Comparison

Meme Library vs RetroScreens

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

Head to head
About

Meme Library

Organize and save all your favorite memes with this app. It features automatic text recognition within images, allowing you to search your collection instantly without manual tagging. Never lose a meme again with this efficient meme library.

Highlights
  • Save and organize memes
  • Instant search by image text
  • Automatic text recognition
  • Build a personal meme library
  • Never lose a meme
Features
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Meme saver + organizer: never lose a meme again. Build your Meme Library and find anything instantly. Search memes by text inside the image (automatic text recognition on import). No typing required. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RetroScreens

Features
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RetroScreens is a library of classic-inspired ambient motion visuals, rebuilt as modern native scenes for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Open the app, pick a visual, and let your device become a quiet piece of motion design: morphing geometry, 3D pipes, color fields, starfields, flip clocks, split-flap boards, plasma waves, sand-table paths, cellular patterns, and more. The launch catalog includes 24 visuals: - Test Pattern - Departures - Lorenz - Rosette - Lifelike - Flip Clock - Neon Grid - Plasma - Flocks - Flying Microwaves - Starfield - Mystique - Lake - Pipeworks - 3D Text - Tunnel - Shapeshifter - Ribbons - Green Rain - Bubbles - Cradle - Filament - Bounce - Sand Table RetroScreens is built for the Apple devices you already have: - Play immersive foreground visuals on iPhone and iPad - Use the Apple TV app as a living-room visual library - Use the Mac app directly - Unlock the full v1 catalog once and use it across supported Apple platforms with the same App Store account Some visuals are precise and minimal. Some are bright, strange, and nostalgic. All of them are rendered on-device and tuned for foreground playback, ambient presentation, and slow visual texture. RetroScreens includes free starter visuals. Full Unlock opens the full premium catalog and premium settings.

Screenshots

Meme Library4 screens
RetroScreens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RetroScreens at 4 against Meme Library's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Meme Library sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and RetroScreens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meme Library ships an update every 5 days, RetroScreens weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meme Library versus RetroScreens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeme LibraryRetroScreens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDev by Mitch, LLCDave Davis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Meme Library

Subscriptions1
  • Meme Library$0.991 Month
1 purchases

RetroScreens

One-time1
  • Unlock All$9.99

Questions

Is Meme Library free?
Meme Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RetroScreens free?
RetroScreens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meme Library or RetroScreens have ads?
Neither Meme Library nor RetroScreens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meme Library or RetroScreens?
Meme Library ships an update every 5 days, and RetroScreens weekly. Most recently, Meme Library was updated on June 1, 2026 and RetroScreens on September 13, 2026.

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