Comparison

Mimir Mnemo vs Describing Skills

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

Head to head
About

Mimir Mnemo

Learn and practice ancient memory techniques to enhance your recall of objects, numbers, and information. This app offers playful exercises to solidify your understanding of mnemotechnics.

Highlights
  • Learn mnemotechnics
  • Memorize objects
  • Memorize numbers
  • Memorize playing cards
  • Memorize names and faces
  • Practice exercises
Features
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Would you like to have a better memory? How would it be to be able to memorize hundreds of objects, numbers, playing cards and any other information? The "Art of Memory", also known as ars memoria or since the 19th century as mnemotechnics, is a collection of methods that you can use to extend your memory and improve recall. Most of these methods are at least 2000 years old and were already used by the old greeks and romans. Nowadays the methods are mostly known because of memory artists and magicians that can memorize complete phone books, multiple thousand digits of the number Pi or hundreds of names. But the mnemotechnics can not only be used for these kinds of large datasets, also every "ordinary" person can use these methods to memorize many things. In this program you will learn many of these mnemotechnics and many possible application areas. And at the end of every lesson you can practice what you have learned in a playful way. You will learn (among other things) how to: -link objects in your memory -memorize long lists of objects -memorize Names and Faces -memorize long numbers -memorize foreign vocabulary -memorize playing cards

About

Describing Skills

Features
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Does your learner struggle with describing objects, people and events? These expressive language skills can be challenging for children with Autism/Aspergers and for adults with aphasia or other cognitive issues. The Describing Skills app provides step-by-step activities to quickly build the ability to describe objects, people and events in detail. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you!
 *** 5 stars! My kids love this app because of the fun, silly sentences. I love it because it works! 
 Describing Skills provides: - Graduated practice at describing objects, people and events. Skills are built one descriptor at a time and gradually combined until they can easily describe an item using 6-10 sentences. - Audio support for weak readers. - 'At a glance' reporting shows your child's progress instantly. The ability to verbalize and describe their world is vital for all learners.   Whether it is describing an item they are looking for, recounting an incident that occurred to them, this app will ensure your learner has the ability to express their needs, concerns and interests. Other benefits: - FRUSTRATION FREE: Your learner builds skills incrementally and only progresses when mastery is shown. - REWARD CENTER: The fun and engaging Reward Center increases motivation. - EXTENSIVE REPORTING: for up to 10 players to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists.
 Please note: Except for very independent students, this app requires the support of a parent or therapist to evaluate a child's responses. Commit five minutes per day and you will see astounding progress! 
To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has four free levels for a single player. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. 

If you prefer no in-app purchases, download this version of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Screenshots

Mimir Mnemo4 screens
Describing Skills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mimir Mnemo at $1.99 against Describing Skills's $9.99. Mimir Mnemo also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.2). On 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

Mimir Mnemo costs $1.99 and Describing Skills $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mimir Mnemo ships an update every 9 months, Describing Skills every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mimir Mnemo versus Describing Skills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMimir MnemoDescribing Skills
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnarpJanine Toole

In-app purchases

None

Mimir Mnemo

No in-app purchases

None

Describing Skills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mimir Mnemo free?
Mimir Mnemo costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Describing Skills free?
Describing Skills costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mimir Mnemo or Describing Skills have ads?
Neither Mimir Mnemo nor Describing Skills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mimir Mnemo or Describing Skills?
Mimir Mnemo ships an update every 9 months, and Describing Skills every 34 months. Most recently, Mimir Mnemo was updated on October 29, 2026 and Describing Skills on October 27, 2026.

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