Comparison

Memory Canvas vs DoWhat

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

Head to head
About

Memory Canvas

Features
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MemoryCanvas helps you capture everyday life, organize your ideas, and look back on your journey. Use a flexible canvas to bring together journal entries, photos, voice notes, links, tasks, and saved content. Keep life’s moments organized and easy to revisit. KEY FEATURES • Write freely about your daily experiences and feelings • Add photos and revisit memories in your gallery • Quickly create and manage task lists • Save and organize different types of content • Explore automatically generated weekly and monthly summaries • See your life unfold through your canvases MAKE EVERY ENTRY MEANINGFUL More than a place to take notes, MemoryCanvas is a canvas for your life. Discover patterns in your days through statistics and visual summaries, and see how your life changes over time. MADE FOR YOU • Journal lovers who enjoy capturing everyday moments • Creative minds looking to organize ideas and inspiration • Anyone who wants to keep daily tasks and plans organized Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://meteornote.com/privacy/

About

DoWhat

Features
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Too many to-dos, no idea which one to do first? DoWhat helps you get past "what should I do first?" Tell it where you are and how much time you have, and see what you can do right now. Still can't pick? Tap "Pick one for me." Once you start, you see just that one thing. When it's done, tear off the sticky note. PICK TASKS FOR RIGHT NOW Give each task a place and an estimated time. At your computer, at home, on your phone, or out and about: switch the place. Only 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour: switch the time. Your list fits the moment you're in. CAN'T DECIDE? LET IT CHOOSE DoWhat picks one task that fits your current conditions, a small nudge to get started. ONE THING AT A TIME A sticky-note focus screen. Tap to start or pause the timer, swipe up or down to switch tasks. When you finish, tear the note off and keep that feeling of "done." LOOK BACK: WHERE DID THE TIME GO See your timer and completion records for the past 7 days, free. Members can see the past 30 days and all records, plus breakdowns by place and time of day, and estimated vs. actual time. MAKE THE PAPER YOURS Handwritten style, colorful sticky notes, and paper textures. Members also get more colors, papers and desks, widgets and Live Activities, and Focus mode integration. The Dynamic Island requires a supported device; Focus mode integration requires a Shortcuts automation to be set up. WORK WITH YOUR COMPUTER ASSISTANT (MEMBERS) Connect an AI assistant on your computer over your local network. Ask it to add or edit tasks, start a timer, or review your week, right in the conversation. NO SIGN-UP, DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Tasks and timer records are stored on your device. This version has no in-app cross-device cloud sync. You don't have to plan everything. Just do this one thing first. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Memory Canvas4 screens
DoWhat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoWhat at every 4 days against Memory Canvas's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Memory Canvas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DoWhat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Canvas ships an update every 2 months, DoWhat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Memory Canvas versus DoWhat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory CanvasDoWhat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer光正 邓思宇 关

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Memory Canvas

Subscriptions1
  • Memory Canvas Pro 月会员$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • 记忆画布 Pro 终身版$24.99
2 purchases

DoWhat

Subscriptions1
  • 年度会员$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • DoWhat Premium (Lifetime)$5.99

Questions

Is Memory Canvas free?
Memory Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoWhat free?
DoWhat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memory Canvas or DoWhat have ads?
Neither Memory Canvas nor DoWhat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory Canvas or DoWhat?
Memory Canvas ships an update every 2 months, and DoWhat every 4 days. Most recently, Memory Canvas was updated on October 22, 2026 and DoWhat on October 25, 2026.

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