Comparison

Memo vs Triquid Notes

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

Head to head
About

Memo

Features
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Memo is a private voice journal. Talk on a walk, and it writes the entry on your iPhone. Tap once, speak freely, and Memo transcribes what you said and writes it up as a clean diary entry, saved as Markdown in a folder you choose. It is built for walking, driving, or any moment when talking is easier than typing. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS Recording and transcription happen entirely on your iPhone. Your audio is never uploaded. Entries are saved as plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, so they are readable anywhere and outlive the app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Memo writes your entry using Apple on-device intelligence, so nothing leaves the device at all. If you would rather use a cloud model, you can connect your own API key for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, or OpenRouter. Even then only the text transcript is sent, never your voice. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING There is no sign-up, no analytics, no advertising, and no Memo server. Nothing to subscribe to. WHAT YOU GET - One-tap recording that keeps working with the screen locked, and survives a crash - On-device transcription with Parakeet or Whisper, in English, Spanish and more, with the language detected automatically - Entry, summary, and any action items you actually said out loud - Two Markdown files per recording: the finished entry and the plain transcript - Save to your iPhone, Files, iCloud Drive, or Google Drive - Entry types for journalling, notes and meetings, or your own instructions - Rewrite any entry with a different model, without re-recording No streaks. No scores. No advice you did not ask for.

About

Triquid Notes

Features
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Triquid Notes is a calm, native home for your Trilium notes on iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac. Connect your own TriliumNext server, or start on this device and connect a server later; your notes come along. APPLE INTELLIGENCE, ON YOUR DEVICE • Summarize any note, even PDFs and photos, in your own language • Find the to-dos hidden in a note and put them on top as a checklist • Suggest a title, and get label suggestions as you write • Apple's Writing Tools right in the editor • See related notes under every note • The app's own helpers run on your device: your notes are not sent anywhere for them CAPTURE ANYTHING, FAST • Quick notes from anywhere in the app • Scan documents into PDFs with searchable text • Copy a link and clip the whole article into a note • Share PDFs, images and links from any app into a notebook WORKS OFFLINE • Read and write without a connection • Changes sync with your server when you are back ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Your full note tree, with Trilium's colors, icons and clones • Drag notebooks into your own order, or drop a note on a notebook to move it • Favorites, recent notes, Today and a to-do list of notes with open checkboxes • A home screen beside the menu on iPad and Mac, in the order you choose FOUND IN A MOMENT • Full-text search across every note • Find notes from Spotlight RICH NOTES • Text, code, Markdown, images, files, canvas, mind maps, calendars, Kanban boards and more • Attachments from Photos and Files; previews for PDF, Office and EPUB files AT HOME ON IPHONE DUO • Unfolded, the menu keeps a third of the screen and the note the rest • Half open like a book, menu and note each get a page • Fold it shut and the same note carries on, on the cover display MADE TO FEEL LIKE YOURS • Accent colors, fonts and dark mode • Liquid Glass design on iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac • Text that follows your system text size • Settings that sync through iCloud, multiple servers and Face ID for protected notes IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Available in all 24 official languages of the European Union • And in Simplified and Traditional Chinese Triquid Notes requires a self-hosted TriliumNext server (v0.95 or later) to sync. Triquid Notes is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Trilium or TriliumNext projects.

Screenshots

Memo4 screens
Triquid Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memo at none against Triquid Notes's 1. Triquid Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Triquid Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo ships an update every 2 months, Triquid Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Memo versus Triquid Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoTriquid Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago Alonso AlexandreJustin Meyer

In-app purchases

None

Memo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Triquid Notes

One-time1
  • Triquid Notes Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Memo free?
Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Triquid Notes free?
Triquid Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memo or Triquid Notes have ads?
Neither Memo nor Triquid Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo or Triquid Notes?
Memo ships an update every 2 months, and Triquid Notes every 3 days. Most recently, Memo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Triquid Notes on November 2, 2026.

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