Memova vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Memova
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Your thoughts, understood. You talk to yourself all day. In the shower. On your commute. Lying awake at 2am. Brilliant thoughts, nagging worries, half-formed ideasβthey come and go, leaving nothing behind. Memova catches them. Just tap and talk. No typing. No prompts. No structure required. Speak the way you actually thinkβmessy, honest, realβand Memova transforms your words into something you can finally work with. β WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPEAK Every entry is instantly transcribed and analyzed by AI to extract: - A title that captures the essence of your thoughts - A summary you can scan in seconds - Your emotional state and mood - Key themes running through your words You don't organize your journal. Your journal organizes itself. β PATTERNS YOU'D NEVER SEE YOURSELF After a few weeks, something remarkable happens. Memova starts showing you things like: "You feel anxious on Sunday evenings." "When you mention exercise, your next entry is more positive." "Work stress peaks mid-week, then resolves." These aren't generic insights. They're patterns unique to your mind, discovered in your own words. β THE THREADS OF YOUR LIFE Open any entry and see how it connects to your past. That creative block you mentioned today? You worked through something similar four months ago. That relationship worry? It echoes a reflection from last spring. Memova helps you see that your thoughts aren't random. They're connected. And understanding those connections changes how you understand yourself. β WEEKLY SUMMARIES Every week, receive an AI-generated summary that weaves your entries together. See your mood arc across the days. Revisit your bright spots. Surface the unfinished thoughts worth returning to. It's like having a conversation with yourselfβacross time. β ON THIS DAY Resurface what you were thinking one month, six months, or a year ago. Some memories make you smile. Others show you how far you've come. All of them remind you: your thoughts matter. β PRIVATE BY DESIGN Here's what makes Memova different: your thoughts never leave your phone. - All journal entries stored locally on your device - Audio transcribed, then immediately discarded - Analysis performed, then immediately discarded - No cloud storage of your personal reflections - No human ever reads your words - Face ID protection for instant, secure access We built Memova this way on purpose. Your inner life isn't data to be harvested. It's yours. β SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING Try Memova free for 7 days. Experience weekly summaries, pattern recognition, and connected insights before you decide. - Monthly: $4.99 - Yearly: $34.99 (save 40%) Memova runs on advanced AI that costs real money. Your subscription keeps the app independent, ad-free, and laser-focused on one thing: helping you understand yourself better. β Terms of Use: https://memova.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://memova.app/privacy Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: support@memova.app
Orbit
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Write messy. Find the patterns later. Orbit is a calm place to dump every thought β work, life, half-formed ideas β and make sense of them later. Not a diary. Not a wellness app. A mind you can search. Most notes go somewhere to be forgotten. Orbit is built for the opposite: the more you write, the more it gives back. CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION Open Orbit and write. No folders to pick, no tags to invent, no blank-page ceremony. Get the thought down β from the app, the Share Sheet, or a Home Screen widget β and move on. ASK YOUR OWN MIND ANYTHING Later, ask Orbit a real question β "what have I been worried about lately?", "what did I decide about the launch?" β and get an answer drawn from everything you've written, alongside the entries it came from. FIND THE PATTERNS YOU'D MISS Orbit quietly surfaces the themes running through your thinking β the ideas you keep circling back to, the worries that recur β so you can see what's hard to notice one entry at a time. A WEEKLY LOOK BACK Each week, Orbit reflects your thinking back to you: what you focused on, what shifted, what's worth returning to. BUILT TO BE CALM One clear thing to do on every screen. A warm, editorial design that feels more like paper than a dashboard. No streaks, no badges, no guilt. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Only you can see what you write. Orbit is a place for your real, unfiltered thinking. Write messy. Orbit finds the patterns later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.useorbit.ink/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Memova at 14.0 against Orbit's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Memova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Memova ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memova | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Velasquez | Runtime Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
Memova
- Memova Premium$4.991 Month
- Memova Premium$34.991 Year
Orbit
- Orbit Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Orbit Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year









