Comparison

Ivory Note vs MieMemo

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

Head to head
About

Ivory Note

Capture spoken content from lectures, meetings, and study sessions. This app records audio, transcribes it offline into readable summaries, and helps organize your notes by subject for easy review and searching. It prioritizes privacy with local storage and offers a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Record audio lectures and meetings
  • Offline audio transcription
  • Automatic summary generation
  • Organize notes by subject
  • Searchable note archive
  • Mark favorite notes
  • Apple Watch recording and sync
Features
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Ivory turns lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and voice notes into organized material you can actually use. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch. Ivory keeps the original audio, transcribes it on your device with an included speech model, and creates a clean workspace around what you captured. No Ivory account is required. NEW IN IVORY 2.1 Ask Your Notes lets Ivory Pro users ask questions across available transcripts on supported Apple Intelligence devices. Answers are grounded in the source passages shown in the app, so important details are easy to check. Lock sensitive notes and reveal them with Face ID or device authentication. Locked notes stay out of Ask Your Notes until you choose to reveal them. For meetings, Speaker Review can turn a long transcript into a readable voice script with remembered speaker names. For classes, a weekly schedule can automatically place new recordings into the class happening at that time. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • Record lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and quick voice notes • Capture from Apple Watch and transfer to iPhone • Transcribe locally with the included speech model • Keep the original recording with each note • Search, edit, favorite, export, and organize notes LEARN AND REVIEW • Generate titles, summaries, study guides, flashcards, and quizzes • Build focused Learn Plans • Practice with typed recall and source-backed cards • Revisit missed cards in Review Queue • Organize classes in Study Hubs • Set local study reminders MEET AND BUILD • Detect and review speakers in meeting recordings • Remember speaker names for future review • Create meeting to-dos and follow-ups • Turn brainstorms into execution plans, opportunities, risks, and next actions PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Ivory does not require an account or send recordings to an Ivory transcription server. Transcription runs on your device. Compatible devices can also use Apple’s on-device intelligence for supported generation features. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud account. Ivory Pro unlocks Ask Your Notes, Speaker Review, Learn Plans, advanced study and review, class scheduling and organization, themes, Markdown export, reminders, and additional workspace tools. Monthly Pro renews automatically until canceled. The Version Pass is a one-time purchase with the version coverage shown in the app. Prices are displayed before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://useivory.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MieMemo

Features
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See your notes without unlocking. MieMemo shows your memo on the iPhone lock screen with a widget. Write it once and it appears in seconds — no need to rebuild or reset a wallpaper every time. WHY MIEMEMO - The lock screen is the first thing you see, dozens of times a day. MieMemo puts your notes right there. - Checklists for groceries and packing — tap to check items off. - Templates to start fast: Groceries, Packing, Today, Goals. - Adjustable text size and line spacing. - Wallpaper export for a full-screen look, with a Shortcuts auto-update guide on iOS 18+. - Automatic history backup — your previous note is kept when you rewrite. PEACE OF MIND - Your notes are never uploaded. Everything you write stays on your device. - Memos and widgets work offline. - Battery-friendly — no background processes. - No full-screen ads while you write or save a memo. FREE & PRO The free version is supported by ads. Free: one memo, basic themes, widgets, wallpaper export, recent history. Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): removes ads, unlimited memos, all themes, unlimited history. Questions or requests? Settings > Contact inside the app.

Screenshots

Ivory Note4 screens
MieMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ivory Note at none against MieMemo's 1. Ivory Note also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. MieMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ivory Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ivory Note versus MieMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIvory NoteMieMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMRX Dynamics LLCERI MUNAKATA

In-app purchases

None

Ivory Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MieMemo

One-time1
  • MieMemo Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Ivory Note free?
Ivory Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MieMemo free?
MieMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ivory Note or MieMemo have ads?
MieMemo shows ads; Ivory Note does not.

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