Comparison

dMemo vs Moe Memos

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

Head to head
About

dMemo

Organize your thoughts with a simple memo app. Group notes with customizable folder colors, attach images, and search all your entries. Protect your data with a passcode and biometric unlock.

Highlights
  • Customizable folder themes
  • Full text search
  • Font style options
  • Attach images to memos
  • Export memos via email
  • Passcode and biometric protection
Features
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dMemo is a simple memo application. Features - The folder for grouping can be chosen from twenty-eight colors as theme color. - You can search text from all memos. - Font style setting. (Bold, Italic, and Underline) - A picture can be attached to a memo. - The memo file can be exported by e-mail. - Swipe (left or right) cursor function in the memo view. - The track pad (keyboard accessory) for cursor movement in the memo view. - All memo can protect by a passcode. - Unlock with Touch ID/Face ID.

About

Moe Memos

Capture thoughts and ideas quickly with this app. It offers both local on-device storage and synchronization with a self-hosted server. Enjoy offline functionality, rich media support, and robust organization tools.

Highlights
  • Quick idea capture
  • Local or self-hosted server sync
  • Offline functionality
  • Markdown support
  • Save images, videos, and files
  • Tagging and search organization
  • Progress graph visualization
Features
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Moe Memos is an app to help you capture thoughts and ideas. You can use Moe Memos with either a self-hosted Memos server or locally on your device. Features: - Write memos like tweeting to yourself - Use local on-device storage or sync with your own Memos server - Fully functional offline and automatically pushes data when back online - Extended Markdown support - Save images, videos, files and Journaling Suggestions - Organize and find memos with tags, pinning, and search - View your memo activity with a progress graph - Liquid Glass, Dark Mode, and Dynamic Type support - Home screen widget for revisiting past memos - Available on iPhone and iPad - Full privacy protection, no data collection Moe Memos is a third-party client for Memos and isn't affiliated with the open source project Memos.

Screenshots

dMemo4 screens
Moe Memos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: dMemo at 5.0 against Moe Memos's 4.2. dMemo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Moe Memos's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Moe Memos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dMemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moe Memos has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of dMemo's written reviews are positive against 73% of Moe Memos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dMemo ships an update monthly, Moe Memos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dMemo versus Moe Memos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdMemoMoe Memos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings146 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigeru Hirata宇霆 郭

Customer experience

dMemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Moe Memos

All ratings46 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

dMemo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Moe Memos

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$4.99

Questions

Is dMemo free?
dMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moe Memos free?
Moe Memos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dMemo or Moe Memos?
dMemo is rated higher. dMemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Moe Memos averages 4.2 from 46 ratings.
Do dMemo or Moe Memos have ads?
Neither dMemo nor Moe Memos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dMemo or Moe Memos?
dMemo ships an update monthly, and Moe Memos every 2 months. Most recently, dMemo was updated on September 30, 2026 and Moe Memos on October 9, 2026.

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