Comparison

dMemo vs NotingDown

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

NotingDown

Features
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NotingDown is a simple, focused place for your notes, ideas, plans, and daily thoughts. Create and edit notes with a clean writing experience. Organize them by category, mark important notes as favorites, search across titles and content, and sort your collection the way you prefer. Use quick actions when you want to start writing immediately. Dictate a voice note when typing is inconvenient. Review lightweight analytics to understand your note-taking habits, and export your notes when you want a portable copy. Highlights: • Fast note creation and editing • Search, categories, favorites, and sorting • Voice-note support • Quick ideas and daily journal shortcuts • Note analytics and smart suggestions • CSV and JSON export options • Local, private storage on your device • Light and dark appearance support NotingDown keeps the experience straightforward so you can spend less time managing an app and more time capturing what matters.

Screenshots

dMemo4 screens
NotingDown2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NotingDown at every 2 weeks against dMemo's monthly. dMemo's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). 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

dMemo ships an update monthly, NotingDown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dMemo versus NotingDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdMemoNotingDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigeru HirataSachin Kumar

In-app purchases

None

dMemo

No in-app purchases

None

NotingDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dMemo free?
dMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NotingDown free?
NotingDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dMemo or NotingDown have ads?
Neither dMemo nor NotingDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dMemo or NotingDown?
dMemo ships an update monthly, and NotingDown every 2 weeks. Most recently, dMemo was updated on November 1, 2026 and NotingDown on November 6, 2026.

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