Comparison

AppBlock vs MemoVana

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

Head to head
About

AppBlock

Features
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Block the apps that waste your time, by schedule, by daily limit or by location. AppBlock uses Apple's Screen Time system, so a blocked app shows a shield screen when you open it. Pick the apps that distract you, then choose how to block them. CHOOSE HOW TO BLOCK • Quick Block: choose your apps and start a focus session in one tap. A countdown shows how long is left. • Schedules: block apps during work, study, dinner or bedtime. Set the days and the time ranges. • Usage limits: set how long you can use an app each day. When your time is up, the app is blocked. • Open limits: allow only a few opens per day. The blocked screen shows how many opens you have left. • Location blocking: block apps when you are at a place you choose, like school, the library or the office. You can also block them when you are away from it. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Start by guessing your daily screen time, then see the real number. Insights show your screen time and your most used apps by day for free. Weekly and monthly views come with Premium. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Stop doomscrolling at night. Study without your phone pulling you away. Keep dinner phone free. Switch off work apps when you get home. PRIVACY The apps you choose stay private. Apple's Screen Time system keeps your list hidden from us, and your schedules and limits are stored on your device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Allow Screen Time access once 2. Pick the apps that distract you 3. Start Quick Block, or set a schedule, a limit or a place 4. Get your time back FREE AND PREMIUM AppBlock is free to start. The free plan includes 4 hour Quick Block sessions, schedules on one day, a few usage, open and location rules, and daily Insights. Premium adds more rules, longer usage limits, schedules on several days, 24 hour Quick Block sessions, and weekly and monthly Insights. Try Premium free for 7 days, then choose monthly or yearly. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings • Any unused part of a free trial is lost when you buy a subscription Privacy Policy: https://o9tech.com/appblocker/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@o9tech.com

About

MemoVana

Record voice notes privately on your iPhone or Apple Watch and get instant transcripts. Organize decisions, set action items, and easily search your recordings. Premium features unlock unlimited length, advanced AI summaries, and iCloud continuity.

Highlights
  • On-device speech recognition
  • Private voice recording
  • Decision register
  • Action item tracking
  • Meeting preparation
  • Smart folders
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Private voice notes that keep what you decided. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, get the transcript on this iPhone, and open that decision again until you resolve it. MemoVana is for work and personal follow-ups. You speak a note. The transcript is written on this iPhone. The Decision register holds what you decided so you can find it before the next meeting. Your words stay on this iPhone. PRIVATE ON THIS IPHONE Notes stay on this iPhone. Speech recognition runs on the device, including when you are offline. Premium can add Continuity through your private iCloud. You choose when it starts. Face ID can protect locked notes. A locked memo stays out of lists and search. CAPTURE Record with the iPhone microphone or Apple Watch. A live transcript appears while you speak when speech recognition is available. Free voice notes stop at 3 minutes. Premium removes the voice length cap. Before you save, a short review lets you set the title, tags, and action items. TRANSCRIBE On-device speech recognition turns speech into text. When Apple Intelligence is available, MemoVana can add a summary, tags, people, places, open questions, and action items. You can edit the transcript anytime. My Vocabulary teaches recognition the names and terms you use. SEARCH AND ASK Search recent memos by text. Ask My Notes answers in plain language and links each answer to the source note. Free includes text search and a monthly sample of Ask. Premium adds semantic search and unlimited Ask My Notes. CALENDAR PREP AND ACTION ITEMS Meeting Brief lines up your own notes with what is on your calendar, so you can prepare before you walk in. You record on the iPhone or Apple Watch. Action Inbox collects open follow-ups from those notes. You can send action items to Apple Reminders when you choose. Free shows a short look ahead. Premium shows more of the day and the week. DECISIONS YOU CAN REOPEN What you decided stays in a register until you mark it resolved. On Free, the register opens with a labelled example, so you can see how the register works before you subscribe. Premium reads decisions from your own memos, keeps them open, and links each one to the note it came from. INSIGHTS, FOLDERS, WIDGETS, AND WATCH Free shows your capture rhythm and a Sunday preview. Premium opens the full picture: patterns, people, topics, and a weekly briefing. Folders keep notes together. Smart Folders surface what needs you. Quick Record widgets sit on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. An Apple Watch recording comes to your iPhone for the transcript. PREMIUM An optional subscription adds unlimited memos, unlimited Ask My Notes, full Insights, deeper Meeting Brief, semantic search, Smart Folders, attachments, rich export, decisions taken from your memos, and optional private iCloud Continuity. You see the plan and the billing period in the app before you buy. The plan renews until you cancel in Account Settings, then Subscriptions. You can restore purchases after you reinstall. MemoVana is for personal voice notes and everyday work. It does not give medical, legal, or financial advice. Privacy Policy: https://memovana.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://memovana.com/terms Support: https://memovana.com/support/ · support@memovana.com Website: https://memovana.com

Screenshots

AppBlock4 screens
MemoVana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AppBlock at 18.0 against MemoVana'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. AppBlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MemoVana sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppBlock ships an update every 2 months, MemoVana every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AppBlock versus MemoVana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppBlockMemoVana
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSaif Ur RehmanGary Saggu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AppBlock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
2 purchases

MemoVana

Subscriptions2
  • MemoVana Premium monthly$7.991 Month
  • MemoVana Premium annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is AppBlock free?
AppBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemoVana free?
MemoVana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AppBlock or MemoVana have ads?
Neither AppBlock nor MemoVana shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppBlock or MemoVana?
AppBlock ships an update every 2 months, and MemoVana every 5 weeks. Most recently, AppBlock was updated on October 14, 2026 and MemoVana on October 5, 2026.

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