Comparison

MemoMa vs Diary! SmartDiary

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

Head to head
About

MemoMa

Capture your memories by writing notes alongside photos. Organize your experiences in a visual calendar and easily search for both notes and images. This app offers a simple, fast, and nostalgic way to preserve your daily life.

Highlights
  • Write notes with photos
  • Calendar view of memories
  • Search notes and photos
  • Phone and Apple Watch support
  • Simple and fast interface
Features
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There are things you want to write down without worrying about what anyone else might think. Sometimes you want a personal album of memories that isn't meant to be shared with anyone. MemoMa is an app for people like you. MemoMa displays only your own notes and photos. There are no ads or recommendation algorithms, so you can enjoy a completely private space, free from social media. It's perfect for keeping a journal of everyday life that doesn't need to be shared, or for recording personal health information that you'd rather keep private. Of course, you can also relive your favorite trips through photos and add notes to your pictures so they're easier to find later. Your notes are available across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can pick up where you left off on any of your devices. If you enable iCloud Photos, your photos will be available across your devices as well. Simply open MemoMa and tap the "+" button to create a note. Your notes appear in chronological order on each day's timeline. Photos are not imported into MemoMa. Instead, the app displays the photos you've taken with the Camera app. You can choose to display only specific albums or hide photos you don't want to see. Long-press a photo and select "Add Note" to make it searchable by the note's contents. You can search using multiple keywords with either "Match All" or "Match Any" options. If you set a date and time when creating a note, it can also be saved as a calendar event. In Edit mode, you can duplicate notes and events, change their dates, or delete multiple items at once. You can take notes while viewing your photos, keep the notes, and later delete photos you no longer need with a simple long press. Please note: MemoMa cannot protect the privacy of items added to public calendars or shared photo albums. Calendar data itself is not encrypted, so other apps that have access to the same calendar may also be able to view it. To help protect your privacy, MemoMa includes a Private Mode that prevents others from casually viewing your information. For more information, please read the User Guide from the Settings screen in the app.

About

Diary! SmartDiary

Record daily life with photos and track your mood and schedule on a calendar. Secure your entries with a passcode and easily access past memories. Customize your diary with various settings for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Record memories with photos
  • Track daily mood and schedule
  • Passcode lock with biometric support
  • iCloud backup and data migration
  • Customizable calendar and diary settings
  • Input forgetting notifications
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Simple and easy operation private diary application. ・Leave memories of daily life with photos easily. ・You can enter in the calendar the mood and schedule of the day. ・You can easily display past memories. ・Passcode lock (Touch ID, Face ID support) ・iCloud backup (iPhone, data migration between the iPad is also possible) [Other functions] ・Cover photo setting ・Calendar display setting (Start Week On, Calendar Position, Cover Photo Size, Transparency) ・Diary text setting (Font Size, Font Depth, Line Spacing) ・Theme color setting ・Notification of forgetting input ・Support for landscape orientation (iPad only) [Credit] ・Designed by Freepik and distributed by Flaticon (https://www.flaticon.com) ・Icons8 (https://icons8.com) ・This software includes the work that is distributed in the Apache License 2.0.

Screenshots

MemoMa4 screens
Diary! SmartDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MemoMa at none against Diary! SmartDiary's shown. MemoMa also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Diary! SmartDiary's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (93% vs 72%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MemoMa sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Diary! SmartDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary! SmartDiary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of MemoMa's written reviews are positive against 93% of Diary! SmartDiary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoMa ships an update fortnightly, Diary! SmartDiary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MemoMa versus Diary! SmartDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoMaDiary! SmartDiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (24 ratings)4.6 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2444 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsuyoshi NiwaHideki Okuno

Customer experience

MemoMa

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative20.3%

Diary! SmartDiary

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MemoMa

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Every 6 Months$4.496 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
1 purchases

Diary! SmartDiary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is MemoMa free?
MemoMa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary! SmartDiary free?
Diary! SmartDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MemoMa or Diary! SmartDiary?
Diary! SmartDiary is rated higher. MemoMa averages 4.3 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Diary! SmartDiary averages 4.6 from 44 ratings.
Do MemoMa or Diary! SmartDiary have ads?
Diary! SmartDiary shows ads; MemoMa does not.
Which is updated more often, MemoMa or Diary! SmartDiary?
MemoMa ships an update fortnightly, and Diary! SmartDiary every 3 months. Most recently, MemoMa was updated on October 14, 2026 and Diary! SmartDiary on October 9, 2026.

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