Comparison

Tend vs Kihya Memo

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

Head to head
About

Tend

This app transforms home care into small, manageable daily tasks, fostering a calm sanctuary as you go. It adapts to your energy levels, offering flexible options like 'Done, Later, Swap, or Skip' without guilt or overwhelming lists. As you maintain your home, a virtual sanctuary comes alive with decor and a gentle companion.

Highlights
  • Daily micro-cleaning tasks
  • Flexible task management (Done, Later, Swap, Skip)
  • Virtual sanctuary with decor and companion
  • Gentle reminders
  • Minimum viable clean option
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Tend turns home care into a few tiny, doable acts a day, and grows a soft little sanctuary as you go. No guilt. No streaks. No overwhelming chore lists. Tend plans a handful of minutes-long tasks that fit the time you actually have, remembers what you cleaned and when, and gently spreads anything overdue across the week so nothing piles up. On low days, one small reset is enough, and Tend says so. As you care for your real home, a calm sanctuary comes alive. A sleepy companion naps and stretches, plants unfurl, candles glow, and every milestone brings something new to place or a little accessory to wear. A GENTLE DAILY RHYTHM - Today's reset: a realistic plan measured in minutes, not hours - Done, Later, Swap, or Skip. Your energy decides - Quick reset: "I have 10 minutes, help me tidy the kitchen" - Catch-up mode that eases you back in without dumping a huge list - Break it down: turn a daunting job into one small step a day - Minimum viable clean for the busiest, most tired days A LIVING SANCTUARY - A cozy home scene with day and night light and a gentle companion - Earn decor and companions through steady care, then place and arrange them - Breathe: a quiet minute of guided breathing whenever you need it SOFT REFLECTION - A weekly rhythm of care days and a gentle home-glow reading - An optional daily mood note, just for you - A calm history of every small act of care MADE TO FEEL CALM - Warm, rounded design with light and dark modes - Home Screen widgets for today's tasks and one-tap breathing - Gentle, honest reminders that go quiet once your day is done - Private by design: everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. Nothing to sign up for. Cleaning should feel like care, not correction. Small care creates calm.

About

Kihya Memo

Features
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Kihya Memo is a lightweight, offline-first Markdown notepad. Write the source directly, use focused formatting tools, and switch to a beautiful native preview while every note remains a file you can keep. Markdown is the heart of the app. When needed, the same plain-text editor also opens safe UTF-8 text and source documents without converting them to a proprietary database. There is no Kihya account to create and no required Kihya memo server. Google Drive sync and remote server folders are optional. KEY FEATURES • Switch instantly between Markdown source and native preview • Toggle task checkboxes directly in preview • Use focused Markdown tools for headings, lists, bold, italic, strike, code, links, attachments, and underline • Convert pasted rich text into clean Markdown • Create, edit, rename, move, and share HTML, JSON, XML, CSV, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, SQL, and other UTF-8 text or source files when needed • Live syntax colors and line numbers without adding formatting to the file • Static HTML/SVG, pretty JSON/XML, table, calendar, contact, and color-source previews • Plain-text copy and paste for code; rich-text conversion only inside Markdown • Import photos, PDFs, archives, and other files from Photos or Files • Drag, rename, move, and safely remove nested folders in a dedicated manager • Search file names and full note contents • Find, Replace, and Replace All from the title menu, with case options, regex, and capture groups • Choose Save, Discard Changes, or Keep Editing when leaving an unsaved note • Move, rename, trash, or open past versions from the title menu • Open Recently Deleted from the folder list to restore items to their original location or delete them permanently • Optionally protect Recently Deleted with Face ID, Touch ID, or the device passcode • Keep pre-save versions locally and load one into the editor without saving it immediately • Recover the latest local edit draft after an unexpected app termination • Optional marker-texture highlighting for bold and underlined preview text • Preview local images and open clearly marked local-file links • Open and share editable text, source documents, and stored files through the system Files app • Optionally sync original files through a visible app folder in your own Google Drive • Add SFTP, plain FTP, explicit FTPS, or implicit FTPS servers as remote folders, with local recovery drafts, history, conflict detection, and verified saves • Export the visible folder tree as a ZIP without trash or private history • Start writing instantly from a resizable Quick Note Home Screen widget • See a sourced daily thought matched to morning, afternoon, evening, or night • Continue writing beneath a thought and share it as a 4:5 image card • Open a favorite document in full-screen reading mode from the Home Screen • Five bundled Korean typefaces in addition to the system font • Native phone navigation and an iPad three-pane or full-screen editor PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No Kihya sign-up or required login • No ads or cross-app tracking • Google Drive connects only when you choose it; notes are never sent to a Kihya server • Remote connections go directly from your device to the server you enter; credentials use device-only protected storage and remote contents, hosts, paths, and user names are excluded from analytics • SFTP and FTPS are encrypted. Plain FTP is visibly marked and requires a separate warning because its credentials, file names, and contents are not encrypted • Firebase usage events never include note text, file names, searches, or Google account details • Access is limited to local files and files the user explicitly selects • Normal history and recovery drafts stay on device; pre-overwrite sync text is also protected in hidden app data in your Drive

Screenshots

Tend4 screens
Kihya Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Kihya Memo at 3 against Tend's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tend versus Kihya Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTendKihya Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRayan KabahaKihya

In-app purchases

None

Tend

No in-app purchases

None

Kihya Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tend free?
Tend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kihya Memo free?
Kihya Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tend or Kihya Memo have ads?
Neither Tend nor Kihya Memo shows ads.

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