Comparison

memoryOS vs Spiro

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

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About

memoryOS

Enhance your memory with interactive lessons and a 3D virtual mind palace game. This app uses scientifically proven techniques like spaced repetition to boost long-term memory storage and knowledge retention. It's designed to make memorization skills joyful and effective for everyone.

Highlights
  • Interactive memory lessons
  • 3D Virtual Mind Palaces
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Gamified learning
  • Memorize names, lists, numbers, and more
  • Advanced study techniques
Features
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memoryOS contains interactive bite-sized lessons by a 2X World Memory Champion and an educational 3D game of Virtual Mind Palaces - all in one easy-to-use app. It utilizes scientifically proven memory techniques, spaced repetition and patented game mechanics to enhance long-term memory storage and improve knowledge retention. memoryOS is loved by 500,000+ people worldwide because it is a whole new, joyful & game-changing tool for obtaining the most effective memorization skills. Co-founded by Jonas von Essen, who went from struggling to remember to becoming a World Memory Champion, winning on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, "Jeopardy, and setting a world record by memorizing 100,000 decimals of Pi . memoryOS app has over 18k public worldwide ratings on Apple and Google app stores combined, averaging 4.8 stars. Users also continue adding 5-star reviews daily, sharing how effective and life-changing memoryOS has been for them. Also, memoryOS remains the most crowdfunded app in Kickstarter’s history. Memorization is as important as reading and writing and should be taught as our base skill. Our mission is to enable millions of people to remember needed information easily. With memoryOS, you will learn how to memorize: - Names, Long speeches, Lists of items, Birthdays, Personal facts, Passwords, Trivia, Languages, Vocabulary and phrases, Countries and Capitals, Flags, Historical timeline, Numbers, Periodic table - Content of complete books, Dates of significant events, Complex data structures, Concepts, and figures - Art, Anatomy, Decks of cards, Advanced number systems; Long sequences of numbers, Binary Digits You will also learn: - How to keep track of years, months, weeks, and days - Advanced study techniques, Spaced Repetition system, Speed memorization Why did Google Brands Accelerator recognize memoryOS as being 'Light Years Ahead' in the memory space? • memoryOS delivers results: During our pre-launch phase, thousands of users completed our demo and, on average, had a 70% increase in recall and a 60% increase in recall speed just after the first ~40min session. • Providing your mind with structured storage space: We have spent tens of thousands of hours creating and optimizing our Virtual Mind Palaces, so you don’t have to spend months constructing your own the hard way. These virtual palaces serve as blueprints for your mind's storage space, allowing you to easily encode, store and recall like a memory champion. • A proven innovative approach that works: During our research and development stage, thousands of people of all age groups and even those with difficult medical conditions found memoryOS as an effective and useful tool. Actual results exceeded our team’s expectations. • Gamified edtech at its best: memoryOS has proven to work on people with no prior gaming experience - anyone can use it. Utilizing the power of the Unity game engine, memoryOS is widely accessible on all mobile and tablet devices and is soon coming to VR. -- Joining memoryOS is free. This provides extensive value on the free plan, and you are not obligated to pay to start using it. You can subscribe to a Student Premium plan for as low as $3.49/month when billed annually or $4.99/month when billed monthly (it can be 10-20% higher in some countries due to local taxes). You can subscribe through the 'Shop' section of the memoryOS app and find the above-mentioned or go to your App Store app's profile and choose a desired plan there. Recurring payments will automatically renew unless you cancel your account at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage your subscription, cancel anytime, or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes account. Join the memoryOS community of over 500,000+ early adopters who share this memorable journey! -- Terms: memoryOS.com/terms Privacy policy: memoryOS.com/privacy-policy Learn more at: memoryOS.com Contact us: support@memoryOS.com

About

Spiro

Create mesmerizing animated spirographs with this interactive generator. Experiment with various parameters to produce unique visual effects. Built with Swift Playgrounds 4.

Highlights
  • Interactive spirograph generation
  • Animated visual effects
  • Parameter customization
  • Hypotrochoid manipulation
  • Built with Swift Playgrounds 4
Features
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An interactive animating spirograph generator. Changing the different parameters of the hypotrochoid leads to mesmerising effects. Built using Swift Playgrounds 4.

Screenshots

memoryOS4 screens
Spiro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: memoryOS at 80% against Spiro's 33%. memoryOS also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (17K vs 3). Spiro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. memoryOS sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Spiro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

memoryOS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: memoryOS has 17K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of memoryOS's written reviews are positive against 33% of Spiro's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
memoryOS versus Spiro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermemoryOSSpiro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17K ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.215.2
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEncoder Inc.An Trinh

Customer experience

memoryOS

All ratings17,203 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,723 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.9%

Spiro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

memoryOS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and account management problems
  • Frequent crashes and app instability
  • Navigation and UI elements not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between devices and lost progress
  • Connectivity problems when using cellular data

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content and lessons
  • Ability to create custom memory palaces
  • Better progress tracking and analytics
  • Integration with other learning/productivity apps
  • Offline mode for lessons and memory palaces

Spiro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

memoryOS

Subscriptions9
  • Student Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Essential Weekly Plan7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Essential Monthly Plan$15.991 Month
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  • Expert Monthly Plan$27.991 Month
  • Essential Annual Plan7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan7 Days trial$148.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan1 Month trial$149.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan7 Days trial$159.991 Year
  • Expert Annual Plan1 Month trial$159.991 Year
None

Spiro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is memoryOS free?
memoryOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiro free?
Spiro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, memoryOS or Spiro?
memoryOS is rated higher. memoryOS averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Spiro averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do memoryOS or Spiro have ads?
Neither memoryOS nor Spiro shows ads.

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