Memo
Memo is an iPhone app that turns voice recordings into notes for meetings, ideas, and other recordings.
What Memo is
Memo is an iPhone app that turns voice recordings into notes for meetings, ideas, and other recordings. It transcribes audio and can produce summaries, action items, and email drafts; its workflow can also extract decisions, risks, and follow-ups. Semantic search lets users ask natural-language questions across their notes, while calendar integration can create pre-meeting briefs and post-meeting summaries. The site says transcription supports seven languages, and the App Store listing names English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The Free plan costs $0 forever and includes recording and playback, basic transcription, iCloud sync, and five notes per month. Pro costs $5.99 per month and adds unlimited recordings and notes, AI summaries and action items, search, calendar integration, multilingual transcription, email drafts, context analysis, risk detection, and priority support. Memo says recordings and transcripts are processed on-device and synced through Apple iCloud, and voice data is not stored on Memo’s servers. The app is only for iPhone and requires iOS 17.0 or later; subscriptions are billed through the Apple App Store and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends.
Good
- Transcription supports seven languages
- Creates summaries, action items, and email drafts
- Semantic search works across notes
- Recordings and transcripts are processed on-device
Watch out
- Only available for iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.0 or later
- Free plan allows five notes per month
- Pro costs $5.99 per month
Who it suits
Memo suits iPhone users who want to turn recordings into searchable notes and follow-up tasks. Pro may fit users who need unlimited notes, calendar tools, and AI-generated summaries.
Verdict
Memo combines transcription, note generation, and search with calendar-linked briefings. Its iPhone-only availability and five-note monthly free allowance are important constraints to consider.
Plans and prices
From Memo's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Voice recording & playback · Basic transcription · 5 notes per month · iCloud sync · $0 forever |
| Pro | $5.99 a month | Unlimited recordings & notes · AI summaries & action items · Semantic search · Calendar integration · Multilingual transcription · Email draft generation · Context analysis & risk detection · Priority support · $5.99/month |
| Pro | $49.99 a year | Unlimited recordings & notes · AI summaries & action items · Semantic search · Calendar integration · Multilingual transcription · Email draft generation · Context analysis & risk detection · Priority support · $49.99/year (save 30%) |
The facts
Each one read from Memo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI notes
- Memo generates summaries, action items, and email drafts from recordings.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Calendar
- Calendar integration creates pre-meeting briefs and post-meeting summaries automatically.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data collected
- The privacy policy lists account information when an account is created and anonymous usage analytics, alongside on-device voice recordings and transcripts synced via iCloud.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The App Store listing names English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says voice recordings and transcripts are processed on-device and synced via iCloud, and voice data is never stored on Memo’s servers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Memo turns voice recordings into polished, actionable notes for meetings, ideas, and other recordings.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Recording workflow
- The site says its AI transcribes recordings and extracts action items, risks, decisions, and follow-ups.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- Semantic search lets users ask natural-language questions across their notes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Memo uses technical and organizational security measures and stores notes locally with synchronization through Apple iCloud.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Pro plan includes priority support, and the privacy policy gives [email protected] for questions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Transcription
- The site says transcription supports 7 languages and describes English, Spanish, French, German, and more.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing
- The terms say subscriptions are billed through the Apple App Store and automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform availability
- The App Store listing identifies the app as only for iPhone and requires iOS 17.0 or later.checked 8 Oct 2026
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