Comparison

Memo vs Plist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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://42pixels.co/p/memo/privacy Terms of Use: https://42pixels.co/p/memo/terms

About

Plist

Features
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Organisez, structurez, calculez. À votre façon. PList (+List) vous permet de créer des dossiers et fichiers pour tout organiser : idées, inventaires, suivis, listes, budgets, et bien plus. Ajoutez, modifiez, dupliquez et classez vos éléments avec des montants, notes et catégories. Recherchez instantanément. Importez/Exportez vos données en JSON ou PDF. Gagnez en tranquillité d'esprit, Plist ( +List) sauvegarde vos dossiers et fichiers en temps réel via iCloud. Vos données restent privées, sécurisées et toujours à jour, que vous soyez sur votre iPhone ou votre iPad. Simplicité. Puissance. Liberté. Flexibilité.

Screenshots

Memo4 screens
Plist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plist at none against Memo's 8. Plist also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Memo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Plist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, Plist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Memo versus Plist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoPlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalgat KussainovPatrick Huo

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Memo

Subscriptions8
  • 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
  • Memo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Professional$139.991 Year
None

Plist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plist free?
Plist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memo or Plist have ads?
Neither Memo nor Plist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo or Plist?
Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plist monthly. Most recently, Memo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Plist on October 28, 2026.

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