick memo creation
- Place custom pins on the map
- Route search from current location
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GeoMEMO allows you to write memos on a map, against your current location or favorite place. Usage Scenarios - You come across an interesting place on TV or a magazine, you decide you would like to go and see it, so you write a memo about it. - You come across a new favorite store, so you write a memo about it on the spot. - Before you go traveling, you write memos about tourist attractions that you would like to go and visit, so you can use the application as a guidebook during your journey. Memos can contain addresses, telephone numbers, photos, URL, and they can also be classified into any category of your choice. From the memo list, you can place pins on a map for particular categories; you can also search by name and memo content so you will never misplace a memo within the application. GeoMEMO also provides functionality to display a list of "Nearby Spots," providing you with a quick way to select a place and write a memo about it. Other Functionality - Place pins on a map at locations of your choice - Retrieve the address of a place on a map - Use keywords to search for a particular location - Change a memo's pin location - Select a telephone number and make a call - Change a memo's date - Choose color of Pin Red or Green - Copy all data items of a memo - Search for a route from your current location to a destination - Send a memo via Messsage - Tweet a memo - Display the number of memos per category - Backup/Restore data to/from iTunes Maps and Nearby Spots searching functionality are supplied by Google. GeoMEMO's development status is published on the application's Facebook page (search for 'geomemo').
ARCharaNavi
Navigate your surroundings with a virtual character guiding your way. Take photos with your chosen character and customize their poses and expressions. Record your walking distance and share your adventures privately.
- AR Walking Navigation
- Character Photo Snaps
- Customizable Poses & Expressions
- Route Map Display
- Load Custom VRM Characters
- Walking Distance Record
- Privacy Protection for Sharing
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ARCharaNavi is a route navigation app by your favorite character. All you have to do is to tell where you want to go(station, store or any other landmarks) and just follow the character. If you find a nice spot along the way, you can ask the character to pose for a photo or take a snapshot. You can change the character by sending VRM file to you iPhone and select it on the app. Enjoy the way to destination like a date! CAUTION: When using the app, please be sure to check the safety of your surroundings and follow the actual road conditions, road signs, traffic conditions, and other rules and regulations. How to use - Launch the application and allow using location services. - Point the camera at a building, street, etc. Make sure that the Accuracy displayed at the bottom of the screen is within about 5 meters. - Tap the character, enter the location you want to go and press the "Go" button. All you have to do is follow him or her. Main features - AR Walking navigation: Simply follow behind the character. - Snapshots: Take pictures of the character with real-life scenery, just like a camera app. - Pose and expression change: 30 different poses, 5 expression presets, and 10 expression parts can be combined - Route map display: Show the route the character will take on a map - Change character: Load VRM file and use your favorite character - Walking distance record: Records the total distance you have walked together - Privacy protection: You can hide the destination to share screenshot or screen recording video safely. Tap the top of the screen to toggle the display while navigating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GeoMEMO at 4.6 against ARCharaNavi's 4.0. GeoMEMO also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 1). ARCharaNavi's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
GeoMEMO costs $2.99 and ARCharaNavi $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GeoMEMO holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoMEMO has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of GeoMEMO's written reviews are positive against 100% of ARCharaNavi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GeoMEMO ships an update every 4 months, ARCharaNavi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GeoMEMO | ARCharaNavi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | IMPATH Inc. | Yuji Ueki |
Customer experience
GeoMEMO
ARCharaNavi
In-app purchases
GeoMEMO
No in-app purchases
ARCharaNavi
No in-app purchases








