Comparison

Remember Vault vs Idea Notes

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

Head to head
About

Remember Vault

Features
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Forgetting the small stuff adds up. Names, passwords, birthdays, "what did they say about that thing?" โ€” Remember Vault is a private place to save everything you want to keep, and a fast way to find it later. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Capture โ€” Type or speak a thought in seconds. Names, dates, Wi-Fi passwords, a line from a conversation, anything you don't want to lose. โ€ข Search โ€” Find a memory with a word, a phrase, or even a full question. โ€ข Ask โ€” Your vault reads back. Ask "what's my cafe Wi-Fi?" and get the answer directly. FEATURES โ€ข Voice capture with on-device transcription โ€ข Works offline for saving and searching โ€ข End-to-end encrypted on your device โ€ข Clean, distraction-free interface REMEMBER VAULT PRO Upgrade to unlock: โ€ข Calendar timeline โ€” every date in your memories, auto-organized โ€ข Recurring events โ€” birthdays and anniversaries repeat automatically โ€ข AI summaries โ€” grounded answers from your search results โ€ข Unlimited Ask history $4.99/month. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY Your memories are yours. We encrypt them on-device. We never sell data. We never read them. Privacy Policy: https://justusvermaakskystrm.github.io/remember-vault-privacy/ Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you.

About

Idea Notes

Features
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APP INTERFACE: English. IdeaCatch is a focused, private notebook for thoughts that arrive before you have time to organize them. CAPTURE FIRST - Save a thought in a few taps - Type @work, @app, @blog, @biz or @personal anywhere in the line to file it automatically - Edit, delete or favorite any saved idea FIND IT AGAIN - Search both idea text and tag names - Filter the notebook by tag - Group by tag or sort alphabetically - Export every saved idea as Markdown or CSV FULL ACCESS Full Access removes the saved-idea cap and unlocks custom @tags. Weekly, yearly and one-time lifetime options may be available. Prices, billing periods and availability are supplied by Apple. An introductory offer appears only when the App Store reports both an offer and eligibility for your Apple Account. Saved ideas always remain readable, editable, exportable and deletable. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Ideas stay in the app's on-device database. There is no account, advertising or analytics SDK, and IdeaCatch does not collect or sell personal data. Optional daily reminders are scheduled locally by iOS, and notification permission is requested only when you enable one. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Remember Vault4 screens
Idea Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Remember Vault at every 3 days against Idea Notes's every 4 months. Idea Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Remember Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Idea Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remember Vault ships an update every 3 days, Idea Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Remember Vault versus Idea Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemember VaultIdea Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJustus VermaakLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Remember Vault

Subscriptions2
  • Remember Vault Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Idea Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Tag Organizer Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Private Notebook Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Markdown Export Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Remember Vault free?
Remember Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idea Notes free?
Idea Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Remember Vault or Idea Notes have ads?
Neither Remember Vault nor Idea Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remember Vault or Idea Notes?
Remember Vault ships an update every 3 days, and Idea Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Remember Vault was updated on October 28, 2026 and Idea Notes on November 5, 2026.

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