Comparison

MarieStory vs Aurem

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

Head to head
About

MarieStory

Features
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[Record a Day] When you leave a record, the card disappears and the background picture appears. 44 kinds of background pictures are provided by default. Of course, you can also bring your own photos. [Feelings Diary] How was your day? Today's feelings as characters can be left [Choose a Character] There are 9 characters. Choose a character to express your feelings [Record Of The Day] 5 Emotions, Various Fonts, Upload Photo [Chart] Emotional flow by month and year [Subscription] - Annual purchase rights are automatically renewed each year. - Monthly subscriptions automatically renew each month. - The monthly subscription is ₩ 1,100 and The annual subscription is ₩ 11,000. - Subscription automatically renews within 24 hours of the end of the current period. - You can manage and unsubscribe from your account settings. - Terms of use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OHh-giTX-mjNx6O4zShFZncs03_y4_Mf/view?usp=share_link - Privacy policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m9rweQmwiFSATZXa8kygWGGQVzr_Lvxb/view?usp=share_link

About

Aurem

Create a deeply personal digital journal by customizing everything from covers and fonts to handwriting and page styles. Record your story with text, drawings, audio, photos, and music. Organize and preserve your memories with powerful search and export features.

Highlights
  • Customizable journal covers and materials
  • Multiple typing and writing options (fonts, handwriting, freehand)
  • Add audio recordings, photos, and music
  • Personalize entries with stickers and mood emojis
  • Organize with search, collections, and bookmarks
  • Export journal entries as PDFs
Features
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Aurem is a fully customizable digital journal designed to feel personal, real, and entirely unique to you. Choose your cover, materials, fonts, stickers, and even upload your own handwriting to type with. Every page is yours to customize, whether you want to type, draw, add stickers, record audio, collect scanned objects, save special songs, and more, to remember and preserve your story. What you can do in Aurem- * Design a cover. There is a library of materials including leathers, animal prints, lace, cowhide, and more (or you can upload your own). Add your name, choose your stickers and add ons. Create your own stickers or choose from the library. * Write how you want. Type in your favorite font from the library, upload your own font file, or upload your own handwriting and type with it. You can also record a voice memo, or draw and write freehand with your finger or Apple Pencil. * Personalize entries. Add a song of the day to remember, attached straight from Spotify or via a URL. * Add a daily mood emoji to capture how you're feeling. * Pick your page paper. Cream, ivory, blush, ledger, dotted, lined, blank, your own upload and more. * Decorate entries. Add pressed flowers, photo polaroids, stickers, drawings, and more. * Keep everything organized. Search past entries, browse by month and day, save favorites into collections, export PDFs of your journal. * Save special moments. Add a bookmark ribbon where you want to save a place, dog-ear special pages, press special quotes and find them in the appendix. Aurem keeps words, however vulnerable, photos, drawings, recordings, music and more. Your daily record, made unique to you, because your story is unique and worth preserving. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use: https://www.auremjournal.com/terms

Screenshots

MarieStory4 screens
Aurem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aurem at every 2 weeks against MarieStory's every 6 weeks. MarieStory's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MarieStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Aurem sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarieStory ships an update every 6 weeks, Aurem every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MarieStory versus Aurem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarieStoryAurem
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB280 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyongDon UmAurem Journal LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MarieStory

Subscriptions2
  • 월간 구독권$0.991 Month
  • 년간 구독$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 프리미엄 구매$1.99
2 purchases

Aurem

Subscriptions2
  • Aurem Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Aurem Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MarieStory free?
MarieStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aurem free?
Aurem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MarieStory or Aurem have ads?
Neither MarieStory nor Aurem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarieStory or Aurem?
MarieStory ships an update every 6 weeks, and Aurem every 2 weeks. Most recently, MarieStory was updated on October 27, 2026 and Aurem on October 28, 2026.

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