Comparison

SparkleMemo vs pomu

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

Head to head
About

SparkleMemo

Capture and organize your ideas instantly with support for text, images, videos, and links. Effortlessly arrange your thoughts with drag-and-drop functionality and maintain a clutter-free space by swiping to clear old memos.

Highlights
  • Capture text, images, videos, and links
  • Drag-and-drop organization
  • Swipe to clear memos
  • Clutter-free interface
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Key Features: ∙ Capture - Jot down sparkling ideas in a flash. Supports text, images, videos, and links format. ∙ Organize - Prioritize and arrange memos with smooth drag-and-drop. Keep your inspiration shining and structured. ∙ Clean-up - Swipe left to clear out old memos. Maintain a brilliant and clutter-free space.

About

pomu

Features
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pomu turns your iPhone into a small, living companion. Not a habit tracker. Not a productivity app. Just a tiny pet that lives in the Dynamic Island, sleeps in StandBy, and quietly notices your tiny wins. — A SECOND, NOT A SCREEN — Bind pomu's shortcut to the Action Button. One press from your pocket = one tiny win. The Dynamic Island flashes a celebration. Your pet eats. That's it. — LIVES WHERE YOUR PHONE LIVES — • Dynamic Island Live Activity for instant pet reactions • Lock-screen widgets (rectangular, circular, inline) • System-Large widget that doubles as a StandBy bedroom • 21:00 nightly recap — never guilty, always gentle — SIX TINY FRIENDS — Sprout, Cat, Mushroom, Jelly, Ghost, and Pixel Dog. Their room evolves with your day — a lamp, a window of weather, a small plant. — ALIVE, NOT A STICKER — Your pet breathes, blinks, glances around and wears its mood on its face. Poke it and it squeaks, tickle it and it giggles, pet it in its room and hearts float up. Every tiny win makes it hop for joy. — ON iPAD, TOO — A big stage for your pet, a cozy room diorama, pointer hover and keyboard shortcuts (⌘L logs a tiny win). Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep it close. — GENTLE BY DESIGN — We deliberately do NOT have streak shaming, stamina, ads, or push pressure. The unit of progress is "tiny" — a sip of water, a breath out, looking up from the screen for ten seconds. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — No account. No login. No analytics SDK. No tracking. Everything lives on your device. With pomu Pro your pet and tiny wins sync between iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud — we never see your data. — pomu PRO (one-time purchase, optional) — • Rare pets — Jelly, Ghost, Pixel Dog • StandBy bedrooms — rain, snow, sunset • Seasonal events — cherry blossoms, fall leaves • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad • Mood-aware notes from your pet Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, nothing renews. Restore it any time from the Pro screen. Privacy: https://blue-code.github.io/legal/pomu/privacy.html Terms: https://blue-code.github.io/legal/pomu/terms.html Support: sukhaverse@gmail.com

Screenshots

SparkleMemo3 screens
pomu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SparkleMemo at none against pomu's 1. SparkleMemo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. pomu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SparkleMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SparkleMemo ships an update every 3 days, pomu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SparkleMemo versus pomu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparkleMemopomu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer田丰 何Byoungho Kim

In-app purchases

None

SparkleMemo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

pomu

One-time1
  • pomu Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SparkleMemo free?
SparkleMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pomu free?
pomu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SparkleMemo or pomu have ads?
Neither SparkleMemo nor pomu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SparkleMemo or pomu?
SparkleMemo ships an update every 3 days, and pomu fortnightly. Most recently, SparkleMemo was updated on October 30, 2026 and pomu on November 4, 2026.

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