Memo(Mach) vs MindWoods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memo(Mach)
This note-taking application prioritizes simplicity to encourage consistent usage. It offers a straightforward approach to capturing thoughts without feeling like a chore. The app aims to make note-taking an effortless habit.
- Simple note-taking interface
- Encourages consistent habit formation
- Effortless note capture
- Focus on simplicity
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I think the key to taking notes lies in “simplicity.” If writing notes feels like a hassle, it’s hard to keep it up as a habit. That’s why, while I try to keep my notes simple, I never take them lightly :) * EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MindWoods
Organize your thoughts and creative projects with a visual canvas. Connect ideas, add notes and images, and customize your workspace. Export your work in various formats.
- Visual mind mapping
- Illustrated journaling
- Project planning
- Sketch collection
- Customizable canvas
- Multiple export formats
- Idea organization
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Give your ideas room to grow with MindWoods. Make a mind map, keep an illustrated journal, plan a project, or collect sketches and inspiration in a garden of connected ideas. WRITE, READ, AND CONNECT Start with a title, then add notes and images. Arrange idea cards on the canvas, connect them with named relationships, and return to the full text when you want to read or edit. Batch entry helps you capture several ideas at once. MAKE THE CANVAS YOURS Combine notes with photo and hand-drawn stickers. Reuse creations from your personal sticker library, pair stickers with ideas, group objects, and organize their stacking order. Choose a theme and customize the toolbar around the tools you use most. Style each idea with classic or handwritten fonts, bold, italic, card colors and three levels, then let Auto Layout tidy up or arrange the garden by level. KEEP ORGANIZING Search your ideas, start from a template, and use garden history and the recycle bin to revisit earlier versions or recover content. EXPORT YOUR WORK Share a canvas as PNG, export a PDF with a canvas overview and complete notes, or use Markdown and JSON exports to take your work with you. START FREE, ADD PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT Free creation includes two gardens with unlimited ideas in each, up to ten hand-drawn works kept at a time, and selected templates. All themes, export formats, basic iCloud features, stickers and photos are free. MindWoods Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, with no subscription. It adds unlimited gardens and drawings, all templates, Markdown import, and on-device model summaries on supported devices. No MindWoods account is required. iCloud features require signing in to iCloud and enabling iCloud Drive in system settings. Model summaries also depend on the system version, device, region, language, and Apple Intelligence availability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Memo(Mach) at 78% against MindWoods's 0%. Memo(Mach) also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MindWoods's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Memo(Mach) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MindWoods asks for nothing beyond the download.
Memo(Mach) ships an update weekly, MindWoods every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memo(Mach) | MindWoods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seoyoung Joung | wu zhaodong |
Customer experience
Memo(Mach)
MindWoods
In-app purchases
Memo(Mach)
- Memo Pro 1month$1.991 Month
- Memo Pro_1 year$5.991 Year
MindWoods
No in-app purchases









