Effica vs Local Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Effica
Organize your daily tasks and projects with a clean, intuitive interface. This app offers smart lists, custom groups, and reminders that sync privately via iCloud. It's designed for Apple devices, prioritizing user privacy with no tracking or account creation required.
- iCloud sync
- Offline functionality
- Smart Lists
- Customizable groups and tags
- Subtasks and notes
- Actionable notifications
- Native Apple design
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Organize your day without the clutter. Effica combines the simplicity of a built-in reminders app with the organization of a dedicated task manager — lists, groups, tags, and reminders, all in one clean app built natively for iPhone and iPad. No account needed. No tracking. Your tasks sync instantly and privately through your own iCloud. INSTANT ICLOUD SYNC Your tasks, edits, and manual ordering sync in real time across every device you own. No setup screens, no account creation — just sign in with your Apple ID and everything works. • Automatic sync via iCloud, no setup required • Full offline functionality • Manual drag-and-drop ordering preserved • Works without internet, syncs the moment you reconnect SMART LISTS THAT ORGANIZE THEMSELVES Stop deciding where things go. Smart Lists sort your day automatically. • Today: Everything due today • Scheduled: Every task with a date, at a glance • Flagged: Your priorities, always visible • All Tasks: The complete picture • Completed: A record of what you've gotten done • Inbox: A home for anything you haven't sorted yet Build custom lists with your own colors and icons, then group them by work, home, projects, or however your life is organized. TASK MANAGEMENT THAT ADAPTS TO YOU • Tags: Label tasks freely, then filter by one tag or several at once • Smart Reminders: Any date, any time, repeating patterns, full timezone support • Subtasks: Break big projects into steps you can actually finish • Notes & Links: Keep context attached to the task itself • Image Attachments: Add a photo for visual reference • Priority Levels: Flag what actually matters • Flexible Sorting: Manual, alphabetical, by date, by priority — your choice ACT WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Mark a task complete or snooze a reminder straight from the notification. No unlocking your phone just to check something off. DESIGNED FOR APPLE, NOT ADAPTED FOR IT Effica is built from the ground up for iOS — not a copy-pasted Android app, not a web wrapper. Every animation, every gesture, feels like it belongs on your iPhone. • Fluid animations, instant response • Full Dark Mode support • Optimized equally for iPhone and iPad • Built to feel like part of the system, not a guest on it YOUR PRIVACY IS THE DEFAULT, NOT A SETTING Zero tracking. Zero data collection. Zero third-party servers. Your tasks live in your personal iCloud, encrypted with your own Apple ID. Effica never sees your data — no analytics, no ads, no back-end database to breach. We don't even ask for your email address. WHO EFFICA IS FOR • Professionals juggling projects and deadlines • Students tracking assignments and schedules • Families coordinating errands and shopping • Anyone done with bloated productivity apps that ask for too much • Anyone who'd rather their task list stayed their business WHY EFFICA, NOT ANOTHER TO-DO APP Most task apps ask you to create an account and store your data on their servers before you've even added your first task. Effica doesn't. • Instant setup — no signup forms, no email verification, no waiting • Real privacy — your data stays in your personal iCloud, not ours • Offline-first — every feature works with no connection at all • Feels instant — built specifically for iOS, not squeezed in from another platform • No lock-in — your data is always yours, always in your iCloud Effica is free to download, with Premium available for people who want more. Family Sharing is supported, so Premium extends to your whole household. Download it. Open it. Start organizing. No forms, no friction — it just works. SUPPORT Questions? Feedback? We're here to help. • Email: support@effica.pro • Website: https://effica.pro • Privacy Policy: https://effica.pro/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://effica.pro/terms-of-use
Local Memo
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Keep your notes close. Local Memo organizes notes, folders, photos and voice recordings on your iPhone or iPad, without an account or cloud sync. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Create as many folders as you need, nested up to 15 levels deep. Choose folder colors from a palette or fine-tune them with hue, saturation and brightness sliders. Move items between folders, use drag and drop, and switch between grid and list views. WRITE AND COLLECT Write notes with bold, red or blue text. Add photos directly to folders or attach photos and files to notes. Record and play voice memos alongside your writing. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Search folder names, note titles and text, photo names and attachment filenames. Matching text is highlighted to help you find the right item. LOCK PRIVATE FOLDERS Protect selected folders with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Your device must have a passcode set. The app does not store your password. Locked content is excluded from the Home Screen widget. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose your own background color and black or white text. If a combination becomes hard to read, restore the default colors in Settings. Red and blue note text keeps its own color. QUICK ACCESS Use the small widget to create a new note, or the medium and large widgets to read a selected note. The layout adapts to iPhone and iPad, including landscape orientation. ON YOUR DEVICE Your notes and files stay in the app on your device. There is no account, advertising, analytics or in-app purchase, and the app does not sync through iCloud or an external server. Keep a device backup: deleting the app also deletes its contents. Links to the developer’s other apps open the App Store. 20 LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local Memo at none against Effica's 4. Local Memo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Effica sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Local Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Effica ships an update every 2 months, Local Memo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Effica | Local Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trinh Ke Thanh | tomohide yanome |
In-app purchases
Effica
- 1-Month Plan$1.991 Month
- 3-Month Plan$3.993 Months
- 12-Month Plan$12.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Local Memo
No in-app purchases









