Alterante vs Form Memos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alterante
Access all your files from any computer on your phone or tablet. Automatically organizes and protects your data, making it instantly searchable and viewable. Share documents, stream media remotely, and save files for offline access.
- Remote file access from any device
- Automatic file organization
- Keyword search and recommendations
- View photos, videos, and documents
- Offline file access
- Customizable file tagging
- Remote media control
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Overview -------- Alterante allows you to set up your own private personal cloud on your Mac/PC and access all your files from your phone or tablet. Alterante automatically discovers, organizes, and protects all your files across all your computers, and makes them instantly accessible from any device using this mobile app or using any modern web browser. Mobile features ------------- - All your files from all your computers become instantly accessible on your iPad/iPhone. - Easy to find any file, using keyword search and recommendations made by Alterante. - All your files are automatically organized by filetype & date range . For example, you can quickly find all the XLS documents you created this week on multiple computers. - View photos, watch videos, open any Office/PDF document right on your mobile device. - With a single click, share any photo or document via email, or post them on Facebook/Twitter. - Launch a video, play a song, or watch a photo on your computer, using this app as your remote control. Works great as a remote control for your living room media server computer! - Save files locally to your mobile device for offline access (e.g. Photos will be stored in Photo Gallery). - Add your own searchable custom tags to any group of files for quick access. - Access all your files from any remote location. Quick Setup instructions --------------------- 1. Install Alterante Mobile app on your iPad/iPhone 2. Download and Install Alterante your computer (installing on more computers is better, so you can access all the files on all computers) Download instructions available at: https://www.alterante.com/download.htm?id=1 3. Launch mobile app, click Choose Server, select your PC and login with user/password created in PC/Mac setup (Step 2). 4. All files should be visible on your mobile app.
Form Memos
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Organize notes, lists, records, and ideas with the clarity of forms. Form Memos is an app for creating memos as forms. Unlike traditional free-form notes, you can use form items—such as text fields, labels, and images—to build flexible, well-organized memo templates. You can also use Canvas to freely place, resize, and rotate controls in a fixed area, making it easy to create freer layouts like layered text and images. Create Memo Templates • Freely switch between Editing View, Memo View, and Reading View on iPhone • Easily add form items like labels, text fields, images, switches, dates, and more • Group related form items into sections to make content easier to browse and fill in • Use Markdown, ratings, radio buttons, checkboxes, buttons, message bubbles, and other components • Add a horizontal multi-image layout to insert several photos at once • Use the input bar at the bottom of Editing View to type text or add photos, then preview and quickly insert matching form items • Save frequently used form items as templates to reuse them faster • On supported systems, use the document browser to create a new document or find a recent one (requires iOS 18) Canvas • Use the Canvas form item to freely place, resize, and rotate controls in a fixed area • Easily create freer layouts such as layered text and images • Support layers, grouping, and locking, plus gradients, materials, QR codes, barcodes, and more • Save canvas layouts as templates to reuse across documents Powerful Editor • Replace default text and images with your own content • Apply built-in system colors to labels, text fields, images, and more • Enhance documents with more than 4,000 icons from SF Symbols • Apply rich fonts to text • Set button actions such as calling, emailing, or opening a link iCloud • Automatically sync across your other devices with iCloud • Form Memos automatically saves your documents as you make changes Share Your Work • Use AirDrop to send your document to anyone nearby • Quickly and easily share a link via Mail or Messages • Export your document as an image Forms Pro • Password-protect a document • Undo and redo changes freely • Copy and paste items effortlessly • View canvases and advanced items without watermarks Without a subscription, you can still create and preview every form item type; some premium components show a watermark. Some features may require internet access; additional fees and terms may apply. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alterante at every 3 weeks against Form Memos's every 2 months. Alterante also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Alterante sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Form Memos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alterante ships an update every 3 weeks, Form Memos every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Alterante | Form Memos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alterante | 育良 邱 |
In-app purchases
Alterante
- Custom Tagging Feature (In-App purchase)$0.99
- Remote Access Feature (in-app purchase)$0.99
Form Memos
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Year









