Comparison

FindMemo vs HighMemo

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

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About

FindMemo

Features
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"Where did I write that note again?" FindMemo was built to take away that little everyday frustration — notes you can always find. Jot down whatever comes to mind, then pull it back up the moment you need it. FindMemo keeps the simple, lightweight feel of a great notepad, while making search its specialty. [Find it in a tap] Just type a keyword to search across both note titles and body text. With multi-keyword search (match all / match any), you can track down the note you're after even when you only half-remember it. [Organize with folders] Sort your notes into folders — and put folders inside folders, too. Build "Meetings" and "Ideas" inside "Work," and shape everything the way that works for you. Reorder and move things freely with drag and drop. [Simple and light] A clean screen with no clutter to get lost in. We kept it quick to launch and ready to write. Star the notes you use often and bring them up with a single tap. [Home Screen widget] Keep your favorite notes on the Home Screen. Start a new note or jump to search right from the widget. [iCloud Sync] Use the same notes and folders on your iPhone and iPad. Sync is free and optional. [Backup & Restore] Export your notes and folders to a file and keep them safe. Easy when switching devices. [Great for] - People who take lots of notes but can't find them later - Anyone who likes to stay organized with folders - Anyone looking for a simple, lightweight notepad This app is free to use. Banner ads are displayed, but you can remove them with a one-time in-app purchase (not a subscription). ■ Privacy This app does not collect personal information. Google AdMob is used for ad delivery.

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HighMemo

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HighMemo saves every memo to your device first, shows how your memos relate, and adds AI, Drive sync, and calendar only when you connect them yourself. No account. No API key. No setup. HighMemo works before you connect anything — and you decide what to connect. Sync across mobile and desktop Connect Google Drive to keep the same memos, images, and attachments in sync across iPhone, iPad, Android, and the HighMemo desktop app. Saving never waits The memo is on your device the moment you send it, and any tidying happens afterwards in the background. If that tidying fails, nothing you already had is erased. Share a link from any app and it lands as a memo — the title, summary and thumbnail fill in behind you. Attach a photo from your library and it stays with the memo. How your memos relate Memos that share a tag gather together, and the tag's name sits at the centre. Link two memos yourself, or mention one inside another with @ — those links are never removed by an automatic rebuild. Folders, tags and pinning work with no account and no AI. Type to filter by title, body or tag; #tag matches that tag exactly. Organized automatically when you connect an AI Once an AI provider is connected, HighMemo automatically creates a title, summary, tags and category for every memo, helping you review and organize captured information with less manual work. On supported Apple devices, choose Apple Intelligence and start using AI immediately without a separate API key or model download. Processing uses Apple's on-device system model. Connect Google Calendar and your schedule sits beside your memos — access is read-only, so HighMemo never creates, edits or deletes an event. Save a memo and HighMemo suggests the events it looks related to; you choose whether to link it. Open an event and tap Add memo to start a memo already attached to it. Reminders that know when and where Put a reminder on a memo — once, daily, weekly or monthly. Or pin a place: when you arrive, the memo comes back. Arrival is decided on the device and the notification is created there too — it fires once per visit. Your storage, not ours Connect a Google account and your mobile devices and HighMemo desktop app see the same memos. They live in your own Google Drive app-data folder — there is no HighMemo server and no HighMemo account, so we cannot look at them. Images and attachments travel too. Sync runs when you open the app and every 5 minutes while it is open, plus a button whenever you want. Your AI, your key — or no AI at all You bring the AI. Paste the API key of a service you already pay for and requests go from your device straight to that provider — there is no server of ours in between. Or use a supported on-device model so your memo text never leaves the device. Or connect nothing at all and keep using the app. Export everything as one JSON file, with your attached photos embedded in it. Before you install - HighMemo shows ads. There is no paid or ad-free version. - On first launch HighMemo asks whether to download a small model (about 330 MB) used for search and related memos. Decline and the app keeps working. - Connecting Google for sync asks for app-data folder access and read-only calendar access together. - Location access is requested only when a memo actually has a location reminder. - The interface is in English. AI output follows the language of your memo, or a language you pick in Settings. Most memo apps decide where your memos live and which AI reads them. HighMemo makes both of those your choice — and works before you choose either.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HighMemo at none against FindMemo's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. FindMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HighMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FindMemo ships an update every 8 days, HighMemo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
FindMemo versus HighMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFindMemoHighMemo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyunya SaruwatariJeongwon KO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FindMemo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

HighMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FindMemo free?
FindMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HighMemo free?
HighMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FindMemo or HighMemo have ads?
Both FindMemo and HighMemo show ads.
Which is updated more often, FindMemo or HighMemo?
FindMemo ships an update every 8 days, and HighMemo fortnightly. Most recently, FindMemo was updated on October 28, 2026 and HighMemo on October 9, 2026.

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