Are.na vs mmomento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Are.na
A distraction-free platform for creative individuals to save, organize, and connect ideas. Share content like links, videos, and images into collections, and collaborate on projects privately or publicly with a thoughtful community.
- Save any content into collections
- Organize links, videos, images, texts
- Distraction-free space
- Share ideas and collaborate
- Private or public collaboration
- Thoughtful community
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Since 2011, Are.na has been the platform of choice for creative researchers, designers, artists, academics, and rabbit-hole enthusiasts. Completely independent, free from ads, algorithms, and unhealthy business practices, Are.na is a calm, thoughtful space for you to connect your ideas and build new ones. - Save any kind of content into collections. - Organize links, videos, images, and texts in a clean, distraction-free space. - Share ideas and collaborate on projects with anyone, anywhere. - Invite friends to work together privately or in public. - Tap into a thoughtful community where curiosity is valued. - Break out of your filter bubble. Are.na is powered by people, not ads.
mmomento
Capture photos and videos with the music playing in the background. This app identifies songs, tags your location, and saves these multimedia memories. Relive your life's soundtrack with a visual and auditory diary.
- Instant song recognition
- Photo and video capture with music
- Automatic location tagging
- Shareable moment links
- Private by default
- Dark and light mode
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Every moment has a soundtrack. mmomento captures the music playing around you and turns it into a memory you can see, hear, and revisit. Take a photo or record a short video while a song is playing. mmomento identifies the track, tags your location, and saves everything together — the music, the place, and the moment. Hear a song at a rooftop bar? A concert? A late night drive? Capture it instantly and relive it anytime. Your gallery becomes a timeline of your life’s soundtrack, concerts, trips, quiet mornings, unforgettable nights. Every moment shows what was playing, where you were, and what you experienced. Features • Instant song recognition • Capture photos or short videos with the music • Automatic location tagging with venue names • Share beautiful moment links via iMessage, WhatsApp, and more • Deep links - friends open moments directly • Private by default - you control your data • Dark and light mode support Start building your music diary today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Are.na at 359 against mmomento's 1. mmomento's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Are.na against 5.0 for mmomento. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Are.na has 359 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Are.na ships an update every 2 weeks, mmomento every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Are.na | mmomento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (359 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 359 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | When It Changed Inc. | Swooop LLC |
Customer experience
Are.na
mmomento
Bugs and requests
Are.na
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to login or sign up
- Blocks not loading or duplicating
- App crashing when viewing GIFs/animations
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Navigation issues due to 'Dynamic Island'
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort channels by connections
- Landscape mode support on iPad
- Password reset functionality
- Multiple image/video uploads
- Improved channel management
mmomento
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Are.na
No in-app purchases
mmomento
No in-app purchases
