memono Journal vs CongPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multimedia notes (text, photos, audio)
- Location tagging
- Color-coded organization
- Reminders and notifications
- Secure lock with Touch ID
- iCloud synchronization
- Note sharing
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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
CongPlan
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CongPlan brings your congregation's plan to iPhone and iPad: meetings, assignments, field service and public witnessing — with passkey sign-in, notifications and a plan you can read offline. The app connects you directly to your CongPlan account. For you personally • My Plan: all your own assignments and dates in one list • Assignment with context: date, part, assistant and location • Record an absence without giving a reason • Request a swap: qualified people who are not absent are asked • See open public witnessing shifts and sign yourself up if you are eligible • Congregation announcements with an unread marker • Calendar subscription (ICS): your personal plan in your device calendar • A reminder notification before it is your turn For the planning team • Plan the programme of the Life and Ministry Meeting and the Weekend Meeting • Field Service Meetings with location and conductor • Public witnessing: create locations, weekdays and shifts • Outgoing public talks with speaker, theme and host congregation, including protection against double booking on a weekend • Automatic suggestions leave out people who are absent • Print Center: week and month overview, field service groups and congregation roles as PDF or notice On iPhone • Sign in with a passkey via Face ID, Touch ID or device passcode. There is no password. • First access through the personal invite link or QR code from your admin • Notifications for assignments, swap requests and announcements • Without a connection the last loaded plan stays readable. Changes need a connection. • Links to your plan open directly in the app • 14 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian Access and cost CongPlan is free. A congregation registers once, then the admin invites everyone else with a personal link. Without that invitation or your own registration the app cannot be used. Transparency CongPlan is a private project by Sascha Henning and not an official product of any organisation. The data is held on servers in Germany (Frankfurt). Every congregation sees only its own data. Usage statistics are collected without tracking cookies. The source code is published under AGPL-3.0. Questions: kontakt@congplan.app Guides: docs.congplan.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CongPlan at none against memono Journal's 3. CongPlan also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. memono Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. CongPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.
memono Journal ships an update monthly, CongPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | memono Journal | CongPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (301 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Ebbinghaus | Sascha Henning |
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
CongPlan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
memono Journal
- 3 months$2.993 Months
- 1 Year$4.991 Year
- One-time purchase$9.99
CongPlan
No in-app purchases









