Comparison

Memo vs Memory Map

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

Head to head
About

Memo

Features
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See the numbers. Remember them. The moment you tap "1", every other number hides. Tap them in order from memory alone. Each success adds another number — until you find your limit. In a famous Kyoto University study, chimpanzees breezed past level 9. Can you beat a chimp? Features • Learn in 3 seconds, challenge forever • Your level IS your instant memory — share your score card • 100% offline, no login, no signup • Fast, lightweight, dark design • English, Korean, Japanese

About

Memory Map

Test your memory by memorizing token positions on an increasingly challenging grid. Compete on leaderboards, earn badges, and improve your IQ rating. Can you achieve a perfect recall under pressure?

Highlights
  • Memorize token positions on a grid
  • Infinite stages with growing board
  • Weekly and all-time leaderboards
  • IQ rating system
  • Unlockable thinker badges
  • Rewarded ad refills for lives
Features
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How good is your memory? Find out. Memory Map challenges you to memorize the position of tokens on a grid — then recall them perfectly under pressure. Each stage the board grows, the clock tightens, and the stakes get higher. Compete for your place on the leaderboard. Every tap is scored. Every clear is recorded. Your IQ rating rises with your performance — can you reach 160? Earn badges named after history's greatest thinkers — from Turing to Lovelace, Aristotle to Gauss. Each one a milestone. Each one earned. How it works — Study the board. Memorize the token positions. — The board clears. Tap every position from memory. — Clear it perfectly to advance. Miss one and lose a life. — Three lives stand between you and the leaderboard. Features — Infinite stages with a growing board up to 12 tokens — Weekly leaderboard — fresh competition every Monday — All-time leaderboard — your permanent record — IQ rating system that tracks your cognitive performance — 16 thinker badges to unlock across your journey — Lives system with rewarded ad refills — Clean, distraction-free design built for focus One wrong tap. One life gone. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Memo3 screens
Memory Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Memory Map at every 3 days against Memo's weekly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo ships an update weekly, Memory Map every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Memo versus Memory Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoMemory Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSedong ChoiOSAOFONA BENJAMIN Erhabor

In-app purchases

None

Memo

No in-app purchases

None

Memory Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Map free?
Memory Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Memo or Memory Map have ads?
Both Memo and Memory Map show ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo or Memory Map?
Memo ships an update weekly, and Memory Map every 3 days. Most recently, Memo was updated on October 9, 2026 and Memory Map on October 10, 2026.

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