Comparison

ShortMemo vs Next Reservation

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

Head to head
About

ShortMemo

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Ideas, templates, drafts, to-dos, bookmarks, reminders... Jot down various daily information in short memos. Organize your memos using the folder and customize themes, colors, and usability to your preference. A handy tool that's useful in daily life.

About

Next Reservation

Easily schedule recurring appointments and add them to your device's calendar. Set preferred intervals for services like haircuts or dental visits and quickly register them with optional location-based reminders.

Highlights
  • Schedule recurring appointments
  • Add appointments to calendar
  • Set preferred scheduling intervals
  • One-tap registration
  • Location-based reminders
  • Pre-set appointment templates
Features
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■1. What Does This App Do? This app is designed to help you schedule your "next appointment" and add it to your calendar. At first glance, you might wonder, “Do I really need an app for that?” However, if you’ve ever found yourself in situations like the following, it might be worth giving it a try: - At the dentist, trying to schedule your next appointment three months out, but fumbling to flip through the calendar. - Booking a time you thought was free, only to later realize it conflicts with another event. ■2. How Does It Work? Once you set up your preferred scheduling intervals in advance, the app allows you to: - Display the date/time for the next appointment (based on your set interval). - Make small adjustments if needed, then register the appointment to your calendar. That’s all there is to it! ■3. Additional Benefits Even with such a simple feature set, adding one more setting can make your calendar even more convenient. For example, if you include a location in your appointment template, you’ll get a notification like, “It’s time to leave,” around the time you should head out. This is actually a built-in feature of the iOS Calendar app, but manually adding locations every time can be a hassle or easy to forget. By pre-setting this in the app, you can enjoy the convenience with just one tap. ■4. Usage Examples - Haircuts: Every 7 weeks - Dentist Appointments: Every 3 months To be honest, I currently only use the app for these two scenarios, which means I use it about once a month on average. :)

Screenshots

ShortMemo4 screens
Next Reservation2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShortMemo at none against Next Reservation's 1. ShortMemo also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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. Next Reservation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShortMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShortMemo ships an update every 9 days, Next Reservation every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ShortMemo versus Next Reservation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortMemoNext Reservation
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUT apptakaaki024

In-app purchases

None

ShortMemo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Next Reservation

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is ShortMemo free?
ShortMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Reservation free?
Next Reservation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShortMemo or Next Reservation have ads?
Neither ShortMemo nor Next Reservation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShortMemo or Next Reservation?
ShortMemo ships an update every 9 days, and Next Reservation every 6 days. Most recently, ShortMemo was updated on September 29, 2026 and Next Reservation on October 18, 2026.

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