Comparison

The CW vs Mem

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

Head to head
About

The CW

Stream the latest TV episodes, movies, and live sports content. Catch up on full series, discover new films, and follow live events from NASCAR, PAC-12 football, and WWE. Create a profile to save your watch list and continue viewing across devices.

Highlights
  • Latest episode streaming
  • Full series binge-watching
  • Movie collection
  • Live sports broadcasts
  • 24/7 channel programming
  • User profiles and watch lists
Features
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Stream all the latest episodes from The CW, plus movies, sports, and full series! Keep up with new episodes of All American and Sullivan’s Crossing, stream hit series like Wild Cards, Drop Dead Diva, Law & Order Toronto and Marvel’s Runaways, or find your new favorite film in our fast-growing movie collection. And we’ve got sports! Stream NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series races live and catch up on the latest action from the PAC-12 football and WWE NXT. Features Include: LATEST EPISODES: Watch new episodes of primetime shows the day after broadcast. FULL SERIES: Binge CW favorites like 90210, Beauty and the Beast and The Carrie Diaries, or discover new obsessions like Drop Dead Diva, Lost Girl, Bates Motel and Marvel’s Runaways. MOVIES: New films are being added all the time. CW SPORTS: All NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice and qualifying races are live and on demand, plus replay of all the action from the PAC-12 Football, Professional Bull Riders and WWE NXT. CHANNELS: Stream 24/7 programming, there’s something for everyone. PROFILE: Create a login and continue watching content on any device and create a watch list with My CW. NO HASSLE: No cable subscription, no credit cards. Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please visit http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information. Ad Choices: https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/privacy-policy/#advertising Terms of Use: http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/terms-of-use/ Do Not Sell My Personal Information: https://privacycenter.cwtv.com/

About

Mem

Features
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The Mem-Re-Call game is a fun, easy-to-play card-matching game designed for players of all ages. Choose from colorful icons like flowers, dogs, and cars. Track your scores, view past results, and challenge yourself with increasing difficulty. Perfect for casual play or sharpening your memory! For those with an unusual degree of patience please see the more complete description of the game below.   The Mem-Re-Call game is a straightforward memory game where one is presented with up to 10 pairs of cards with cute little icons of flowers, dogs, or cars. The goal is turn all of cards face up in the shortest time and with the least number of clicks. Initially all the cards are turned face down. Before being presented with the array of cards the player gets to choose how many pairs he wants to challenge himself with and whether to use dog, flower, or car icons. The player then clicks on any of the cards to turn it face up. The player then clicks on any other face down card to see if it matches the first. If it does, GREAT! Those cards will stay face up for the rest of the game. If it doesn't the player must click on either of the non-matched cards to turn it face down again and then try another card to see if it is a match with the card the player chose to keep face up. If it is a match, GREAT! If not, he must again turn one of the cards face down and try again. The game proceeds in this manner until all cards are face up and the Game Over message pops up.   The Game over message shows the following: 1) the number of seconds,  2) the number of clicks it took to play the game,  3) the SumScore (the sum of the seconds and clicks) , and  4) the game assessment.   The game assessment compares your current sumScore with your previous best sumScore and politely challenges you to do better if you didn't beat your previous best. After playing a number of games the player can go to the SCORES screen to see the record of his scores. He can see his scores in the order in which he played his games OR he can click the Change Score Order button to see his scores ordered by pairs; that is, all the games he played with 2 pairs, or 3 pairs, etc. He can also list time and clicks as separate columns OR click the Change Scoring Method button to just see his SumScores (scores as a total of times and clicks). Note: SumScores is probably the most meaningful assessment. The reason is that one could do really well if he or she took a lot of time to record or memorize the cards as he turned them up.   Thousands of apologies for this long explanation - - just go ahead and enjoy the game.

Screenshots

The CW4 screens
Mem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mem at none against The CW's shown. Mem also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). The CW's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The CW ships an update monthly, Mem every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
The CW versus Mem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CWMem
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe CW NetworkMarc Saltzman

Bugs and requests

The CW

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Playback stalling and freezing issues
  • Incorrect episode resume points
  • Orientation and layout problems on tablets

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to watch full seasons of shows
  • Improved episode resume and tracking
  • Reduced ad frequency and more variety

Mem

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The CW

No in-app purchases

None

Mem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The CW free?
The CW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mem free?
Mem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The CW or Mem have ads?
The CW shows ads; Mem does not.
Which is updated more often, The CW or Mem?
The CW ships an update monthly, and Mem every 2 days. Most recently, The CW was updated on November 9, 2026 and Mem on October 16, 2026.

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