Comparison

FirstSeed Notes vs SubMemo

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

Head to head
About

FirstSeed Notes

Capture, organize, and refine your thoughts with a beautifully designed note-taking app. Supports Markdown, task management, and transcription to create summaries and meeting minutes. Syncs across devices and offers customization options.

Highlights
  • Markdown-supported note creation and editing
  • Task management with ToDo lists
  • Highlighting important sentences
  • Recording and transcription capabilities
  • Note categorization with tags
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • Customizable font size and line spacing
Features
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FirstSeed Notes is a beautifully designed notes app that helps you capture your thoughts and turn them into ideas you can build on. Write down what's on your mind, organize it with notebooks and tags, and come back to it anytime. From quick notes and to-do lists to meeting recordings and study notes, FirstSeed Notes keeps your thinking and your plans in one place. Write Comfortably - A clean, simple editor that's easy to use every day - Markdown support and smart formatting - Add tables, equations, images, and links - Adjust font size and line spacing to suit your style - See character, word, and line counts at a glance - Export notes as Markdown or PDF Stay Organized - Organize notes with notebooks, sections, and tags - Keep important notes close with Favorites - Jump back to recent notes instantly - Manage tasks with to-do lists - Highlight key sentences and review them all in one place Record and Summarize - Record audio and get a transcript automatically - Turn transcripts into summaries, meeting minutes, action items, study notes, and more with AI AI Agent - Just ask the AI Agent to find, organize, tag, and move your notes Sync and Share - Sync your notes across your devices with iCloud - Share a single note or an entire notebook and edit together in real time - Invited members can join for free Your notes are synced and shared through iCloud. Some features require a subscription or a lifetime purchase. About Subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://firstseed.io/terms.html

About

SubMemo

Features
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End the "I can't name all my subscriptions" problem with just one screenshot. SubMemo manages all your recurring services in one screen — from Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime, to physical subscription boxes like BLOOMEE, snaq.me, and BarkBox. Features: • One screenshot adds your subscriptions: text is read on your device (Vision OCR) • Find forgotten subscriptions from your credit card statement screenshots • 1,500+ service presets (billing cycle and typical price; some with a cancel page URL) • Home: monthly / yearly total, next bills, upcoming box deliveries • Reminders 3 days and 1 day before each charge • Physical box delivery calendar (BLOOMEE / snaq.me / BarkBox) • "Whose wallet?" tags (self / family / work) • Auto-convert USD/EUR subs to your local currency • 9 native languages (ja/en/es/it/zh-Hans/ko/fr/de/pt-BR) • Tinder-style swipe to decide "keep / cancel" Cancel anytime: App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Note: SubMemo never stores your bank or card info. Screenshots are read on your device and are neither saved nor sent anywhere. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FirstSeed Notes4 screens
SubMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: FirstSeed Notes at 3 against SubMemo's 1. SubMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. FirstSeed Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SubMemo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FirstSeed Notes ships an update fortnightly, SubMemo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FirstSeed Notes versus SubMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstSeed NotesSubMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstSeed IncHIROKI TOMIMURA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

FirstSeed Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Team Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Personal Yearly1 Month trial$26.991 Year
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  • Team Yearly1 Month trial$95.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

SubMemo

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is FirstSeed Notes free?
FirstSeed Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubMemo free?
SubMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FirstSeed Notes or SubMemo have ads?
Neither FirstSeed Notes nor SubMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FirstSeed Notes or SubMemo?
FirstSeed Notes ships an update fortnightly, and SubMemo every 3 weeks. Most recently, FirstSeed Notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and SubMemo on October 28, 2026.

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