Figure 8 Ink Studios vs Always Remember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Figure 8 Ink Studios
This platform serves as a client resource for a tattoo and art studio. Users can view artist portfolios, read bios, complete intake forms, and manage appointments. It streamlines the client experience for art services.
- View artist portfolios
- Read artist bios
- Complete intake paperwork
- Interact with calendars
- Access shop resources
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Our app is an organized platform for our shop, Figure 8 Ink Studios. Its function is to be a resource for our clients. The clients will be able to view our portfolios, read our bios, fill out their intake paperwork, interact with our calendars, and many other uses.
Always Remember
Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app provides timely reminders and helps you craft thoughtful messages, suggest gifts, or even send a handwritten card. Manage contacts and track past gifts to make every celebration special.
- Early birthday and anniversary reminders
- AI-powered gift and message suggestions
- Send handwritten cards
- Import contacts
- Message and call in one tap
- Home screen widgets
- Web sync
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Never miss another birthday, anniversary, or holiday. Always Remember reminds you early enough to do something thoughtful, then helps you do it: the right words, the right gift, or a real handwritten card in the mail. Add someone in seconds, or import up to 20 people from your iPhone contacts at once. Add their dates, with or without the year, and we handle the rest. REMINDERS WITH REAL LEAD TIME Get notified 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day before, and on the day. Tap a reminder and land right on the moment it's for, ready to message, call, find a gift, or send a card. SEND FROM YOUR OWN NUMBER Messages open in iOS Messages, so they always come from you, not an app. Message or call anyone in one tap. Holiday greetings open your share sheet so you can send them to anyone. SEND A REAL, HANDWRITTEN CARD Pick a card, add your words, and we'll have it handwritten and mailed for you. Available in the US; priced per card at checkout. CELEBRATION ASSISTANT (PRO) Not sure what to say or give? Ask. The assistant knows the person, the occasion, and what you've given before, and drafts personal messages and gift ideas you can edit and send. PEOPLE Everyone in one place. Search, filter by Friends, Family, or Co-workers, and sort by who's next or A–Z. Each person has their own page: details and interests, dates, gift history, and updates synced from your contacts. CALENDAR Every birthday, anniversary, and holiday in a calendar or list view, with quick Message, Call, and Card actions. Add a moment in seconds. GIFTS (PRO) Get ideas by occasion and keep a history of what you gave, with price, rating, and notes, so you never repeat a gift and always remember what landed well. Search and filter your past gifts. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See who's coming up without opening the app. Widgets name each upcoming moment, the person and the occasion or the holiday, so you know who to celebrate at a glance. IPHONE AND WEB Your people and dates stay in sync between iPhone and the web. FREE AND PRO Free includes up to 5 people, reminders, widgets, and messaging from your own number. Pro unlocks: - The Celebration Assistant for personal messages and gift ideas - Up to 1,000 people - Gift ideas and gift history with price, rating, and notes Choose monthly or annual. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial. Stop forgetting. Start showing up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Figure 8 Ink Studios at none against Always Remember's 2. Figure 8 Ink Studios also leads on ads (none vs shown). Always Remember's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Always Remember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Figure 8 Ink Studios asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Figure 8 Ink Studios against 5.0 for Always Remember. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Figure 8 Ink Studios ships an update every 8 months, Always Remember every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Figure 8 Ink Studios | Always Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Figure 8 Ink Studios LLC | AlwaysRemember, LLC |
Customer experience
Figure 8 Ink Studios
Always Remember
In-app purchases
Figure 8 Ink Studios
No in-app purchases
Always Remember
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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