Comparison

Memo vs dol

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

Head to head
About

Memo

This app converts spoken audio into searchable text, allowing you to easily find specific moments within recordings. It supports offline transcription and offers features like noise reduction and timed exports for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Offline audio transcription
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Import audio files
  • Audio cleanup and noise reduction
  • Export transcripts and audio
  • Timed segment export
Features
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Make your recordings as easy to search as your notes. Record a meeting, save an interview, or capture an idea before it slips away. Annotate Audio turns what you hear into text you can find, listen to, and share. Record or import Start recording in the app or bring in an audio file from Files. Your original audio and transcript stay together in a library on your iPhone or iPad. Find the moment that matters Search for a word or phrase in a transcript, then tap a matching passage to hear the original audio from that point. Share the transcript as plain text or export the original recording. Work offline Transcription and audio cleanup run on your device. No app account is required. A transcription model is included. Some models and noise reduction require an initial download. What’s included for free Record and import without a time limit. Get 30 minutes of transcription per calendar month, search within individual transcripts, and try a 10-second cleanup preview. Original audio and plain text exports are included. Go further with Pro See live text as you record, choose from more compatible models, and transcribe a recording again. Search across your whole library and export timed segments as CSV. Clean full recordings by reducing background noise, shortening long pauses, or balancing speech volume. Export a cleaned WAV while keeping the original. Pro removes the monthly transcription minute limit. Choose a monthly or annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. You can still open, play, and export saved recordings, transcripts, and cleaned copies after a subscription ends. Model and live text availability vary by device and language. Apple Standard Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

dol

Features
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dol is a notes app you write in markdown. Your notes live on your device, and you decide which server they sync through. ■ Everything you would expect Live preview as you type. [[Wikilink]] autocompletion and backlinks. Search across titles and bodies. Find and replace inside a note. Nested folders and image attachments. ■ Sync that goes nowhere else Your iPhone, iPad, and the Windows and Mac apps all see the same notes, and they travel through a CouchDB server you choose. Run your own or use a host — either works. Setup takes about five minutes from the settings screen, and your password is stored only in the iOS keychain. ■ Sync is optional Leave it off and your notes stay on this device. No internet connection needed. ■ Import and export Bring in a folder of .md files you already have. Or go the other way: export every note and image as a single zip.

Screenshots

Memo4 screens
dol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dol at none against Memo's 3. dol also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Memo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. dol asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo ships an update monthly, dol every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Memo versus dol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemodol
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore Arc Studio LLCPraxo Studio

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Memo

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$59.991 Year
None

dol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dol free?
dol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memo or dol have ads?
Neither Memo nor dol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo or dol?
Memo ships an update monthly, and dol every 8 days. Most recently, Memo was updated on November 13, 2026 and dol on October 31, 2026.

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