Comparison

Memory Vault Plus vs Yesterdays

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

Head to head
About

Memory Vault Plus

Create your personal database to store and retrieve any information you might forget. This app helps you instantly recall names, birthdays, movies, and more by linking items with keywords and hints.

Highlights
  • Personal database creation
  • Keyword and hint association
  • Instant information retrieval
  • Recall forgotten names and facts
  • Organize personal memories
Features
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Never forget anything again! Your Own Personal Database Now, with Memory Vault, you always have your own personal database with you …permanently available to retrieve information you may have forgotten and want to remember. We’ve all had that frustrating experience of not being able to remember something that we know very well, but just can’t think of it: a friend’s name, a relative’s birthday, a restaurant, a favorite movie, an actor, etc. Now these slippery memories can be retrieved instantly with Memory Vault. How It Works Memory Vault stores the item you want to remember along with keywords and hints that remind you of the item and links them together. Later, although you may not be able to remember the item, when thinking of it, you will recall the keywords or hints related to it. Merely enter the keywords or hints that you do remember. Memory Vault searches your database for a match of the keyword or hint with the forgotten item and displays it. Voila! The name, place or thing you couldn’t remember is found!

About

Yesterdays

This app helps you privately record and recall your thoughts, feelings, and important moments. It offers secure on-device storage or iCloud syncing, with options to add photos and audio. Features include reminders, tagging, and a randomized memory retrieval function.

Highlights
  • Private by design storage
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Add photos and audio
  • Face ID/Touch ID protection
  • Randomized memory retrieval
  • Home screen widget
  • Weekly writing reminders
  • Tagging and CSV import/export
Features
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Hi! Yesterdays is a simple, privacy-centric memory tracker. Use it to write down and remember those sayings, thoughts, or feelings you might otherwise forget. - Private by Design: All your data is either stored on device or in a private iCloud container if you've got an Apple ID. - Simple: No bloat. Fast. Just write and remember. - Synced Automatically: No account creation needed. If you're signed in with the same Apple ID on multiple iOS devices, everything will just sync. - Photos & Audio: add them to your memories, or don't! The choice is yours. - Face ID / Touch ID: add some extra protection from prying eyes. - Randomized Nostalgia Trip: At the press of a button, view five random memories from your collection. - Widget: Show a random memory on your home screen, shuffled every so often. - Writing Reminders: get nudged to jot down a memory every week (ish). - Tags: Tag your memories to find them easily later and easily keep track of people, ages, dates, or themes - Import: Bring your previous memories with you via CSV import. Share text, photos, or audio into Yesterdays via the system share sheet. - Export anytime: Take your memories with you in the form of a very compatible .csv file. Individually share memory text, photos, or audio as well. - Premium users can customize the font and app icon. Give it a try and store 10 memories for free. Want to store more? Subscribe to Yesterdays Premium for a low yearly cost. All memories are accessible even if you unsubscribe later on. We take privacy seriously. Really. We don't track anything about you. Check out full information here: https://yesterdays.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Memory Vault Plus4 screens
Yesterdays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Vault Plus at none against Yesterdays's 1. Memory Vault Plus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Yesterdays's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Yesterdays sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Memory Vault Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Memory Vault Plus against 4.6 for Yesterdays. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Memory Vault Plus's written reviews are positive against 89% of Yesterdays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Vault Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, Yesterdays weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Memory Vault Plus versus Yesterdays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory Vault PlusYesterdays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings813 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCinnamon Mobile LLCHere & Co.

Customer experience

Memory Vault Plus

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Yesterdays

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Memory Vault Plus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Yesterdays

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Yearly)$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Memory Vault Plus free?
Memory Vault Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yesterdays free?
Yesterdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memory Vault Plus or Yesterdays?
Yesterdays is rated higher. Memory Vault Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Yesterdays averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Memory Vault Plus or Yesterdays have ads?
Neither Memory Vault Plus nor Yesterdays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory Vault Plus or Yesterdays?
Memory Vault Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, and Yesterdays weekly. Most recently, Memory Vault Plus was updated on September 12, 2026 and Yesterdays on July 8, 2026.

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