Comparison

Fragmemo vs NinoPad

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

Head to head
About

Fragmemo

Capture and organize diverse information, from notes and photos to checklists and dates. Set smart reminders, track progress with check-ins, and customize your view with flexible layouts and styles. Access your memos quickly through widgets and shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Diverse memo types (notes, photos, checklists, dates, etc.)
  • Rich text formatting and linking
  • Check-in tracking with trends and heatmaps
  • Flexible views and customizable memo styles
  • Smart recurring reminders with end conditions
  • Powerful organization with nested groups and tags
  • Home screen widgets and shortcuts for quick access
Features
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Notes: Creative ideas, meeting notes, journal entries, reading excerpts Photos: Inspiration, handwritten drafts, receipts and documents, ID cards Checklists: To-dos, shopping lists, travel packing, party planning Dates: Family birthdays, wedding anniversaries, document expirations, health checkup appointments Numbers: Body measurements, product prices, account and card numbers, expenses Check-ins: Daily exercise, water intake, reading habits, early bedtimes Locations: Proposal spots, check-in landmarks, restaurant locations, sightseeing routes Links: Learning resources, travel guides, video tutorials, online documents Fragmemo is a versatile memo and reminder app that helps you capture what matters, organize it your way, and act on it at the right time. Core Features: - Diverse Memos: Notes, Photos, Checklists, Numbers, Dates, Locations, Links, and Check-ins for different kinds of information. - Rich Text Notes: On iOS 26 and later, format notes with headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, and text colors, and link to other memos. - Check-ins & Trends: Review check-in history with a heatmap, track checklist progress, and log multiple number values with trend charts. - Flexible Views & Styles: Switch between Grid, List, Compact, and Masonry layouts, with Vibrant, Muted, or Clean memo styles optimized for large screens. Choose whether to show memo status, set icon, status, and time visibility separately for memo widgets, and preview changes as you adjust. - Smarter Reminders: Configure flexible recurring rules and end conditions, choose whether to send notifications, and complete or skip reminders based on memo type. - Reminder Center: View and manage all reminders in one place from the sidebar, with prominent due notifications when they matter. - Powerful Organization: Manage nested groups and access Smart Group, Ungrouped, Tags, Archived, and Recently Deleted from an efficient sidebar. - Customizable Groups: Set emoji or symbol icons and group colors, choose how group labels appear, control visibility, set independent sorting, and filter Smart Groups by Memo Type, Tag, Reminder, Create Date, or Starred. See which Smart Group conditions each memo meets. - Memory Spark: Rediscover past memos from the Home toolbar, widgets, and daily notifications. - Widgets & Shortcuts: Add reminders, memo cards, and quick-add widgets to the Home Screen, overdue reminders to the Lock Screen, plus shortcuts and keyboard actions for faster capture. Filter the memo widget by type and group, with checklist states synced to the app in real time. - Capture & Editing: Create, view, and edit memos in one interface; import multiple images via photo sharing or the clipboard and recognize text in batches. When sharing from other apps, choose groups, tags, remarks, colors, and icons. Save copied text containing links as a note or link memo; link imports fetch page titles and previews automatically. - Image Export & Preview: Preview memos before exporting them as images, preserving rich text formatting, the current memo style, and light or dark appearance. - Secure Sync: Keep your memos available across devices with iCloud sync and a clear sync status. - Extensive Settings: Customize memo colors and icons (emoji or symbols), choose a local calendar, and adjust app language, launch behavior, and more.

About

NinoPad

Transform your device into a versatile handheld keypad for your computer. Control presentations, manage code, play music, and more with customizable workspaces and seamless Wi-Fi pairing. Offers local offline functionality for musical instruments and productivity tools.

