Comparison

SteadyMemo vs Nowbox

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

Head to head
About

SteadyMemo

Features
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Organize plans, ideas, and everyday records by date. SteadyMemo is an app for writing and organizing memos by date. Choose a day on the calendar, add a memo, and find it easily whenever you need it. Pin important memos or use colors to tell them apart, and move finished records to the Archive. Set a reminder for a memo you need to remember, then return to it at the right time. [What you can do with SteadyMemo] - Keep memos by date and see each day's plans and records at a glance - Find the memo you want quickly using the calendar or search - Pin important memos, organize them with colors, and archive finished records - Use scheduled reminders to revisit memos when they matter - Start writing memos without creating an account [Key features] 1. Calendar memos - Create and edit memos by date from the monthly calendar - See which dates have memos and how many are saved for each date 2. Search and organize - Search titles and content - Narrow results to a date range and sort by memo date or date added - Pin memos, assign colors, and change their order within each date - Move finished memos to the Archive and restore them when needed - Restore deleted memos from Trash for 30 days or delete them permanently 3. Scheduled reminders - Choose a date and time to set a reminder for a memo - Set a reminder for each memo, with either one notification or up to 3 additional notifications at your chosen interval until confirmed - Use reminders for schedules, appointments, and tasks you do not want to miss 4. Backup and restore - With automatic backups enabled, all memos are backed up to iCloud Drive when you open the app, at most once a day - Create a backup file manually whenever you need one - Load a saved backup file to restore memos 5. App theme - Choose a theme color to suit your taste - Choose from Default, Soft, and Flat styles [Data and permissions] Memo content is stored on your device. You can write, search, and organize memos without creating an account or connecting to the internet. Automatic backups require iCloud Drive. Backup files are saved in the SteadyMemo/Backups folder in iCloud Drive. Saving a backup does not automatically restore memos in the app on another device. You can restore memos by loading a backup file saved automatically or manually. The app does not add its own encryption to backup files, so keep them in a secure location that other people cannot access. Reminder settings are included, but only reminders scheduled for a future time are restored. Scheduled reminders require notification permission on your iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://steadyseller.com/home/en/privacy-policy

About

Nowbox

Features
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A to-do list never tells you when. Nowbox builds your day out of time blocks, then β€” while you work β€” shows you one block at a time. β–  Dump it, and the day builds itself Thirty seconds in the morning is the whole ritual. No dragging blocks onto a grid. Set an estimate and a priority; Nowbox fits everything into your working hours and adds the breaks and buffers for you. β–  It learns from your own record (Pro) Nobody focuses on the same schedule. Nowbox learns which half-hours you actually finish things in, and puts your important work there. That learning runs on the device β€” nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere to upload it to. β–  While you work, exactly one thing When a block starts, the list disappears. One task, one countdown, nothing else. The Lock Screen widget repeats the same sentence; with Pro, so do the Dynamic Island and the Live Activity. β–  Five seconds at the end Done or not, how focused, how hard. Three taps. With Pro, that record changes tomorrow's plan. β–  An honest day Work that does not fit is not quietly squeezed in. It is listed as "didn't fit today", with the minutes it needs. And on a day you don't keep to the plan, the app doesn't scold you. β–  Completely offline No account. No server. No network requests. No ads, no analytics. What you write stays on your iPhone. β–  Nowbox Pro (one purchase, forever) Not a subscription. Unlimited blocks, the learning auto-plan, full history and the focus heatmap, Live Activity, and every widget. The free app still gives you five blocks a day, the execution screen, reviews, basic stats and a Lock Screen widget β€” and exporting your own data is always free.

Screenshots

SteadyMemo4 screens
Nowbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nowbox at none against SteadyMemo's shown. SteadyMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. SteadyMemo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Nowbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SteadyMemo versus Nowbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteadyMemoNowbox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYeongsang KimByoungho Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SteadyMemo

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads Annual$2.991 Year
1 purchases

Nowbox

One-time1
  • Nowbox Pro$4.99

Questions

Is SteadyMemo free?
SteadyMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nowbox free?
Nowbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SteadyMemo or Nowbox have ads?
SteadyMemo shows ads; Nowbox does not.

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