Comparison

PlaceMemo vs Clip Inbox

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

Head to head
About

PlaceMemo

Features
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Save notes and to-do checklists at real places. Get a notification with your memo or remaining tasks when you arrive nearby. A HOME FOR EACH PLACE • Browse a notebook-style home with a tab and memo count for each saved place. • Use the center + button to add a note or to-do linked to your selected place. • Check off tasks from the home list and see your progress count. • Search notes, to-dos, and addresses across all places. ALERTS ON ARRIVAL • See the place and note or to-do type in each arrival alert. • To-do alerts show unchecked tasks. • Combine a place with chosen days and times. • Background arrival alerts need Always location permission. You can still write and view memos without it. FIND AND KEEP • Pick a place on the map or search by keyword or address. Nearby results are sorted by distance. • Attach photos to notes and checklists. • Restore deleted memos for 30 days. • Unsaved edits are protected when leaving, and save failures keep your draft. • No sign-up needed. Choose from several color themes and use the app in 34 languages. FREE AND PREMIUM • Free: up to 10 memos and 5 places, with an alert radius of 50–500 m. • Premium: a one-time purchase removes memo and place limits, allows a radius from 10 m, and enables cloud backup and restore. • Premium backup uses iCloud or Google Drive on iOS, and Google Drive on Android. • Arrival detection depends on your phone's location accuracy.

About

Clip Inbox

Features
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Save it now. Organize it when you have time. Clip Inbox is a local-first organizer for links, images, screenshots, text, and notes you want to find again. Capture useful content from the iOS Share Sheet in Safari, Photos, and other apps. Everything can be organized with folders and tags, then found quickly with search. Capture without breaking your flow • Save links from Safari and other apps • Save images and screenshots from Photos or the Share Sheet • Capture selected text and personal notes • Save instantly without an extra confirmation screen • Switch to review mode to choose a folder and add a note before saving • Add links, text, photos, and notes directly inside the app Keep everything organized • Sort saved items into folders • Add multiple tags for more detailed organization • Search titles, URLs, tags, and notes • Process unsorted clips one at a time with Sort Later • Edit notes and tags whenever you need • Move clips between folders and mark important items • Restore deleted items from Trash or remove them permanently Preview links before opening them • See the page title and a representative image • Read a short summary based on publicly available page information • Review the main content before opening the original link • Open the original webpage directly from the detail screen • Refresh link information when needed Your clips stay on your device • No account or sign-in required • No server synchronization • Export your library as a JSON backup • Import a previous JSON backup • Delete all locally stored data from Settings • Protect the app with optional Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode Clip Inbox lets you collect first and organize later, so saving useful information does not interrupt what you are doing. Available in English, Korean, and Japanese. Your clips stay on your device. Clip Inbox has no account requirement and no server sync. You can delete all local data from Settings at any time.

Screenshots

PlaceMemo4 screens
Clip Inbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PlaceMemo at Free against Clip Inbox's $1.99. PlaceMemo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Clip Inbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

PlaceMemo is free to download; Clip Inbox costs $1.99 up front. PlaceMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clip Inbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaceMemo ships an update fortnightly, Clip Inbox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
PlaceMemo versus Clip Inbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaceMemoClip Inbox
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLake514 Inc.Yumi Lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlaceMemo

One-time1
  • PlaceMemo Premium$2.99
None

Clip Inbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlaceMemo free?
PlaceMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clip Inbox free?
Clip Inbox costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlaceMemo or Clip Inbox have ads?
Neither PlaceMemo nor Clip Inbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaceMemo or Clip Inbox?
PlaceMemo ships an update fortnightly, and Clip Inbox every 4 days. Most recently, PlaceMemo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Clip Inbox on October 31, 2026.

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