Comparison

Refining Fire vs MeMo

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

Head to head
About

Refining Fire

This app delivers encouraging Bible verses to your device, with options to refresh for a new passage, save favorites, and set daily reminders. Explore the full chapter for deeper study on iPhone and enjoy on-the-go access with its Apple Watch companion.

Highlights
  • Encouraging Bible verses
  • Daily reminder notifications
  • Save favorite verses
  • Read full chapters (iPhone only)
  • Apple Watch app
  • Verse sharing
Features
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Refining Fire provides encouraging Bible verses when and where you need them. Hit "refresh" to display a new verse, add the current verse to your Favorites, or set up a daily reading reminder. Additionally, you may deepen your study by reading the full chapter for any scripture excerpt (iPhone only). Refining Fire for Apple Watch allows you to read, favorite, and refresh verses on the go without needing your phone. Features: - Apple Watch app - Daily reminder notifications - Favorites - Sharing - Hundreds of verses Refining Fire allows you to choose between the King James Version (KJV) and the English Standard Version (ESV).

About

MeMo

Features
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MeMo:Ry One memory, created together from your own smartphones. MeMo:Ry is a new diary app that lets friends, couples, and families create and share a single diary together. No need to gather around one device. Create and decorate a shared diary from your own smartphones. Add photos, write by hand, place stickers, and preserve your precious moments together for years to come. [ Create Together ] • Create one shared diary from your own smartphones • Make memories with friends, couples, and family • Capture and cherish life's special moments together [ Decorate Freely ] • Add photos • Write by hand • Decorate with a variety of stickers • Arrange everything just the way you like [ Preserve Precious Memories ] • Record everyday moments with photos • Keep your special days forever • Collect your memories in one shared diary With MeMo:Ry, create one unforgettable memory together from your own smartphones.

Screenshots

Refining Fire4 screens
MeMo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeMo at every 11 days against Refining Fire's every 15 months. Refining Fire's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, MeMo every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Refining Fire versus MeMo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefining FireMeMo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca Hansmeyerboyoung kim

In-app purchases

None

Refining Fire

No in-app purchases

None

MeMo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refining Fire free?
Refining Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeMo free?
MeMo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Refining Fire or MeMo have ads?
Neither Refining Fire nor MeMo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refining Fire or MeMo?
Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, and MeMo every 11 days. Most recently, Refining Fire was updated on November 1, 2026 and MeMo on October 31, 2026.

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