Memo vs Quick Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memo
This app transforms audio recordings into text transcriptions and concise summaries using AI. It offers both on-device and cloud processing for privacy and accuracy, allowing users to easily search and share meeting insights.
- On-Device AI for private transcription
- Offline recording and transcription
- AI-powered speech to text
- Automated meeting summaries
- Searchable notes and action items
- Cross-device synchronization
- Easy sharing of notes and summaries
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Made for iOS 27. You talk, Memo takes the notes: a transcript you can tap to replay, a summary with a title, the to-dos you mentioned with the people involved, and answers to any question about it. SIRI AI AND APPLE INTELLIGENCE, BUILT IN • Ask Siri AI about a note and hear Memo's answer right in Siri: "Ask Memo what we decided about the budget" • Siri AI works with your notes: open, play, search or translate one, add a to-do, rename it, favorite it or move it to a folder • Siri AI knows the note on screen: "email this to Anna", "what are the action items here" • Spotlight finds a note by anything that was said in it, from an index kept on your iPhone • Image Playground makes a picture for a note (on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence) APPLE WATCH • Record from your wrist and end it with a Double Tap • See the recording's time on your watch face, and tick off to-dos on your wrist • The Smart Stack suggests a recording at the times you usually record • Ask Siri on your watch for your open tasks or your latest note, and get a "note is ready" notification IPHONE AND IPAD • Live Activities and the Dynamic Island follow your recording • Record from the Lock Screen, Control Center or a widget • Play a note from the Lock Screen, Control Center or your AirPods • iPad: your notes and the open note side by side in any window size, with the menu bar and keyboard shortcuts • Designed with Liquid Glass EVERY NOTE, READY TO USE • Summary: the key points and decisions, with a title. Edit it with headings, bold, colors and lists • To Do: tasks from your own words, with names and dates • Transcript: every sentence timestamped. Tap a line to hear it again, or find any word • Ask Memo: chat with your note for an email draft, the key points or anything else • Translate a summary, or share it as PDF, Word or audio • Live captions while you record, and start the next recording while earlier notes are still being made TWO WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NOTES • Cloud AI: accurate transcripts and summaries in 99+ languages, on every iPhone • Offline: notes made on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence, no connection needed (on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence) Memo tells you how your audio will be processed before you record. FOR EVERY CONVERSATION Meetings, lectures and classes, interviews, doctor visits, brainstorms, phone calls, trip planning, everyday notes. ORGANIZE AND FIND • Folders, favorites and filters • Import audio, video and documents, or send files to Memo from any app • Attach photos of the whiteboard or the slides • Widgets for your latest note and your to-dos, and To Do on the Lock Screen DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE Memo works with VoiceOver, Voice Control, text up to the largest sizes, Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, Dark Mode and Differentiate Without Color, in portrait and landscape, in eleven languages, Arabic from right to left. MEMO PRO The free plan lets you try Cloud AI with live captions, Ask Memo and imports, and make offline notes. Memo Pro adds longer recordings and lifts the free limits. • Subscription options and prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • A subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://withmemo.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://withmemo.app/terms
Quick Notes
This app helps you quickly capture thoughts, lists, and reminders as they come to you. Easily organize and export your ideas to over 20 other applications, or use Siri Shortcuts for custom workflows. Sync your notes across devices with iCloud and set intuitive reminders.
- Quick note-taking
- Export to 20+ apps
- iCloud Sync
- Intuitive reminders
- Automatic date & URL recognition
- Widgets
- Siri & Shortcuts integration
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Capture's intuitive interface and smart features turn your mobile device into a powerful thought organizer, letting you seize, sort, and execute your ideas with unprecedented ease. • Quick Notes: Immediacy is key, and with Capture, the moment inspiration hits, you're ready. Our quick note-taking feature is designed for those who think fast and want to write faster. Notes, lists, and reminders are captured in real-time, ensuring no idea ever slips through the cracks. Brain dump on the go and stay one step ahead of your inspiration. • Export to 20+ apps: Looking to migrate your captures to other platforms like Obsidian, Things 3, Todoist, iA Writer, Craft, Omnifocus 4, Fantastical, UpNote, NotePlan, Reminders or Apple Calendar? Capture's export functionality allows you to move your content with ease. It's all about getting your thoughts out there, wherever 'there' might be, from to-do to calendar apps. In addition, you can run any Siri Shortcut as an export option, enabling all kinds of workflows by using the capture as input. • iCloud Sync: Keep your ideas and tasks in harmony across all your devices with Capture's iCloud Sync. Every note, list, and preference is automatically updated, ensuring you have access to your latest thoughts wherever you go. • Intuitive reminders: With our badge system, subtle yet effective reminders keep you informed of your tasks. These intuitive nudges ensure that important notes don't get lost in the shuffle, keeping you alert and on track. • Automatic date & URL recognition: Organization has never been so effortless. Capture's data recognition identifies your dates and URLs so you don't need to manually insert them. They are also pre-filled with your favorite export option. • Widgets: Access your captures instantly with our widgets right from your home and lock screen. Capture prioritizes convenience, giving you a visual snapshot of your latest thoughts and to-dos without having to open the app. • Share Extension: Add content to Capture with ease using the Share extension — available from any app. • Siri & Shortcuts: Capture thoughts hands-free with Siri voice commands and enhance your workflow with Siri Shortcuts to create, open, and search captures effortlessly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Memo and Quick Notes both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Quick Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Memo's. Quick Notes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (299 vs 8). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Memo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Quick Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Memo against 4.8 for Quick Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Notes has 299 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Memo's written reviews are positive against 77% of Quick Notes's.
Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, Quick Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memo | Quick Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (299 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 299 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talgat Kussainov | Furkan Simsir |
Customer experience
Memo
Quick Notes
Bugs and requests
Memo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Quick Notes
Reported bugs
8 issues- Data loss/notes vanishing
- Sidebar sorting is buggy and breaks
- Mac app does not work
- App crashes frequently
- Stickie notes do not work on MacOS 14 Sonoma
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- MacOS App keeps crashing when hitting Enter key
- App keeps crashing when making lists
- Cannot share more than 1 note at a time
Requested features
19 requests- Batch operations (export/merge)
- More keyboard shortcuts for macOS
- Tags and coloring
- An "all items" view with grouping and sorting
- Calendar or timeline view
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- View and live-edit notes expanded
- Themes (black/white)
- Ability to share to Supernotes and Tasks
- Apple Watch app
- New items to appear at the bottom of the feed
- Ability to swipe left and right to move between lists
- App icon customization
- More widget presentation
- Visual customization
- Pin and archive lists
- Support for images
- WatchOS app with dictation
- Better Markdown support
- More keyboard shortcuts
In-app purchases
Memo
- Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Memo Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
- Premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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- Professional$8.997 Days
- Professional$21.991 Month
- Professional$49.991 Year
- Professional7 Days trial$139.991 Year
- Professional$139.991 Year
Quick Notes
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99









