Comparison

MemoWhale vs Ownly Planner

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

Head to head
About

MemoWhale

This app helps you quickly capture thoughts without immediate organization. It prioritizes simplicity and removing clutter, allowing you to collect ideas first and organize them later. Designed to help build a consistent note-taking habit.

Highlights
  • Ad-free note-taking
  • Quick thought capture
  • Delayed organization
  • Clutter-free interface
  • Habit building focus
Features
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Ad-Free Quick Notes Has your "simple" memo app made things more complicated? Have you failed repeatedly to build a memo habit? MemoWhale is different. Instead of worrying about what to include, MemoWhale focuses on removing unnecessary clutter. Caught in the chaos of a busy life? Just collect your thoughts for now. Organizing can come later. Benjamin Franklin "The faintest ink is better than the best memory." Ernest Hemingway "If you make it a habit to write down your thoughts, you will unconsciously remember what is important." George Bernard Shaw "We waste too much time remembering useless information." Simplify your day with MemoWhale. Start now: Think fast, organize later.

About

Ownly Planner

Features
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NaeSslman Scheduler is a schedule management app that helps you manage daily tasks, weekly recurring checklists, monthly schedules, and notes in one place. It focuses on practical features you use often, rather than unnecessary complexity. You can quickly check today’s tasks, keep track of recurring routines, and view monthly schedules at a glance on the calendar. On the calendar, you can view schedules together with birthdays and holidays. Birthdays saved in your device contacts can be displayed on the calendar, and birthdays and holidays are shown with icons in list and detail screens. The app supports Korean holidays and substitute holidays, and you can choose the holiday display country in Settings. The calendar can also show schedules from the next month, making it easier to manage schedules around the end and beginning of each month. You can also share schedules with others using the Send Schedule feature. When the recipient opens the shared schedule link, they can add the same schedule to their own calendar. With the Copy Schedule feature, you can copy schedule details to the clipboard and easily share them through messages or other apps. You can customize the app with app themes and calendar schedule chip color themes to match your style. Key Features * Daily Check Add daily tasks and mark them as complete. * Weekly Check Manage recurring tasks, routines, or habits by day of the week. * Schedule Add and view schedules on the monthly calendar. * Recurring Schedules Add monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly recurring schedules to manage regular events more easily. * Birthday and Holiday Display View birthdays and holidays with icons in calendar lists and detail screens. * Korean Substitute Holidays When Korea is selected as the holiday display country, Korean substitute holidays are also shown on the calendar. * Holiday Display Country Choose which country’s holidays to display on the calendar in Settings. * Contact Birthday Integration Display birthdays saved in your device contacts on the calendar. * Send Schedule Share a schedule with someone else, and the recipient can add the same schedule to their own calendar by opening the shared link. * Copy Schedule Copy schedule details to the clipboard and easily share them through other apps. * App Themes Change the overall look and feel of the app with app themes. * Schedule Color Themes Choose a color theme for calendar schedule chips. * Note Organize simple notes or things you may want to do someday. * Summary Check today’s tasks and important schedules in one place. * Widgets Use Home Screen widgets to check today’s tasks without opening the app. * Widget Themes Customize widget themes to match your preference. * Profile Information Check the last update time and current app version in the profile area. NaeSslman Scheduler is recommended for users who: * Want to keep track of daily recurring tasks * Want to manage weekly routines * Want a clean monthly schedule view * Want to view birthdays and holidays together with schedules * Want to check Korean substitute holidays on the calendar * Want to easily share schedules with others * Want to customize app themes and schedule colors * Prefer a simple and intuitive schedule app * Want to quickly check today’s tasks from Home Screen widgets Manage your daily tasks and recurring schedules more easily with NaeSslman Scheduler. * Terms of Use: https://naesslman.com/view/naesslman/terms-of-use * Privacy Policy: https://naesslman.com/view/naesslman/privacy-policy

Screenshots

MemoWhale4 screens
Ownly Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MemoWhale at none against Ownly Planner's 1. MemoWhale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ownly Planner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. MemoWhale asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoWhale ships an update daily, Ownly Planner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
MemoWhale versus Ownly Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoWhaleOwnly Planner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjunsik kimJUNG YOON KIM

In-app purchases

None

MemoWhale

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ownly Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Naesslman Premium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is MemoWhale free?
MemoWhale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ownly Planner free?
Ownly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MemoWhale or Ownly Planner have ads?
Ownly Planner shows ads; MemoWhale does not.
Which is updated more often, MemoWhale or Ownly Planner?
MemoWhale ships an update daily, and Ownly Planner every 4 days. Most recently, MemoWhale was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ownly Planner on November 5, 2026.

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