Comparison

MeMemo vs Nocta

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

Head to head
About

MeMemo

This minimalist journaling app helps you reflect on your past, present, and future. Organize your life across various time scales, capture thoughts with keywords or notes, and access your entries instantly. Enjoy a clean interface designed for deep reflection and long-term life planning.

Highlights
  • Life laid out as a grid
  • Yearbook and calendar views
  • Record across five scales
  • Capture entries four ways
  • Minimalist design
  • Home screen widgets
  • Instant search
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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MeMemo — my minimalist life journal. Here, reflect on who you were, settle into who you are, and plan who you'll be. FEATURES - See your whole life laid out as a single grid on the Me page. - Organize your entire life at a glance on the Yearbook page. - See this day in every year, side by side, on the On This Day page. - Browse and organize your months, weeks, and days with the Year and Month views. - Record across five scales: Me, Year, Month, Week, and Day. - Capture each entry four ways: keywords, a one-liner, plans, and notes. - Quickly write and plan your life, year, month, week, and day on the detail pages. - A minimalist design that lets you sink into your own words and thoughts. - Home Screen widgets: today's highlights and this week's plans. - Instant search: find anything across life, year, month, week, and day. - Private iCloud sync: seamless across iPhone and iPad. - Face ID protection: one more lock for your journal. - Data export: Markdown, TXT, and PDF — your PDF becomes a book. WHO IT'S FOR - New to journaling and not sure where to start: just open and write your first line. - Want to record your life but short on time and energy: one line, one minute is enough. - Put off by complex journaling apps: just plain, simple text — zero learning curve. - Minimalists: an interface so clean it's just you and your words. - Perfectionists: a tidy framework, time scales, and design that all line up. - Long-term thinkers: one app to hold a lifetime, slowly written into your own memoir. - Privacy-first: your records are yours alone — and you can lock them. - ADHD and wandering minds: a place to land your scattered thoughts. - Forgetful types who lose track of what they've done: your past, always within reach. - Born planners: plan ahead across life, year, month, week, and day. - Bullet-journal and diary lovers: daily, yearly, three-year, and five-year diaries all fit. - Anyone who wants to sort themselves out: untangle the mess in your head. PRIVACY & TERMS - Your data lives only on your devices and private iCloud; we collect no personal data. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Everyone deserves to record their life, fully. May MeMemo help you find your true self.

About

Nocta

Features
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Skip the blank page. Take a photo, pick a feeling — and Nocta writes today in your own first-person voice. No prompts. No advice. Just gentle entries that sound like you. THIS IS FOR YOU IF • You've tried journaling and given up • You find it hard to put feelings into words • You don't have time to reflect every day HOW IT WORKS 1. Take or pick today's photo 2. Choose one feeling 3. AI writes your day in your own voice FREE TO START • Up to 10 journals per month (30 in June — launch bonus) • 1 photo per entry • Write manually anytime NOCTA BASIC ($3.99/mo or $39.99/yr) • Up to 4 photos per entry • 1 AI journal per day • Regenerate text up to 2× daily • Calendar view to revisit your month • "One year ago today" lookback • 4 writing styles (poetic, formal, casual, conversational) • 3 fonts (serif, sans, rounded) PRIVACY Your journals stay on your device. No cloud uploads. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings Terms of Service: https://daisukeoka.github.io/nocta-legal/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://daisukeoka.github.io/nocta-legal/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

MeMemo4 screens
Nocta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeMemo at weekly against Nocta's fortnightly. Nocta's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. MeMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nocta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeMemo ships an update weekly, Nocta fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MeMemo versus Nocta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeMemoNocta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer行滨 于Daisuke Oka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MeMemo

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
2 purchases

Nocta

Subscriptions2
  • Nocta Basic (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Nocta Basic (Yearly)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MeMemo free?
MeMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nocta free?
Nocta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MeMemo or Nocta have ads?
Neither MeMemo nor Nocta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MeMemo or Nocta?
MeMemo ships an update weekly, and Nocta fortnightly. Most recently, MeMemo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nocta on October 20, 2026.

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