Comparison

Filmmakers Academy vs MemoryLab App

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

Head to head
About

Filmmakers Academy

This platform offers educational courses and networking opportunities for filmmakers. Learn industry nuances, tips, and terminology from experienced mentors. Connect with fellow creatives to foster growth within the filmmaking community.

Highlights
  • Masterclass courses
  • Networking hub
  • Industry insights
  • Filmmaker mentors
  • Individual courses
  • Free courses available
Features
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The Filmmakers Academy is a networking hub and educational platform for all things filmmaking. Created by filmmakers for filmmakers, its mentors and masterclass courses not only equip members with the knowledge they need to thrive in the industry, but pack in information about the nuances of the trade, useful tips and relevant terminology. It is a resource where filmmakers can learn, meet like-minded creatives and grow as both individuals and a community. The Filmmakers Academy offers: individual courses; paid memberships, which allow access to all course materials; and several free courses to give customers a taste of the entertainment, instruction and inspiration. Filmmakers Academy offers an auto-renewing Yearly Subscription. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. The subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For information about our privacy policy or terms and conditions, please visit: - https://www.filmmakersacademy.com/privacy-policy/ - https://www.filmmakersacademy.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

MemoryLab App

This app helps you memorize text-based content through interactive exercises. It offers multiple learning levels, including typing and fading word challenges, and supports various content types like scripts, poems, and math problems. All data is processed locally on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Multi-level memorization exercises
  • Voice recording and playback
  • Flashcard creation and study
  • Spelling and math drills
  • Offline functionality
  • Text import via typing, dictation, or camera
  • Local data processing for privacy
Features
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Memorize anything made of words. Scripts, monologues, speeches, wedding vows, toasts, lyrics, poems, prayers, recipes, interview answers. If it is written down, MemoryLab will get it into your head, and it will tell you honestly how much of it is in there. THREE LEVELS, ONE PIECE AT A TIME Level 1, Read and Listen. The text is performed aloud to you, voice by voice, so a script sounds like a scene instead of a page. The words light as they are spoken and the page follows along. Frame any passage with your finger and loop it until it sticks. Level 2, Type Over. The whole text in front of you. Read it, hear it, type over it. See it, say it, write it. Level 3, Fading Blanks. Words start disappearing by type. Take out the nouns, then the verbs, then the adjectives, and fill the gaps by typing or out loud. Hide every word and you are reciting the whole thing from memory on an empty page. Every word you get right draws itself in green, every miss turns red and shows you what you missed, and at the end you get your score with a map of what to review. Then you chase 100 percent. IN YOUR OWN VOICE Read a document into the app and play it back at any pace, looped, with the words lighting as you say them. Level 3 can ask each question in your voice. FLASHCARD DECKS Terms, dates, names, anything that comes in pairs. Study a shuffled batch, sort each card into Got It or Needs Work, then rematch the misses. Record your voice on either side. Multiple choice too. SPELLING TESTS See the word or hear it only, then type it or say it back letter by letter. The real thing, without the parent having to read the list out loud. MATH DECKS Multiplication, division, addition and subtraction, with a number keypad instead of a keyboard, worked steps on the page, the problem read aloud, and Mad Minute when it is time to go fast. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE There is no server. There is no account to make. There is no AI. The practice, the scoring, the speech recognition, and the camera import all run on your device, so MemoryLab works with no signal at all: on a plane, or in a basement. Your documents are yours. Nothing is uploaded and no one else can see them, which matters if what you are learning is not yours to share yet. GET YOUR TEXT IN Type it, paste it, dictate it, or photograph it. Camera and PDF import turn a page into editable text on the device. Hand a document to another MemoryLab. YOUR LAB Shelves of documents on twenty one scenes, reordered by hand and searchable, with a Home Screen widget. Full iPad layouts. THREE DAYS FREE, THEN READ FOR FREE The complete Hamlet act by act, twenty seven Shakespeare monologues, speeches from Lincoln and Kennedy and Douglass, verses and prayers, poems and rhymes, and study decks all ship with the app and stay readable for nothing, always. For your first three days everything works, no card needed. After that the practice itself, the recording, the reading aloud and the tests, opens with Full Access: yearly at $34.99 or weekly at $6.99, each starting with a 3-day free trial, or one lifetime purchase of $99.99. THE STORE Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese: each one 20 areas of life, more than ten thousand cards. Kindergarten is free in full in every language, and you can try 20 cards a day from every other deck. One purchase unlocks a module permanently. BUILT FOR Law Students, Actors, students, parents and teachers, public speakers, musicians, brides and grooms and best men, language learners, and anyone keeping their mind sharp. A NOTE ON SCORES Your phone's speech recognition does the listening, and accents, background noise and old fashioned words can all stop it hearing you correctly. A score is practice feedback, never a measure of how well you know your piece. When it mishears a word you know you said, you can overrule it. Terms of Use: https://arteest.co/memorylab/terms Privacy Policy: https://arteest.co/memorylab/privacy

Screenshots

Filmmakers Academy3 screens
MemoryLab App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Filmmakers Academy at 16 against MemoryLab App's 1. MemoryLab App's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Filmmakers Academy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $399.99 per year and MemoryLab App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Filmmakers Academy against 5.0 for MemoryLab App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filmmakers Academy has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filmmakers Academy ships an update monthly, MemoryLab App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Filmmakers Academy versus MemoryLab App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmmakers AcademyMemoryLab App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHurlbut Visuals, Inc.James Jorel O'Dell

Customer experience

Filmmakers Academy

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MemoryLab App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Filmmakers Academy

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Subscription iOS$399.991 Year
  • In-App Annual Subscription$449.991 Year
3 purchases

MemoryLab App

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Access$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Single Document$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99

Questions

Is Filmmakers Academy free?
Filmmakers Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemoryLab App free?
MemoryLab App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filmmakers Academy or MemoryLab App?
MemoryLab App is rated higher. Filmmakers Academy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while MemoryLab App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Filmmakers Academy or MemoryLab App have ads?
Neither Filmmakers Academy nor MemoryLab App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filmmakers Academy or MemoryLab App?
Filmmakers Academy ships an update monthly, and MemoryLab App fortnightly. Most recently, Filmmakers Academy was updated on October 25, 2026 and MemoryLab App on October 19, 2026.

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