Comparison

memono Journal vs Motes

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

Head to head
About

memono Journal

Create rich multimedia journal entries with text, photos, audio, and location data. Organize notes with color categories, set reminders, and share them easily. Secure your entries with a lock and fingerprint access.

Highlights
  • Multimedia notes (text, photos, audio)
  • Location tagging
  • Color-coded organization
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Secure lock with Touch ID
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Note sharing
Features
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Multimedia journal and notes application for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch. ** SAE Alumni Award 2015 WINNER ** TEXT Add a title and text to your note. Phone numbers, addresses, web links and email addresses can be used interactive from inside memono. PHOTOS Take a photo with the camera or choose one from the photo library and add it to your note. View the photo fullscreen and zoom into it. Save multiple images per note. PHOTO FILTERS Choose from many different photo filter effects and apply them to your photo. Remove the filter effects at any time to reuse the original photo. AUDIO RECORDING Record a voice message for every note. LOCATION Add a location to your note or let memono do it automatically. DATE The date will be added automatically to each note and can also be edited. COLOR CATEGORIES Assign different colors to your notes to organize them. SHARE NOTE Share your note via email, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, Sina Weibo or save a custom designed memono note to your photo library. REMINDER ALERT Set a reminder alert for each note and receive a notification. ICLOUD Use iCloud to synchronize your notes across all your devices and to save a backup in iCloud. LOCK Lock your memono app by defining a touch pattern gesture to protect your notes and keep them private. Use Touch ID to unlock memono with your fingerprint. SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT SEARCH Notes can be filtered by doing a text search. 3D TOUCH Quick actions, peek and pop. APPLE WATCH Use Apple Watch to create a note. View your notes on Apple Watch. Receive notifications from memono on Apple Watch. memono Pro is offered as a one-time purchase or as a subscription either 3-montly or yearly. You can cancel subscriptions at any time through your App Store account settings. Subscriptions automatically renew if they are not canceled within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off in the user's account settings after purchase. For more information, see our privacy policy and our terms and conditions. http://appinghouse.com/memono-privacy.html http://appinghouse.com/memono-terms.html

About

Motes

A modern digital notebook for quick note-taking with easy styling and organization. Features include to-do lists, OCR text capture, and import/export options. Synchronize your notes across multiple devices using cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking with styles
  • Organize with labels
  • To-do lists and task tracking
  • OCR text capture
  • Import from OneNote/Evernote
  • Export to PDF
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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Motes is a modern way of taking notes. Quickly jot down anything and make it look great with easy to use styles. Organize with labels and use highlighter for the important bits. Create to-do lists and keep track of your tasks. Capture text with OCR. Import notes from OneNote and Evernote. Export to PDF. Use your Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox account to synchronize your notebook on multiple devices.

Screenshots

memono Journal4 screens
Motes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: memono Journal at 4.6 against Motes's 3.0. memono Journal also leads on ratings volume (301 vs 1) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). Motes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. memono Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Motes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

memono Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: memono Journal has 301 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of memono Journal's written reviews are positive against 67% of Motes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

memono Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Motes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
memono Journal versus Motes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermemono JournalMotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (301 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings301 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis EbbinghausTomasz Gucio

Customer experience

memono Journal

All ratings301 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews900 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.0%

Motes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

memono Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos disappearing after saving
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to change font size and style
  • Option to add multiple photos per note
  • Folder/category organization
  • Improved search and sorting functionality

Motes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

memono Journal

Subscriptions2
  • 3 months$0.993 Months
  • 1 Year$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase$9.99
1 purchases

Motes

Subscriptions1
  • Full version$0.991 Year

Questions

Is memono Journal free?
memono Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Motes free?
Motes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, memono Journal or Motes?
memono Journal is rated higher. memono Journal averages 4.6 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Motes averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do memono Journal or Motes have ads?
Neither memono Journal nor Motes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, memono Journal or Motes?
memono Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, and Motes monthly. Most recently, memono Journal was updated on October 11, 2026 and Motes on September 22, 2026.

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