988 Memo vs 808 Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
988 Memo
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988 Memo is a privacy-first quick-capture memo app. One tap, one thought, saved. INSTANT CAPTURE A floating capture button is always one tap away. The keyboard is up, the cursor is ready, your idea is recorded the moment you stop typing. No save button, no syncing wait, no friction. PLAIN OR RICH, YOUR CALL Toggle each memo between distraction-free plain mode and a block-based rich editor with headings, lists, code blocks and quotes. Pick the right mode for the moment instead of getting one forced on you. VOICE TO TEXT, ON DEVICE Long-press the microphone to start recording. Audio is transcribed locally on your iPhone. The recording and the transcript both stay on this device, never uploaded. INLINE TODO AND REMINDERS Drop a checkbox anywhere in any memo. The TODO tab gathers them all into a single sortable list. Schedule local reminders for any task, with daily, weekly or location-based triggers. APPLE PENCIL SKETCH Open the canvas, switch colors, vary stroke width, draw or annotate. Sketches are saved as part of the memo and shown as thumbnails when you reopen the note. BUILT-IN VAULT Mark any memo as private. Locked memos are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. The master key lives only in the iOS Keychain. Locked memos do not appear in search, recents or widgets until you authenticate. 100 PERCENT LOCAL No account. No cloud sign in. No telemetry. Notes stay on your device. You can export an encrypted backup file to iCloud Drive, Files or AirDrop on your own terms. WHO IT IS FOR Power users who want both Apple Notes simplicity and Notion flexibility, without a subscription. Privacy-conscious professionals who refuse cloud notes. Multi-modal capturers who switch between typing, speaking and sketching all day. Built by independent developers who got tired of subscription note apps. Free, with no in-app purchase in version one.
808 Hub
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808 Hub is a focused utility hub that brings together ten daily tools behind one calm, dark interface. Instead of installing five different single-purpose apps, 808 Hub gives you a single home for the small jobs you do every day: scan a QR code, convert a unit, format a piece of JSON, pick a color, time a task. Every result is saved as a record you can search, tag, pin or favorite, so the tools you use most stay one tap away. What is inside QR Code Scan QR codes with the camera or decode them from a saved image. Generate QR codes from any text or URL and save them to your photo library. Unit Converter Convert length, weight, volume, temperature, area, speed, time, data size and more. Precision arithmetic so the last decimal place is always correct. Text Tools Change case, count words and characters, encode and decode Base64 and URLs, generate MD5 and SHA hashes, escape and unescape strings. Calculator Evaluate full mathematical expressions including parentheses, exponents, common functions like sin, cos, log and sqrt. History of past results. Color Picker Pick a color, see its hex, rgb and hsl values side by side, copy any format with a tap, save palettes for later. Timer and Stopwatch Run multiple named countdown timers and a precise stopwatch with lap times. Sessions are saved so you can see how long things actually took. Voice Memo Quick voice notes recorded straight to a local file. Play back later, attach tags, delete when no longer needed. Tone Generator Generate a clean sine, square, triangle or sawtooth tone at any frequency. Useful for audio testing and ear training. Image Compress Reduce the file size of photos from your library without leaving the app. Compare before and after, save the smaller version back to your library. JSON Formatter Paste any JSON and get it pretty printed, minified or validated. Tree view with collapsible sections for large payloads. One records system across every tool Every tool run becomes a record you can revisit. Filter records by tool, search by text inside the payload, pin the important ones, attach custom color-coded tags. Save common inputs as shortcuts so a frequent unit conversion or a recurring tone is one tap from launch. Designed to stay out of your way Dark theme with a deep blue-purple gradient throughout. No ads, no upsells inside the tools, no tracking of what you convert or scan. The app asks only for the permissions a tool actually needs, the moment you first use that tool, and the in-app explanation tells you exactly why. Permissions Camera is used when you open the QR scanner. Photo library is used when you pick an image for QR decoding or image compression, and when you save a generated QR or compressed image back. Microphone is used when you record a voice memo. No background location, no Bluetooth scanning, no contacts access, no health data, no advertising identifiers. If you have been looking for one calm place to do the small jobs you do every day, give 808 Hub a try.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 808 Hub at 13.0 against 988 Memo's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
988 Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, 808 Hub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 988 Memo | 808 Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ่ธ ่พ | Muhammad Irfan |
In-app purchases
988 Memo
No in-app purchases
808 Hub
No in-app purchases









