Comparison

Manex vs Dump Memory

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

Head to head
About

Manex

Capture anything with your camera and use on-device AI to make it searchable. Find notes, receipts, or documents later by asking in plain English. Your memories are processed privately on your device and never leave your iPhone.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR text extraction
  • Vision-Language Model scene understanding
  • Natural language search
  • Voice search
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Turn your voice into a private memory you can ask questions about. Manex is an AI voice notes and journal app for iPhone and iPad. Speak freely. Manex transcribes on-device, understands what you meant, and connects each entry to ideas you recorded before. When you need something later, ask in natural language. Manex searches by meaning - not only exact words - and answers from your own saved moments. CAPTURE THOUGHTS IN SECONDS Start recording and speak naturally. Manex turns your voice into readable text as you talk, without making you stop and organize every thought. REMEMBER BY MEANING You do not need to remember the exact words you used. Ask about an idea, decision, concern, or reflection and Manex retrieves the moments that matter. ANSWERS GROUNDED IN YOUR WORDS Manex answers from your saved entries and shows the moments behind its response. Your personal memory stays connected to its original context. A MEMORY THAT CONNECTS Related thoughts are linked automatically over time. Explore recurring ideas and patterns through a living memory map instead of a flat list of recordings. PRIVATE AND ON-DEVICE Your voice, transcripts, memory graph, and AI recall stay on your device. No account, no uploaded journal, and no advertising profile built from your thoughts. NO RECURRING SUBSCRIPTION Manex is free to download and includes 25 moments. If it becomes part of your routine, one purchase unlocks unlimited lifetime memory. USE MANEX FOR • Voice journaling and daily reflection • Capturing ideas while walking or commuting • Remembering decisions and conversations • Study notes and spoken explanations • Creative ideas and personal projects • Tracking recurring thoughts over time • Finding details you no longer remember exactly Say it once. Manex helps you remember what you meant.

About

Dump Memory

Features
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Dump Memory is your private second brain - a single place to capture everything and find anything instantly. No cloud. No servers. No compromise. CAPTURE EVERYTHING, FORGET NOTHING Dump anything into one place: notes, photos, voice memos, documents, screenshots, and now your X (Twitter) bookmarks - including post images. No folders. No tags. No filing system to maintain. MEMORY THAT GETS SMARTER Dump doesn’t just save your data. It enriches it before it reaches memory. Add a business card, and Dump automatically finds LinkedIn profiles, company details, and relevant context from the web - turning raw information into connected knowledge. FIND BY MEANING, NOT FILENAMES Describe what you vaguely remember and Dump finds it. Our on-device semantic search understands context, not just keywords. That half-remembered idea from a walk, the screenshot you swore you'd find again, the bookmark you saved at midnight - all instantly retrievable with context. X BOOKMARKS, NOW IN YOUR SECOND BRAIN Connect your X (Twitter) account and sync your saved bookmarks directly into Dump. Posts, threads, and images are stored privately on your device and searchable by meaning - no more losing tweets you meant to revisit. 100% PRIVATE. ALWAYS. Your data never leaves your device or your personal iCloud. We have zero servers storing your information. We cannot see, access, or sell anything you store in Dump. Ever. · Everything stored on your iPhone - locally and in your own iCloud only · Sync across Apple devices via end-to-end encrypted iCloud · On-device vector search using local SQLite - no data sent out · Zero Data Retention AI models · Simple sign-up, get started in seconds NO FILING. NO FRICTION. Dump is built for people who think in fragments. Your brain doesn't organize things neatly - your app shouldn't force you to. Just dump and recall. BUILT FOR: · Builders & indie hackers capturing code snippets, ideas, and docs daily · Creators and founders with voice memos and research scattered across apps · Anyone tired of forgetting things and losing their digital trail WHAT YOU CAN DUMP: · Text notes and ideas · Photos and screenshots · Voice memos · Documents and PDFs · Handwritten notes · Web bookmarks · X (Twitter) bookmarks with images Your memory. Truly private. Always yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dumpmemory.com/privacy

Screenshots

Manex4 screens
Dump Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dump Memory at 15.1 against Manex's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Manex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dump Memory sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manex ships an update every 4 days, Dump Memory weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Manex versus Dump Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManexDump Memory
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUntropy, Inc.BIJU JACOB THUMPEPARAMPIL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Manex

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$9.99
1 purchases

Dump Memory

Subscriptions1
  • Dump Monthly Pro Subscription$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Manex free?
Manex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dump Memory free?
Dump Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Manex or Dump Memory have ads?
Neither Manex nor Dump Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manex or Dump Memory?
Manex ships an update every 4 days, and Dump Memory weekly. Most recently, Manex was updated on July 18, 2026 and Dump Memory on September 19, 2026.

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