Refining Fire vs MeMo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Encouraging Bible verses
- Daily reminder notifications
- Save favorite verses
- Read full chapters (iPhone only)
- Apple Watch app
- Verse sharing
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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).
MeMo
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Refining Fire | MeMo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebecca Hansmeyer | boyoung kim |
In-app purchases
Refining Fire
No in-app purchases
MeMo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Refining Fire or MeMo have ads?
Which is updated more often, Refining Fire or MeMo?
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