Comparison

Memories vs Time Notes

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

Head to head
About

Memories

Display your cherished photos directly on your home screen with a customizable widget. Choose from multiple sizes, apply filters, and even add text to personalize your memory display.

Highlights
  • Multi-photo widget
  • Drag & drop photo import
  • Adjustable slideshow interval
  • Color and photo filters
  • Customizable title text
  • Multiple photo sizes
Features
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A multi-photo widget perfect to display your memories wherever you go. • add photos or drag & drop from other apps! • slideshow for multiple photos with adjustable time interval • multiple color filters for matching photos with wallpaper! • new photo filters - including poster and comic effect! • add title text with adjustable font and perspective effect • 3 photo sizes (4 on iPad) on home screen

About

Time Notes

This app helps you create a personal timeline of your life's experiences. Record daily stories, track moods, water intake, finances, and movie progress. Enjoy cross-platform support, secure iCloud sync, and privacy-focused local storage.

Highlights
  • Personal timeline creation
  • Daily story and memory archiving
  • Mood and water intake tracking
  • Financial and movie progress logging
  • Cross-platform and iCloud sync
  • App lock with Face ID/fingerprint
  • Offline use and search functionality
Features
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Everyone is writing their own history, and "TimeNotes" hopes to be the vessel of your time. It doesn't want to be a mere account of daily life, but rather a summary and archive of each day's experiences. Record your daily stories and create your own exclusive timeline. Advantages: √ Cross-platform support: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac √ iCloud sync: Automatically update local data to iCloud, ensuring data security √ App lock: Supports Face ID and fingerprint unlock, ensuring the security of your diary √ Dark mode: Supports night mode for better eye protection √ Offline use: Can be used without an internet connection √ Search: Quickly search for historical content √ Random memories: Desktop widgets randomly display past notes √ Categories: Organize and archive your diary entries √ Themes: Customize the theme styles to your preference √ NFC letters: Write letters to NFC cards, and the card will display the letter content when placed near your phone √ Reminders: Daily reminders to capture every moment Main features: √ Clean and beautiful timeline to view different moments in time √ Map footprint to view different places you've been √ Daily summary and archive to capture daily memories √ Record the stories that happen and keep them organized √ Record daily moods √ Track daily water intake √ Record daily income and expenses √ Track your progress in watching movies User privacy: User data is encrypted and stored locally. Cloud backups are stored in your own iCloud, excluding developers to ensure data privacy. Perhaps it will be the note that accompanies you throughout your life. In conclusion: If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section. I will respond promptly. You can also email me at du1992@88.com. Your encouragement is my driving force! Membership subscription information: To enhance user experience, there will be no advertisements added within the app now or in the future. Currently, the payment methods include subscription or one-time purchase to unlock some value-added services within the app, but it will not affect the basic functionality. As a member, you can unlock all features. If you choose a subscription, after purchase and payment completion, it will be automatically subscribed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. To cancel the subscription, please manually disable the automatic subscription feature in the Apple ID settings management within 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. User Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/appAgreement.html Subscription Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/payAgreement.html

Screenshots

Memories4 screens
Time Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time Notes at Free against Memories's $0.99. Time Notes also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Memories's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Time Notes is free to download; Memories costs $0.99 up front. Time Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Memories asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Notes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Memories's written reviews are positive against 75% of Time Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memories ships an update every 6 days, Time Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Memories versus Time Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoriesTime Notes
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperVirtual GS晓庆 张

Customer experience

Memories

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Time Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Memories

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Time Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$0.491 Month
  • Annual Membership$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • Life Member$9.99
  • originalPrice$9.99

Questions

Is Memories free?
Memories costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Notes free?
Time Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memories or Time Notes?
Time Notes is rated higher. Memories averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Time Notes averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Memories or Time Notes have ads?
Neither Memories nor Time Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memories or Time Notes?
Memories ships an update every 6 days, and Time Notes weekly. Most recently, Memories was updated on October 24, 2026 and Time Notes on October 25, 2026.

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