Comparison

Twig vs Echolong

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

Head to head
About

Twig

A private digital journal for couples to document shared memories. Upload photos and add personal notes to create a lasting record of special moments, exclusively for the two of you. It's designed to be an easy and accessible way to preserve your relationship's history.

Highlights
  • Shared digital journal
  • Private memory keeping
  • Photo uploads
  • Personal notes for each memory
  • Easy to document moments
Features
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Twig - The shared journal for couples. Social media is too public and scrapbooking is too hard - share your memories with your partner in one place, just for the two of you. Each memory has a place for you to upload photos and each add a note about your special moment. Twig makes it easy to document even the smallest of sweet moments. Plus, it's completely free. The story behind Twig: Both my fiancé Kassidy and I have gifted each other various forms of scrapbooks. While that definitely has its place, we wanted something that could be used any time something special happened. So I set out to make this app. Now we've got a rolling memory of all sorts of special moments we've shared! I hope it's just as useful for you as it has been for us. Enjoy!

About

Echolong

This app provides a private space to cherish memories of a lost loved one. You can add daily entries, light a remembrance candle, mark important dates, and write private letters. It's a personal companion for grief, keeping all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Add daily memories and feelings
  • Light a daily remembrance candle
  • Mark important dates on a calendar
  • Write private, unsent letters
  • Share memories as keepsakes
  • Private and secure on-device storage
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Echolong is a small, quiet companion for grief. A place where the person you lost is held. Add to their Echo, day by day — memories, feelings, the things they used to say. Light a daily candle in remembrance. Mark the days that matter on your own calendar. Write private letters you cannot send. Share a memory as a keepsake. Echolong is not a medical app. It does not treat, diagnose, or claim to help with grief. It is a small companion. Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud — nothing is shared with us or anyone else. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a crisis line. One-time purchase, no subscription, no upsells.

Screenshots

Twig4 screens
Echolong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Echolong at 5.0 against Twig's 4.6. Echolong also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Twig's advantage is ratings volume (539 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Twig sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Echolong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echolong holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twig has 539 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Twig's written reviews are positive against 100% of Echolong's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Twig versus Echolong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwigEcholong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (539 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings539 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrent GuilloryBluevibe Studios, Inc.

Customer experience

Twig

All ratings535 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative18.6%

Echolong

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Twig

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Shared journal not syncing
  • Subscription not working as expected
  • Crashes and data loss
  • Unable to add partner

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add automatic draft saving
  • Add calendar view
  • Allow video uploads
  • Add ability to organize photos
  • Add interactive activities

Echolong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Twig

Subscriptions2
  • Twig Plus 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Twig Plus 1 Year7 Days trial$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Twig Plus Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

Echolong

One-time1
  • Echolong$6.99

Questions

Is Twig free?
Twig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echolong free?
Echolong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Twig or Echolong?
Echolong is rated higher. Twig averages 4.6 out of 5 from 539 ratings, while Echolong averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Twig or Echolong have ads?
Neither Twig nor Echolong shows ads.

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