Comparison

Bon Journal vs Memories Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Bon Journal

This app helps you document your life's story through daily photos and descriptions. Capture moments, track your mood, and organize memories into custom journals. View your memories on a map and keep them secure with a passcode.

Highlights
  • Daily photo journaling
  • Mood tracking with custom emojis
  • Journal creation and PDF export
  • Location-based memory mapping
  • PIN-code security
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Bon Journal is a great and free to download Diary which will help you write and track the story of your own life by keeping your memories via daily photos! DIARY OF YOUR MEMORIES Take a picture of the most exciting moment of the day, add best description, specify your daily mood and even add the location of the place where photo were taken. ONE DAY. ONE MEMORY. ONE SHOT. You have only one photo shot for a day. Be wise, capture the most important moment of your life today. The written word remains and you can’t replace it later like on real paper diary. The memory can’t be even deleted, but destroyed only. No mercy, no regrets. MOODS As you already know, while making a memory, you can set a Mood of the day via the your beloved Emojis. You can define your own set of Emojis in the Settings. MOODS HISTORY Track your Mood history and view detailed statistics between different periods of time. Annual and monthly statistics are available. Rate best and worst moments, think what you can change in your life. AMI (average mood index) will help you with that. JOURNALS Make your own Journal of the picked Memories. * Create Journals for different types of papers, like A3, A4, Tabloid etc. * Widely customize the content and pick one of the pages styles*. * View the result and export Journal as PDF, so you can share it with your family and friends or even print it! MAP View all the Memories with locations on the Map, so you will always know where any of them are made. PIN-CODE* Do you wan’t to view your memories in secret? Set a PIN-code for the app. SYNC Sync your Memories and Journals so you can view all the data on your favourite iPhone and iPad devices which are linked to the same iCloud account! WIDGETS Use beautiful and useful widgets to track your moods during the current week, current month or just today. In addition, you can always track your current month AMI with any widget you will use. Widgets are available for iOS 14 or later, or iPadOS 14 or later. - * - some feature are only available for PRO version of the app.

About

Memories Keeper

Features
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Memories Keeper helps you capture and relive the moments that matter. Instead of losing memories in your camera roll, Memories Keeper lets you quickly save meaningful moments with photos, videos, voice notes, moods, and text — all organised beautifully in one place. Whether it's a special day with loved ones, a funny moment, or something you never want to forget, Memories Keeper makes it easy to preserve life as it happens. Key Features: - Capture instantly: Save memories with text, photos, videos, voice notes, and mood tags. - Timeline view: Revisit your memories by date as your story unfolds. - People view: Organise memories by the people in your life — with birthdays, relationship labels, and shared memory counts. - AI-powered writing: Generate heartfelt birthday cards, speeches, and friendship summaries from your real memories together. - Quick capture: Add memories fast with quick actions, widgets, and Apple Watch. - Share and export: Share individual memories or export multiple memories together. - Reminders: Optional daily or weekly prompts to help you capture moments before they fade. - Shared memories: Import memories shared by friends and family, then choose what to keep. - Legacy package: Package your memories and share them with someone you love — so your story lives on. - Privacy-first design: Your memories stay on your device and iCloud. Only you decide what to share. Privacy Policy: https://memories-keeper.escapeplan.ae/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bon Journal4 screens
Memories Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Memories Keeper at none against Bon Journal's shown. Bon Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Bon Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Memories Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bon Journal versus Memories Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBon JournalMemories Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovMillicent Blake

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bon Journal

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
2 purchases

Memories Keeper

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Access$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99

Questions

Is Bon Journal free?
Bon Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memories Keeper free?
Memories Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bon Journal or Memories Keeper have ads?
Bon Journal shows ads; Memories Keeper does not.

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