Comparison

スタンダードMemo vs Memo

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

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スタンダードMemo

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スタンダードMemoは超シンプルなメモアプリです。 余計な機能が一切ないので操作はとっても簡単です。 毎日の仕事・生活のメモにぜひご活用下さい。

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Memo

Features
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Memo - Quick Notes is a fast, lightweight notepad you can start writing in the moment it opens. No folders, no deep hierarchies. Jot something down, share it, and move on. ■ Add a memo exactly where you want it Spread two fingers apart between two memos and a new memo slides into that spot. Press and hold to reorder, swipe right to pin, swipe left to archive. Organize your list with your fingertips. ■ An editor that gets out of the way - Plain text, headings, and bold - Bulleted, numbered, and checklists - Completed items can move to the bottom automatically (optional) - Return continues a list; an empty line ends it ■ Powerful copy and share - Copy as plain text or with formatting (press and hold to reuse the last format) - Share as text to LINE, Messages, Mail, AirDrop, and more - Share as image: the whole memo rendered as one clean, tall image ■ 20 themes and flexible typography Snow, Linen, Ink, Nocturne, Lagoon, Honey, Ember, Blossom, and more. Choose from San Francisco, Rounded, Serif, or Monospaced, six text sizes, and adjustable line spacing. ■ Feels good to use Subtle sounds and haptic feedback the moment an action lands: checking an item, copying, archiving, adding a memo. Both are kept quiet and can be turned off in Settings. ■ Your list, your way - Group by date (Today, Yesterday, Previous 7 Days, Previous 30 Days…) - Sort by Date Edited, Date Created, Title, or Manual; newest or oldest first - Instant search - Press and hold the app icon to start a new memo right away ■ Your data stays yours - iCloud sync across devices signed in to the same Apple Account - Export and restore JSON backups - Archived memos can be restored at any time - Your memos are never sent to our own servers ■ Remove Ads (one-time purchase) Every feature is free. A single purchase hides the ads shown in Settings. Available in Japanese and English.

Screenshots

スタンダードMemo4 screens
Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memo at none against スタンダードMemo's 1. Memo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). スタンダードMemo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. スタンダードMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

スタンダードMemo ships an update every 3 months, Memo daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
スタンダードMemo versus Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterスタンダードMemoMemo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAIHAWKTakahiro Kimura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

スタンダードMemo

One-time1
  • スタンダードMemo プロ版$2.99
None

Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is スタンダードMemo free?
スタンダードMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do スタンダードMemo or Memo have ads?
Both スタンダードMemo and Memo show ads.
Which is updated more often, スタンダードMemo or Memo?
スタンダードMemo ships an update every 3 months, and Memo daily. Most recently, スタンダードMemo was updated on October 6, 2026 and Memo on October 8, 2026.

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