Elm vs Memova AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elm
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Elm is a fast, distraction-free workspace for your notes, docs, and ideas. Write and organize everything in one place — nested pages, a real block editor, and search that actually finds what you're looking for. No bloat, no fifty menus, no forced AI. NOTES & DOCS Write with a clean block editor built for speed. • Headings, checklists, code blocks, images, and multi-column layouts • Slash commands to add anything without touching a mouse • Nest pages as deep as you need — build your own personal wiki STAY ORGANIZED • Star and pin your most-used pages • Recent pages, always one tap away • Fast, full-text search across your entire workspace SHARE WHEN YOU WANT TO • Share any page with a link — view or edit access • Collaborate without giving up your whole workspace YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export everything, any time — Markdown or HTML • Delete your account and all your data whenever you want FREE TO START Unlimited pages and blocks on the free plan — no credit card required. An optional paid plan with more storage is available on our website. LIGHT OR DARK Looks right at home either way. Simple, fast, and yours.
Memova AI
Transform conversations into a dynamic personal knowledge base. Record meetings, add notes, and receive AI-generated transcripts, structured notes, and suggested next steps. Build an evolving record of your work and insights.
- Record conversations
- AI-generated transcripts
- Structured notes
- Suggested next steps
- Personal knowledge base
- Create a Personal Manual
- Build a Living Book
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Memova turns conversations into a personal knowledge base that grows with you. Record an in-person meeting, add your own notes, and stay focused on the people in front of you. Afterward, Memova gives you a transcript, a structured note, and suggested next steps you can review. CAPTURE WHAT HAPPENED Start recording from your iPhone and add notes as the conversation unfolds. Memova combines the final transcript with the context you captured to create a clearer record of the meeting. TURN CONVERSATIONS INTO KNOWLEDGE A meeting should not end as another isolated transcript. Keep the notes and context that matter, then return to them as your work continues. Over time, each conversation becomes part of a personal knowledge base instead of a pile of forgotten documents. CREATE YOUR PERSONAL MANUAL With your permission, a supported AI agent can turn selected conversations into a Personal Manual—a structured guide to how you think, communicate, make decisions, and collaborate. The completed Manual is saved in Memova as a page you can revisit and share. BUILD YOUR LIVING BOOK Memova calls your growing body of saved context a Living Book: an evolving record of what happened, what matters, and how you work. Each meeting becomes another useful chapter instead of disappearing after the conversation. REVIEW BEFORE YOU RELY AI-generated transcripts, notes, and suggestions may be inaccurate. Review important results before relying on them, and always obtain permission before recording or transcribing a conversation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Memova AI at every 5 days against Elm's every 2 months. Elm's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elm ships an update every 2 months, Memova AI every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elm | Memova AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Arnold | MEMOVA LLC |
In-app purchases
Elm
No in-app purchases
Memova AI
No in-app purchases









