Comparison

HISTORY vs Ephemerality

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

Head to head
About

HISTORY

Stream a vast library of popular HISTORY TV series and documentaries. Watch full episodes, catch up on seasons, and access exclusive clips. Create a profile to continue watching across devices.

Highlights
  • Watch full episodes and clips
  • Catch up on entire seasons
  • Exclusive clips and deleted scenes
  • Create a user profile
  • Continue watching on any device
  • Discover new documentary events
Features
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Stream your favorite HISTORY TV shows! Alone, The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars, Mountain Men, Forged in Fire, American Pickers, to name a few. Watch your favorites and discover your next binge from HISTORY’s best-in-class documentary events, industry-leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming. HISTORY serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment. With the newly re-designed HISTORY app, you can: > Watch full episodes and clips > Catch up on entire seasons of new and classic shows > See exclusive clips and deleted scenes, never shown before on television > Create a profile with HISTORY TV so you can continue watching episodes whenever you want, on any device POPULAR SHOWS ON HISTORY Alone Pawn Stars Colosseum After Jackie The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Lost Gold of the Aztecs American Pickers’ Ancient Aliens Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War Food That Built America Forged in Fire History’s Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman History’s Greatest Mysteries I Was There Modern Marvels Mountain Men The Curse of Oak Island The UnXplained Toys That Built America ...and so much more! The HISTORY app is free to use. If your TV Provider is supported, you can sign in and get access to even more content. This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. For more information, please visit: http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy HISTORY content is only available to stream in the United States.

About

Ephemerality

This app provides a private space to capture and preserve fleeting moments using text or photos. It encourages quiet attention and reflection without social media pressures or productivity demands. Users can revisit memories, add reflections, and choose to share or export their captured experiences.

Highlights
  • Capture moments with text or photos
  • Dictate entries instead of typing
  • Browse archive by time
  • Search personal entries
  • Add reflections to moments
  • Generate shareable cards
  • Export all data
  • Optional anonymous sharing to public pool
Features
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Ephemerality is a private space for noticing and preserving the moments that make life feel alive. Not social media. Not a gratitude journal. Not a productivity tool. Ephemerality is designed for quiet attention. When something matters, you capture it—simply, gently—before it disappears. Capture what matters Record ephemera using text or photos. Two ways in: Camera or Text. Dictate instead of typing if you want. There are no rules, no quotas, and no expectations. You decide what is worth keeping. Revisit without pressure Browse your archive by time. Search your own words. Return to moments when you’re ready—without streaks, scores, or reminders telling you how often you should show up. Reflect softly Add brief reflections to capture what the moment felt like, not just what happened. Smells, textures, moods, small details that photos can’t hold. Preserve on your terms Generate shareable cards, or create a simple book preview of your moments. Export everything at any time. Delete everything if you choose. Or, when you're ready, Let it wander Any photograph you've caught can be released into The Ephemera, an anonymous public pool of things people stopped to notice. No names. No people. On the Wall at ephemerality.app, strangers meet what you noticed one image at a time, chosen by chance, held for a moment, then allowed to pass. Call it home whenever you like. Built for trust No account required No analytics or tracking No social feed Your archive is stored on your device Nothing is shared unless you choose to share it. Ephemerality doesn’t try to improve you. It helps you notice.

Screenshots

HISTORY3 screens
Ephemerality3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ephemerality at none against HISTORY's shown. Ephemerality also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). HISTORY's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ephemerality holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HISTORY has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HISTORY ships an update every 4 weeks, Ephemerality every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HISTORY versus Ephemerality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHISTORYEphemerality
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB70 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperA+E Global MediaJustin Neuman

Bugs and requests

HISTORY

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Video and audio desynchronization
  • Unexpected playback interruptions
  • Inability to resume from last watched position
  • Freezing and crashing during commercials

Requested features

5 requests
  • Faster release of new episodes
  • Offline viewing option
  • Ability to cast to TV
  • Subscription-based access without cable
  • Improved streaming reliability

Ephemerality

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HISTORY

No in-app purchases

None

Ephemerality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HISTORY free?
HISTORY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ephemerality free?
Ephemerality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HISTORY or Ephemerality?
Ephemerality is rated higher. HISTORY averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Ephemerality averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HISTORY or Ephemerality have ads?
HISTORY shows ads; Ephemerality does not.
Which is updated more often, HISTORY or Ephemerality?
HISTORY ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ephemerality every 8 months. Most recently, HISTORY was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ephemerality on October 30, 2026.

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