Comparison

Memories vs mdisco

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

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Memories

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Your brain isn't built to remember everything. Memories is. Every day you see useful information — a restaurant recommendation, a prescription dose, a Wi-Fi password, a warranty expiry date, a recipe from a friend. Most of it is gone within 24 hours. Memories is the simplest, fastest way to save it all and find it instantly when you need it. NO LEARNING CURVE. NO COMPLEXITY. Type a quick note (80 words max — because if it's longer, it's a document, not a memory). Snap photos of receipts, labels, business cards, whiteboards, or anything worth keeping. Add a color-coded tag. Set a reminder. Done. The whole process takes less than 10 seconds. FIND ANYTHING WITH AI SEARCH This is what makes Memories different from every other notes app. Our AI search doesn't just match keywords — it understands meaning. Search "when does the dishwasher warranty expire" and find a memory you saved months ago, even if you never used the word "warranty." Search inside your photos too — AI reads text from receipts, labels, documents, and screenshots automatically. PHOTOS THAT WORK HARDER Take up to 5 photos per memory. Our OCR technology extracts text from every image automatically. That receipt you photographed? The serial number on the back of your router? The ingredients list from a wine bottle? All searchable. All findable. Without typing a single word. REMINDERS THAT KEEP YOU ON TRACK Attach a reminder to any memory. "Passport expires March 2027" with a reminder 3 months before. "Car service due at 50,000 km" with a reminder next month. Your memories don't just sit there — they work for you. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Color-coded tags let you organize everything: #home, #health, #work, #recipes, #family — whatever makes sense for your life. Filter by tag instantly. Or don't organize at all — AI search will find it anyway. REAL LIFE, REAL USE CASES → Sudden ideas and random thoughts — capture before they vanish → News and articles you want to revisit — save the key takeaway in 10 seconds → Important dates — birthdays, anniversaries, deadlines, with reminders attached → Warranty cards and receipts — snap and forget, find when you need to claim → Doctor's instructions and prescriptions — never forget a dosage → Wi-Fi passwords and account details — one search away → Restaurant and recipe recommendations — from friends, social media, anywhere → Home appliance details — model numbers, serial numbers, purchase dates → Travel info — booking references, gate numbers, hotel addresses → Kids' school info — teacher names, schedules, uniform sizes → Car details — service history, tire specs, insurance info BUILT FOR REAL PEOPLE → 80-word limit keeps notes short and searchable — no endless documents → Interface in English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and French — search works in any language → Export all your data anytime — your memories belong to you → Clean, simple interface — 4 tabs, that's the entire app Memories isn't another notes app trying to replace Notion or Evernote. It's the fastest way to save something useful and find it again when you need it. No folders. No formatting. No friction. Just capture, forget, and find. Download Memories and stop losing the things that matter.

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mdisco

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mdisco — A lighter Notion alternative. Save it in Markdown. Find it later. Built for the moment when Notion feels too heavy, Obsidian too plugin-hungry, and Google Keep stops finding what you wrote three weeks ago. Throw in URLs, notes, todos, and code as Markdown — then find them later by keyword or tag. Need to collaborate? Get Google-Docs-level real-time co-editing. ■ Capture anywhere - Mobile capture button auto-detects URLs, todos, notes - Inbox to triage in batches ■ Precise search - Keyword · tag · folder · title — instant, full-text across every note - Edits and deletions stay searchable through version history ■ Markdown editor - One-tap toggle between WYSIWYG and raw Markdown source - Autosave + automatic version history — roll back anytime - Dark mode · 5 languages (English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 中文 · Español) ■ Collaborate - Invite to a workspace or share by link - Read-only or edit permissions - Real-time co-editing (Pro) ■ Sync everywhere - The same notes on every device - Localized push notifications for new activity - Offline indicator ■ Private by default - Nothing leaves your workspace until you explicitly share - Email signup with verification, Apple & Google sign-in - Granular read / edit permissions ■ Use cases - Researchers — papers, clippings, interview notes - Designers — references and decisions - Engineers — code snippets, architecture, on-call logs - PMs — PRDs, meeting notes, OKR wiki - Students — lectures, assignments, exam summaries - Writers — from idea to draft Stop juggling seven apps to take one note. One mdisco is enough.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: mdisco at 2 against Memories's —. Memories's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Memories versus mdisco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoriesmdisco
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThanh Tan Letapahalab

In-app purchases

None

Memories

No in-app purchases

None

mdisco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memories free?
Memories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mdisco free?
mdisco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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