Nomen Memory vs Doneward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Nomen Memory
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Nomen is your personal memory assistant. It helps you remember people, conversations, and important details simply by talking naturally to your phone. Inspired by the ancient Roman nomenclator, Nomen acts as your digital brain. You tell it things as they happen, and later you ask questions to recall them. No folders. No manual tagging. No effort. Just conversation. Save memories by typing or speaking exactly the way you think. β’ βHad lunch with Sarah. She mentioned her new job at TechCorp.β β’ βMomβs birthday is next Thursday. She wants the blue cashmere sweater.β β’ βProject Alpha deadline is May 1st. Need two more engineers.β Nomen understands context, extracts important details automatically, and stores everything for you. Ask natural questions and get clear answers drawn from your own memories. β’ βWhat did Sarah say about her job?β β’ βWhen is Project Alpha due?β β’ βWhat does Mom want for her birthday?β Follow-up questions work seamlessly. Pronouns and references are understood just like in a real conversation. Nomen automatically recognizes people, places, companies, dates, and topics. It builds entity profiles behind the scenes so your memories stay connected over time without any manual work. Browse memories, search instantly, edit or delete anything. You stay in full control. Your memories are deeply personal. Nomen is built to keep them that way. β’ 100 percent on-device intelligence powered by Apple Intelligence β’ No external AI services β’ No analytics or tracking β’ No data ever leaves your device β’ Works offline β’ Optional iCloud sync using your private CloudKit database Built with SwiftUI for a modern, calm, and focused experience. β’ Dark and light mode support β’ High-contrast, accessible design β’ Smooth animations β’ Thoughtful typography and spacing Nomen is Perfect For β’ Busy professionals who meet many people β’ Anyone who wants to remember what friends and family share β’ Knowledge workers who need better recall β’ Privacy-conscious users β’ Apple ecosystem users who want on-device intelligence Key Features β’ Conversational memory storage β’ Natural language search and recall β’ Automatic entity recognition β’ Conversation history with context β’ Searchable memory browser β’ Memory editing and deletion β’ iCloud markdown exports β’ Optional developer prompt playground Nomen helps you store today and remember tomorrow. Effortlessly.
Doneward
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Doneward turns quick voice captures into clean notes and useful next steps on Apple Intelligence-capable iPhones. Record a thought, errand, meeting follow-up, or reminder before it slips away. Doneward saves audio in your private Doneward library, transcribes on your iPhone when on-device Speech is available, and uses Apple Intelligence to summarize what matters and suggest action cards you can review before sending anything to Reminders or Calendar. Smart summaries and action extraction require Apple Intelligence. Without Apple Intelligence, Doneward can still save recordings, play them back, export your data, and keep supported on-device transcripts. Private by design: no Doneward account, no subscription, and no developer cloud processing for memo content. Smart processing stays on device. Private iCloud restore can keep your memo library available after reinstall when you are signed into iCloud with the same Apple Account. Your recordings and transcripts leave Doneward only when you export, share, or route them to an Apple service you choose. Doneward is free to download with a 7-day full trial. After the trial, keep existing memos, export your data, or unlock Doneward forever with one lifetime purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Doneward at 18.0 against Nomen Memory's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Nomen Memory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Doneward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Nomen Memory | Doneward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg McInnes | Kevin Hudson |
In-app purchases
Nomen Memory
- Long-term Memory$9.99
Doneward
- Doneward Lifetime Unlock$9.99