Highlights
  • Handheld keypad and control surface for Mac
  • Real-time Mac screen mirroring
  • Virtual trackpad, scroll wheel, and modifier keys
  • Text clipboard injection with voice dictation
  • Customizable workspaces for coding, writing, and creative tasks
  • Standalone musical instruments (synthesizer, guitar)
  • Local Wi-Fi pairing, no cloud relay
Features
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Place your iPhone or iPad beside your keyboard and turn it into a versatile handheld keypad and secondary console for Mac. ◆ Handheld Keypad & Control - Fast local Wi-Fi pairing via QR code with no complex setup. - Real-time Mac screen mirroring with fluid zoom and pan. - Multi-touch trackpad, scroll wheel, and modifier keys (⌘, ⌥, ⌃, ⇧). - Text and voice injection into Mac cursor with one tap. ◆ Ready-to-Use Workspaces - Vibe Coding: Manage Mac coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity) with session switching, task queues, output previews, token tracking, and permissions (Mac companion required). - Codex: 6 task slots, quota progress, and reasoning knob (requires Codex on Mac). - Native Terminal: Multi-tab local Mac Shell with live output and full-screen input (no cloud SSH). - Writing & Research: Precise cursor stepping, Markdown formatting, and web clippings with source archive. - Reading: PDF/EPUB chapters, knob page turns, and bookmark notes. - Video Editing: Shortcuts and jog controls for DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and CapCut. - Office & Utilities: Dock app launcher, browser tab control, finance workspace (numpad, calculator, 64 spreadsheet formulas), and media player. - Presentation & Whiteboard: Slide navigation, teleprompter cues, laser pointer, and synchronized Whiteboard. - Sound & Fun: Two-player local arcade (Mac companion required), and Smart Home controls. ◆ Standalone Musical Instruments (Offline iOS Engine, Pro) - 16-Pad Sampler: Mic recording, audio import, and waveform slicing. - Pocket Synthesizer: 7 chord pads, 8-way joystick, drum generator, 6-track loop recording/overdub, WAV/MIDI export, MIDI output to Mac. - Pocket Guitar: 6 touch strings with strumming, chord joystick, pitch bend/mute, and 100 guided harmony exercises. ◆ Wallpapers & Custom Canvas - 8 animated animal wallpapers; custom photo, video, and Live Photo imports. - Modular canvas editor: drag and drop buttons, knobs, sliders, pads, and shortcuts. ―――――――――――――――――――― 【REQUIREMENTS & NOTES】 - Systems: iOS 17.0+ / iPadOS 17.0+. Mac control requires free companion app (macOS 13.0+ Ventura, Apple Silicon & Intel, Developer ID signed & notarized, direct download). Instruments, calculator, and clip notes work offline without Mac. - AI & Terminal: Connects over local Wi-Fi to assistants installed on your Mac (no cloud AI subscriptions/keys included). Terminal runs local Shell sessions. - Network & Privacy: Commands and screen mirror stream peer-to-peer over local Wi-Fi with zero cloud relay. Optional iCloud sync and third-party services operate via independent data streams. - Free vs Pro: Core keypad is free. Pro workspaces, wallpapers, and standalone instruments unlock via NinoPad Pro (Weekly, Yearly, Lifetime options with identical full Pro access). 【NINOPAD PRO SUBSCRIPTIONS】 - Plans: Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime with identical full Pro features. - Auto-Renewal: Charged to Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before period ends. - Manage / Cancel: Manage anytime in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. - Restore Purchases: Easily restore previous purchases in app settings. - Privacy Policy: https://ninopad.com/privacy - Terms of Use: https://ninopad.com/terms

Screenshots

Fragmemo4 screens
NinoPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: NinoPad at free against Fragmemo's free with in-app purchases. NinoPad also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Fragmemo's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fragmemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NinoPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fragmemo against 5.0 for NinoPad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fragmemo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fragmemo ships an update every 3 weeks, NinoPad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fragmemo versus NinoPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFragmemoNinoPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJia Jiang呈斐 彭

Customer experience

Fragmemo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NinoPad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fragmemo

One-time1
  • Lifetime Member$3.99
3 purchases

NinoPad

Subscriptions2
  • 奶猫妙控 Pro - 连续包周$0.997 Days
  • 奶猫妙控 Pro - 连续包年$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 奶猫妙控 Pro - 终身买断$14.99

Questions

Is Fragmemo free?
Fragmemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NinoPad free?
NinoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fragmemo or NinoPad?
Fragmemo and NinoPad are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fragmemo or NinoPad have ads?
Neither Fragmemo nor NinoPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fragmemo or NinoPad?
Fragmemo ships an update every 3 weeks, and NinoPad every 6 days. Most recently, Fragmemo was updated on November 4, 2026 and NinoPad on October 31, 2026.

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