CogniLog vs MemoRandom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CogniLog
This app helps you document your work, capturing decisions and reasoning. It allows an AI assistant to read your log and answer questions about your past activities. Entries are plain text with Markdown support, and a visual almanac helps you navigate your history.
- AI-powered work log analysis
- Plain text entries with Markdown
- Visual almanac for historical navigation
- Project-based channels and #tags
- Cross-device sync via iCloud
- Import from other note-taking apps
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CogniLog is a work log you can read at any distance. In the Almanac view, step back to the year to see which weeks went to which projects, open a week to skim a few lines from each entry, then tap one to read the whole thing. You write the way you normally would, and CogniLog works out the short versions for each view. If you work with AI agents, they can read and write to the same log, so you and your agents work from the same record. On a Mac, an assistant like Claude, or a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex, connects to CogniLog's built-in MCP server. It can look up your past work, answer questions about it, and log what it did and why. Those entries sync to your iPhone, right next to yours. It fits any kind of work. People use it for code, client projects, research, writing and school. On iPhone Write an entry in the app, from a Lock Screen or Home Screen widget, from the share sheet, or with Siri and Shortcuts. Entries are plain text with light Markdown that formats as you type. Add a #tag and the entry is tagged. Channels keep separate projects apart. You can ask for things back, too. Say "What did I log today in CogniLog" and Siri lists your entries. In Shortcuts you can pull up entries by day, week, channel or tag, search the whole log, or hand a week of entries to Apple Intelligence for a summary. (Summaries need a device that supports Apple Intelligence.) The Almanac view shows your log by week, month and year. Tap a day to see what happened, then open any entry. On iPhone Duo, CogniLog uses both sides of the fold, with your log on one side and your filters or the editor on the other. On Mac CogniLog for Mac uses the same log, synced through your iCloud, and it can do more: • The Almanac view fits a whole year on one screen. Hover over a day for a summary of what happened. • Import from apps like Apple Notes, Day One, Obsidian and Bear, or from a folder of Markdown files, and export everything back out as Markdown whenever you want. • The built-in MCP server lets your AI assistants read your log and write to it. • Log from the menu bar or from Spotlight without switching away from what you're doing. If you have a Mac, get CogniLog there too. Your iPhone and your Mac write to the same log. Privacy Your entries stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. The app sends anonymous usage counts that never include anything you write and aren't linked to you. About CogniLog is made by Rivet & Rune. Questions, bugs and ideas go to support@rivetrune.com, and each one gets read.
MemoRandom
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MemoRandom is a quiet place to capture ideas, tasks, and passing thoughts before they disappear. Write or speak, add reminders and tags, then let the timeline keep everything easy to find. KEY FEATURES - Fast capture: Write, record voice notes, and create checklists from one place. - Timeline: Browse today, yesterday, this week, and earlier notes with search, filters, archive, and multi-select. - Review: See today’s activity, weekly capture trends, and a random note from the past. - Local first: Keep recording without a connection. Notes stay on your device by default. - Export and backup: Export your notes as Markdown or JSON. - Privacy Lock: Protect local notes with Face ID. - Optional Sync: Sign in with Apple to unlock incremental server sync across your devices. Local notes, reminders, privacy lock, and exports are free. Server and cross-device sync is an optional paid feature. Purchases are handled by the App Store, and Restore Purchases is supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CogniLog at none against MemoRandom's 1. MemoRandom's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. MemoRandom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CogniLog asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CogniLog | MemoRandom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rivet Rune LLC | 贺 黄 |
In-app purchases
CogniLog
No in-app purchases
MemoRandom
- MemoRandom Pro (Sync)$4.99









