Comparison

Memo vs Tend

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

Head to head
About

Memo

Features
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Build stronger and more meaningfull relationships and manage your social navigation better with Memo, the relationship and social wellness manager. Your friend is chronically 15 minutes late, and you just realized you've forgotten your cousin's birthday again. You said "yes" to too many meetings and events. You feel drained or you're not seeing enough sunlight... Life gets messy. Friendships fade. Important conversations get postponed indefinitely. Memo changes that, for good. Memo is your personal relationship manager, or "social life CRM". Stop relying on your overwhelmed brain to remember every social detail. Core Features: - Track your social insights and balance your precious time better among people who matter. - Set relationship goals and log interaction history to improve over time. - Remember birthdays, gifts, and meaningful details for everyone, without making any effort. - Visualize your social network and group dynamics to see where everyone and you stand relative to each other. - Get personalized reminders that respect your boundaries. Your Privacy, Protected: 1. Zero tracking. 2. Zero ads. 3. Zero data harvesting.

About

Tend

Features
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Tend: Connect turns your relationships into a living garden. Each person becomes a plant you care for through small, meaningful check‑ins. Log moments, set gentle reminders, and watch your garden thrive over time. Each person is a plant that grows when you show up - just like your relationship with them. Features: Build a garden of the people you care about Quick check‑ins and notes to capture small moments Reminders that keep connection easy Beautiful garden view that evolves over time Small moments add up. Tend them here.

Screenshots

Memo4 screens
Tend3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Memo at 15.0 against Tend's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo ships an update weekly, Tend every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Memo versus Tend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoTend
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothe AmelineAspen Restorative Consulting

In-app purchases

None

Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Tend

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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