Comparison

MonoMemo vs markru

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

Head to head
About

MonoMemo

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「メモ」の、その先へ。 MonoMemo(モノメモ)は、あなたの思考やアイデアや日々の記録を「ブロック」という単位で自由に組み立てメモを階層型で管理することができる、シンプルかつ強力な階層型メモアプリです。 【MonoMemoの特徴】 ■ 自由自在なブロックベースのエディタ 見出し、本文、リスト、ToDo、引用、コード……。あらゆる要素を「ブロック」として扱い、並べ替えや変換も自由自在。 ■ 情報の「見える化」を支えるテーブル機能 「メモの中に表があったら……」そんな不満を解消します。 直感的な操作で本格的なテーブル(表)を作成でき、プロジェクト管理やスケジュール調整、比較リストの作成に絶大な威力を発揮します。 ■ あらゆるメディアを一つに集約 写真やカメラで撮った画像はもちろん、動画、音声、そしてPDFなどのファイルまで、すべてを一つのメモの中に配置可能。 その場で音声を再生したり、動画を確認したりできるので、資料作成や旅の記録、学習ノートとしても最適です。 ■ 迷子にならない階層型フォルダ管理 ページの中にページを作る、階層化機能を搭載。カテゴリごとに分けるだけでなく、大きなプロジェクトの中に小さなメモを整理していくといった使い方が可能です。 ■ あなたの全デバイスが同期する安心感 Cloud同期機能を標準搭載。iPhoneでメモしたアイデアの続きを、iPadの大画面で編集する。そんなシームレスな環境を構築します。 【主な機能一覧】 高度なエディタ: 見出し(H1~H2)、箇条書き、番号付きリスト、ToDo 特殊ブロック: テーブル、引用、コード、ディバイダー(区切り線)、トグルリスト メディア連携: 画像、動画、録音・再生、ドキュメントファイル添付 ホーム画面ウィジェット: 直近のメモや重要なページに爆速アクセス 整理機能: 無階層のネスト(子ページ作成)、お気に入り登録、30日間のゴミ箱機能 デザイン: 集中力を高める美しいUI、ダークモード完全対応 あなたの毎日を、もっと創造的に。 MonoMemoで、新しい「記録」の習慣を始めましょう。

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markru

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Markdown notes are easy to write — and easy to forget. markru is built for what comes after writing: shelving, binding, and rereading your own notes like books. (Some features — tag suggestions, summaries — use Apple Intelligence on supported devices.) YOUR NOTES, SHELVED LIKE BOOKS Promote finished notes from drafts to your bookshelf. Browse by shelf, search, and sort by what you read last. BIND NOTES INTO ONE READABLE BOOK Combine related pages into one book. Reorder pages, add new ones, and read them as a single piece — or unbind anytime. WRITE IN CLEAN MARKDOWN A focused editor with live preview and a formatting bar for headings, lists, checklists, tables, code, and more. Some writing helpers — tag suggestions, formatting, and summaries — are partly powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your device. Note: These AI-assisted features require a supported device and OS version. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, they simply fall back to manual entry — everything else in the app still works, and no note content is ever sent to an external server. CAPTURE IDEAS IN SECONDS Quick Capture works like a paper memo: jot it down, the title can come later. Import .md and .txt files, or send text from any app with the share sheet. KEEP YOUR SHELVES IN ORDER See your note, shelf, and book counts at a glance. Clean up, compress, or bind notes as your library grows. PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF markru remembers your reading progress in every book, so returning to your notes feels like reopening one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your notes live as plain Markdown files on your device or in iCloud Documents — never on our servers. Write lightly. Reread deeply.

Screenshots

MonoMemo4 screens
markru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: markru at weekly against MonoMemo's every 2 months. MonoMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MonoMemo ships an update every 2 months, markru weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MonoMemo versus markru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonoMemomarkru
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIBUKI YOSHIDAkazunobu tsujino

In-app purchases

None

MonoMemo

No in-app purchases

None

markru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MonoMemo free?
MonoMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is markru free?
markru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MonoMemo or markru have ads?
Neither MonoMemo nor markru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MonoMemo or markru?
MonoMemo ships an update every 2 months, and markru weekly. Most recently, MonoMemo was updated on October 25, 2026 and markru on October 24, 2026.

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