Comparison

SMemo vs PineReels

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

Head to head

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About

SMemo

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高齢者向けのシンプルなメモアプリです。メモの登録、共有機能のみを実装したシンプルなアプリです。

About

PineReels

Discover and watch a variety of short-form video content, including popular, new, and dubbed reels. Easily search for specific content and revisit your viewing history.

Highlights

Short play content playback
Popular and new reels
Dubbed content
Ranked content
Content search
Playback history

Features

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PineReels is an application dedicated to providing users with short play playback. The short play content is unique to PineReels, with various types of short play available, including popular, new, dubbed, ranked, and can also search for the short play they want. Each playback has a history record for users to play again next time.

Screenshots

SMemo2 screens

PineReels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PineReels at every 2 months against SMemo's every 5 months. PineReels also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMemo ships an update every 5 months, PineReels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

SMemo versus PineReels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SMemo	PineReels
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	2.3 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	21 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	26.0	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	184 MB
Age rating	12+	17+
Developer	Katsumi Nishii	TOP GENIUS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

SMemo

No in-app purchases

None

PineReels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMemo free?

SMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PineReels free?

PineReels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do SMemo or PineReels have ads?

Neither SMemo nor PineReels shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SMemo or PineReels?

SMemo ships an update every 5 months, and PineReels every 2 months. Most recently, SMemo was updated on October 25, 2026 and PineReels on November 5, 2026.