Comparison

Hyphen vs ZattaMemo

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

Head to head
About

Hyphen

This minimalist app allows for quick capture of daily thoughts, tasks, and moments. It organizes entries by day and provides a visual timeline of your year, highlighting days with more activity. Notes are automatically timestamped and can be entered via typing or voice.

Highlights
  • Quick entry via typing or voice
  • Automatic timestamping
  • Visual year-in-a-glance timeline
  • Smart grouping of related notes
  • Secure cross-device syncing
  • Private and inaccessible by developer
Features
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Hyphen is a quiet place for the details you would otherwise lose. Write a sentence, list, quotation, decision, observation, or full page. Every note belongs to its day, so you can move naturally through time and return by date, month, year, Chronicle, or search. WRITE WITHOUT FRICTION Capture a quick thought in place. Expand into the full editor when the thought becomes something larger. MARKDOWN MADE FOR IPHONE Use headings, emphasis, lists, checklists, quotations, links, and code without hunting through the iOS keyboard for punctuation. SEE YOUR DAYS TAKE SHAPE Move naturally between Day, Month, and Year, and view time as a quiet record of activity. Hyphen shows continuity without turning your writing into a streak game. FIND WHAT YOU WROTE Search your writing, browse Chronicle, and move directly back to the day where a thought belongs.

About

ZattaMemo

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ZattaMemo is a memo app for jotting things down quickly — and rediscovering them through your home screen widget. ■ Jot It Down, That's All You Need Just type and save. No extra steps, no setup. Designed for the moment an idea hits — capture it before it slips away. ■ Rediscover with Widgets Add a widget to your home screen and your saved memos appear at random. Forgotten ideas and TODOs catch your eye when you least expect it. Available in small and medium sizes. Tap to jump straight to the full memo. With the upgrade, the widget can also show starred memos only, or filter by tag. ■ Organize Later with Hashtags Type #hashtags in your memo and they're automatically recognized as tags. Even the roughest notes become searchable and filterable after the fact. Six preset tags are included: Idea, TODO, Shopping, Work, Personal, and Later. Over time, your own tagging system takes shape naturally. ■ Export and Put Your Notes to Work Export your memos in plain text, CSV, or JSON format. Copy to clipboard or share to other apps. Paste into AI tools to sort, categorize, or brainstorm from your raw notes. Your quick scribbles become input for something bigger. ■ Export and Restore Export your memos as JSON, and import them back anytime. Useful for restoring data after reinstalling, or moving between devices. ■ More Features - Star important memos for quick access - Bulk actions: archive, restore, or delete multiple memos at once - Search by keyword or filter by tag - All data stays on your device — no server, no account, no tracking ■ Feature List - Create, edit, archive, and permanently delete memos - Tag system (auto-extracted hashtags) - Favorites (star) feature - Bulk operations (select, archive, restore, delete) - Keyword search and tag filter - Export (text / CSV / JSON) - Home screen widget (small and medium) - Jump to memo detail from widget - Widget filtering: starred only / by tag (Upgrade) - Unlimited memos (Upgrade) - Attach an image to your memos (Upgrade) - Add memos from the share sheet (Upgrade) — About the Upgrade — All core features are free. A one-time (non-subscription) upgrade unlocks unlimited memos, widget filtering (starred / tag), image attachments, and adding memos from the share sheet. Note: ZattaMemoLite has been renamed to ZattaMemo. Same app, same data. Jot it down, rediscover later. A simple memo app that's just right.

Screenshots

Hyphen4 screens
ZattaMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hyphen at none against ZattaMemo's 1. Hyphen also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ZattaMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hyphen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyphen ships an update every 2 days, ZattaMemo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hyphen versus ZattaMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyphenZattaMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPH J WHITELAMTatsuyoshi Sasaki

In-app purchases

None

Hyphen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ZattaMemo

One-time1
  • ZattaMemo Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is Hyphen free?
Hyphen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZattaMemo free?
ZattaMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hyphen or ZattaMemo have ads?
Neither Hyphen nor ZattaMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hyphen or ZattaMemo?
Hyphen ships an update every 2 days, and ZattaMemo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hyphen was updated on October 8, 2026 and ZattaMemo on October 13, 2026.

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