Little Memory vs Countdown Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Little Memory
This app encourages daily reflection by prompting users to write one sentence a day. It saves these entries and sends them back to you in the future for reflection, helping you notice patterns and gain self-awareness. Premium features offer enhanced storage, search, and security.
- Daily one-sentence journaling
- Future memory recall (1 week, 1 month, 1 year)
- Daily reminders
- Photo uploads
- Favorite memories
- Streak tracking
- Insights and emotion graphing
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Tried journaling before? Quit after a week? Little Memory is a journal for people who have a hard time keeping a journal. Write one line about your day, that's it. Fifteen seconds, done. A week, a month, a year from now, your words come back to you. You'll notice patterns you never expected, see how far you've come, and rediscover moments you would have lost. Featured in Apple Staff Favorites, Dear Diary, and Apps for Writers. "A clean, beautiful time machine." — App Store review "If the idea of keeping a journal is daunting, Little Memory is perfect." — Elite Daily What if there was a simple way to keep the moments that bring meaning to your life? A chance encounter, a first step, a perfect smile: saved in a quiet space that's all your own, and returned to you later, when you need them most. That's Little Memory. What you get: ■ Memories resurface on their anniversaries: a week, a month, a year later ■ A morning memory: your own words from a year ago, back on your lock screen ■ Nightly reminders and a streak saver, so a good run never slips away ■ Works with Siri: say "Add a memory in Little Memory" to write one without opening the app ■ Your writing time can count as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health ■ Attach photos and note how each day felt ■ Mark your favorites, share a memory as a beautiful card ■ Streaks and stats that show the days adding up ■ A look back at your week, every Sunday ■ iCloud sync across your devices ■ Wide-screen layout for iPad and iPhone Duo ■ Private by design: your memories live on your device and your personal iCloud ■ Export all your memories anytime Premium: ■ Calendar: flip through every day you've written ■ Search across all your memories ■ Find memories from Spotlight by what you wrote, the day, or the place ■ Unlimited photos: preserve every detail ■ Widgets: a memory from this day, or a quote, on your Home Screen or Lock Screen ■ Photo grids: arrange a day's photos into a collage ■ Tags: organize your memories your way ■ Location: remember where you were ■ Moon phases: see the moon on each day, and search by it ■ Extended insights: the people, places, and feelings your years are made of ■ Automatic Dropbox backup "The beauty of Little Memory is that it actually restricts you to short entries so keeping up with your journaling doesn't feel like a chore." "Oscar Wilde said that our memories are the diaries we carry around with us. I love Oscar, but the diary I carry around with me is the Little Memory." "A telegraph-style of journal. Evocative." Questions? ivan@thelittlememory.com https://thelittlememory.com Terms: https://thelittlememory.com/help/terms-and-conditions Privacy: https://thelittlememory.com/help/privacy
Countdown Widget
Track important dates and countdowns with customizable themes and widgets. Get timely reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, and other significant events. Organize your days into personalized books and utilize lunar calendar support.
- Countdown and anniversary tracking
- Customizable themes and palettes
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Lunar calendar support
- Regional holiday rules
- Day books for organization
- Privacy-focused local data storage
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Remember every day that matters — and get reminded before it arrives Countdowns and anniversaries, both in one place. A friend's birthday, the day you got together, the day you brought the cat home, the day you got the keys to your own place, the day your baby took their first steps, the exam coming up. Write them all down. Get reminded on the day, or however many days early you like. Enter it once — the app builds both the countdown and the anniversary The home screen answers "how long until", the Memories page answers "how far you've come". Add "Together" and the home screen counts down to your 2nd anniversary, while Memories shows "1 year 3 months so far". Add a birthday and the home screen counts down to turning 18, while Memories shows "17 years 9 months so far". Seven themes, pick the one you like Seven palettes — cards, buttons, filter chips and page background all change together, not just an accent color. For backgrounds, use the built-in patterns, a solid color, or your own photo. Day books Sort your days into books: family, love, work, travel… pick the color and icon yourself. The lunar calendar, done properly Lunar birthdays and traditional festivals land correctly year after year, leap months included. Born on the 30th of the last lunar month? In years without a 30th, you'll be reminded on New Year's Eve. Real holiday rules for dozens of countries and regions Including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Australia and many more — using each region's real make-up-day logic, with a badge telling you whether that day is actually off. Widgets in several styles Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets recalculate at midnight, so the number you glance at is the right one. Several sizes and styles. Also • Turn any day into a shareable card, in several styles • Retirement countdown, with a progress bar • Pick your own units — days, weeks, months, years, or any combination • Choose how many days ahead to be reminded, and at what time • Anniversaries and milestones (100 days, 520, 1000…) • A trash can, so a mis-tap isn't the end • Lock the app with Face ID Privacy first Everything runs on your device. Your days, photos and settings stay local. Turn on iCloud sync and the data goes into your own private iCloud database. No third-party analytics, no ad tracking. In-app purchases • Pro Lifetime unlock • Pro monthly subscription (1 month) • Pro yearly subscription (1 year) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.foamzou.com/sweet-dates/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown Widget at every 4 days against Little Memory's every 4 weeks. Countdown Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Little Memory's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Little Memory sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year and Countdown Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Memory has 77 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Little Memory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown Widget's.
Little Memory ships an update every 4 weeks, Countdown Widget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Little Memory | Countdown Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nerd Tower | 锋 邹 |
Customer experience
Little Memory
Countdown Widget
Bugs and requests
Little Memory
Reported bugs
6 issues- Login required error despite being logged in
- Cannot add memories on iOS 11 and later
- Keyboard size issues on iPhone 6 Plus
- Memory recall not showing 1 month/3 month entries
- Glitchy behavior (intermittent)
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- App crashes when adding memories
Requested features
16 requests- Dark mode/grey mode option
- Offline mode for areas without connectivity
- Ability to upload 4 photos instead of 1
- Calendar feature on mobile app (available on web)
- Edit and delete memory functionality
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- Add entries for multiple past days
- Line break/return key support
- Follow friends feature
- Thumbs up/down rating for days
- Export memories to email or other services
- Sync with Tumblr or Evernote
- Android version
- Ability to tag people in memories
- Better photo credit explanation/tutorial
- More affordable subscription tier
- Unlimited photo usage option
Countdown Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Little Memory
- little memory: premium annual$39.991 Year
- Small tip$1.99
- Kind tip$4.99
- Generous tip$19.99
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- Premium Lifetime$99.99
Countdown Widget
- Daytrove Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Daytrove Pro Annual$9.991 Year
- Daytrove Pro Lifetime$19.99







