Comparison

Memo(Mach) vs MindWoods

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual mind mapping
  • Illustrated journaling
  • Project planning
  • Sketch collection
  • Customizable canvas
  • Multiple export formats
  • Idea organization
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Memo(Mach)4 screens
MindWoods4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo(Mach) ships an update weekly, MindWoods every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Memo(Mach) versus MindWoods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemo(Mach)MindWoods
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeoyoung Joungwu zhaodong

Customer experience

Memo(Mach)

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

MindWoods

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Memo(Mach)

Subscriptions2
  • Memo Pro 1month$1.991 Month
  • Memo Pro_1 year$5.991 Year
None

MindWoods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memo(Mach) free?
Memo(Mach) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindWoods free?
MindWoods is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memo(Mach) or MindWoods have ads?
Neither Memo(Mach) nor MindWoods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo(Mach) or MindWoods?
Memo(Mach) ships an update weekly, and MindWoods every 8 days. Most recently, Memo(Mach) was updated on October 30, 2026 and MindWoods on November 5, 2026.

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