Comparison

4Memo vs Dr Alarm

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

Head to head
About

4Memo

Effortlessly record and send voice memos with minimal steps. Protect your privacy as recordings are processed solely on your device. Integrates with Apple Watch and Siri Shortcuts for enhanced convenience.

Highlights
  • One-tap sending to pre-set recipients
  • Privacy-focused, on-device processing
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Siri Shortcuts support
  • Email attachment of voice memos
Features
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Recording and sending voice memos made easy! Voice memos are a great way to quickly capture some ideas and send them to your own or someone else's mailbox. Unfortunately this usually requires a lot of steps until you are done. Until now. 4Memo provides you with a workflow that uses the least possible steps in order to record a voice memo and send it to whoever you want while protecting your privacy. Just enter up to four recipients to which you can send your voice memo as quick as possible. Those recipients will appear as big, easy-to-hit buttons on the app's main screen. After recording your memo, just hit the respective contact button and your voice memo will be attached to a prepopulated, ready-to-send email. Just on more tap on "Send" and your message is on its way. And the best thing: You can now do that also from your Apple Watch and via Siri Shortcuts! (Paid premium features) We developed 4Memo with your privacy in mind. Therefore, there is no data transmitted to our servers nor is it in any other way processed on your device. The recording and processing of your voice memo is completely and solely done on your iPhone. The email is sent via the mail account which is configured on your device. This means that it is sent solely through the servers of the email provider of your choice, just like any other email that you send through the iPhone's mail app. This makes the final tap on "Send" necessary but it also asures you that all your data stays in your hands all the time.

About

Dr Alarm

This app helps you manage your schedule with customizable alarms that can repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. It also includes medication and water reminders, and can announce the time with custom voice content. Supports dark mode and can ring even when the phone is muted.

Highlights
  • Customizable alarm repeat options
  • Medication and water reminders
  • Customizable voice alerts
  • Dark and Light Mode support
  • Alarm skipping functionality
  • Rings on silent mode
Features
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Alarm can repeat every N days, N weeks, N months, or N years; on a specific date; by shift cycle; on statutory workdays; or on holidays. ◆There are 20 ringtones in the app, and you can create ringtone by yourself. ◆Water & Medication Reminder. ◆For iOS13 above, it can tell the time at any time and customize the voice content. ◆It supports Dark Mode and Light Mode. ◆You can skip an alarm clock at a certain time. ◆It can ring when the phone is mute. 【Automatic Renewal Instructions】 The Pro edition is an automatic renewal product,which will be charged from your Apple iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and automatically renewed 24 hours before your one-year subscription period expires. To cancel the automatic renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal in the App Store account Settings 24 hours before the subscription expires. After the automatic renewal is turned off, the fee will not be deducted. Automatic Subscription to Professional Service Agreements https://www.flytiger.work/iOSProtocol.html Privacy Policy https://www.flytiger.work/iOSPrivacy.html

Screenshots

4Memo4 screens
Dr Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dr Alarm at 4.5 against 4Memo's 1.0. Dr Alarm also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). 4Memo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 65%). On price, 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

4Memo costs $0.99 and Dr Alarm $0.99 up front. 4Memo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dr Alarm sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dr Alarm holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dr Alarm has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of 4Memo's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dr Alarm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4Memo ships an update every 3 months, Dr Alarm fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
4Memo versus Dr Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4MemoDr Alarm
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better65.2% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian Schimanke志聪 黄

Customer experience

4Memo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Dr Alarm

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative21.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

4Memo

One-time4
  • Siri Shortcuts$0.99
  • Transcription$0.99
  • Apple Watch Extension$1.99
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  • All Premium Features$2.99
5 purchases

Dr Alarm

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time3
  • Schedule-Rest$6.99
  • Skip alarm clocks$6.99
  • Remove Ads$14.99

Questions

Is 4Memo free?
4Memo costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dr Alarm free?
Dr Alarm costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 4Memo or Dr Alarm?
Dr Alarm is rated higher. 4Memo averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dr Alarm averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do 4Memo or Dr Alarm have ads?
Dr Alarm shows ads; 4Memo does not.
Which is updated more often, 4Memo or Dr Alarm?
4Memo ships an update every 3 months, and Dr Alarm fortnightly. Most recently, 4Memo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dr Alarm on November 3, 2026.

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