Comparison

ARCBOX vs Eirloom

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

Head to head
About

ARCBOX

Features
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The ARBOX mobile app provides a simple and quick method for ARCBOX users to securely communication and make contributions to their own and connected children's life-story.

About

Eirloom

Preserve and share meaningful family memories through video, audio, and written entries. Securely store moments in the cloud for future generations to treasure. This app focuses on personal legacy, not social media interaction.

Highlights
  • Record video, audio, and written memories
  • Capture milestones and everyday moments
  • Organize and revisit memories
  • Secure cloud storage
  • Schedule future memory release
  • Private by default sharing
Features
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Eirloom — The heirloom your family is still writing Most of us have someone we wish we'd recorded. A grandfather whose voice we can't remember. A parent who wasn't chatty, but knew a thousand things we never got to hear. We keep meaning to ask. We keep meaning to say. We mostly don't. Eirloom is for the things we don't want to lose. It's a private space where you record the voice, stories, and words your family will one day need to hear — set to arrive at the moments they're meant to be heard. A message for your daughter on her 18th birthday. A letter for your son to open when he becomes a father. Something for your partner to keep, only for them. Or simply, words for the days they'll need to hear from you most. You record what matters. You decide who hears it, and when. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH EIRLOOM — Record voice notes, video messages, and written reflections — Schedule memories to release on a date, a milestone, or when needed — Invite the people you love into a private family space — Build an archive together, over years — Choose exactly who can see each memory, and when — Keep everything safely encrypted — yours, always WHY WE BUILT IT Eirloom was built by a father who never met either of his grandfathers. He doesn't know what their voices sounded like or what advice they would have given. His own father is still here — a refrigeration engineer, a busy man, not always easy to sit down with. There are so many things he'd want to know about him. He keeps meaning to ask. He has two children. He didn't want them to grow up with the same empty spaces — and he wanted to leave more of himself behind than was left for him. If any of this feels familiar, Eirloom was made for you too. PRIVACY AS A PROMISE Your memories are encrypted, never sold, never shared, never used to train AI. They belong to you, completely. If you ever leave Eirloom, you can take everything with you — or delete every trace. Eirloom isn't another social app. It isn't a journal. It isn't storage for the noise of everyday life. It's a quiet, private space for the things that matter most — kept safely until they're meant to be heard. For the things we don't want to lose.

Screenshots

ARCBOX4 screens
Eirloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARCBOX at none against Eirloom's 3. Eirloom's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). 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. Eirloom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ARCBOX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARCBOX ships an update every 3 months, Eirloom every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ARCBOX versus Eirloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARCBOXEirloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShoo FlyDina Corp Limited

In-app purchases

None

ARCBOX

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Eirloom

Subscriptions3
  • Eirloom Premium Individual$4.991 Month
  • Eirloom Premium Family$9.991 Month
  • Eirloom Premium Annual Family$99.901 Year

Questions

Is ARCBOX free?
ARCBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eirloom free?
Eirloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ARCBOX or Eirloom have ads?
Neither ARCBOX nor Eirloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARCBOX or Eirloom?
ARCBOX ships an update every 3 months, and Eirloom every 5 days. Most recently, ARCBOX was updated on September 24, 2026 and Eirloom on September 9, 2026.

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