Comparison

Preserver vs Shareday Family Planner

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

Head to head
About

Preserver

This app allows you to record observations like audio, text, images, and videos within defined activities. It automatically logs location, time, and date, creating an immutable record of your involvement. Data is stored locally and can be shared via Google Drive or exported as a ZIP archive.

Highlights
  • Record audio, text, images, and video
  • Automatic location, time, and date stamping
  • Activity-based data organization
  • Immutable activity artifacts
  • Google Drive sharing and export options
  • AI ChatBot integration
Features
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Capture Anything. Anywhere. Anytime. Risk-free — Refunds follow Apple's standard process — see reportaproblem.apple.com. Every text note, voice memo, photo and video you capture in Preserver is automatically stamped with the exact time, date and GPS location — even with zero signal. No Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or mobile data required. Just open the app and capture. WHY PRESERVER Works Offline Capture full metadata anywhere — underground, in the air, or miles from the nearest tower. Private by Design No registration. No account. Nothing leaves your device unless you choose to share it. Timestamp & GPS on Every Capture Every note, recording, photo and video carries irrefutable time, date and location metadata. One Unified Capture Stream Stop switching between four different apps. Text, voice-to-text, photos and video — all in one place. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Preserver — no login required. 2. Capture anything — type a note, record your voice, snap a photo, or shoot video. 3. Auto-stamped — time, date and GPS, every time. 4. Share or store — send it anywhere, save to your own cloud, or keep it local. WHO USES PRESERVER Preserver works for 70+ professions and personal use cases, across health & care, trades & construction, field & remote work, legal & compliance, media & research, hospitality & events, and personal life. A few examples: – Tradies: timestamped before/after job photos, dispute-proof – Aged care & home healthcare: GPS-verified visit logs – Journalists & researchers: verifiable, timestamped source material – Compliance officers & inspectors: evidence-grade audit records – Insurance assessors: GPS-verified damage documentation – Families & travelers: a private, offline record of life's moments See the full list of 70+ use cases at preserver.me/uses YOUR DATA. YOUR RULES. Preserver is built around one principle: nothing leaves your device unless you decide to share it. – No account required – No data sold – No tracking – No AI training on your captures – No surveillance Store locally, or sync to your own Google Drive, iCloud or Dropbox — you choose. FREE. FOREVER. Preserver is free to capture, always — no subscription needed for the core app. AI-ready export bundles are free during our current beta, and beta users keep them free for good. Use it on as many of your own devices as you like. Download Preserver and start capturing proof of time and place today.

About

Shareday Family Planner

This app helps families organize their lives with a shared calendar, task management, and communication tools. It allows for event planning, shopping lists, birthday reminders, and a daily mood check-in for well-being.

Highlights
  • Shared family calendar
  • Task and event management
  • Shopping lists
  • Birthday reminders
  • Family chat with media sharing
  • Daily mood check-in
Features
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Shareday helps families plan daily life together in one shared space. Use a family calendar to see tasks, events, shopping lists, birthdays and recipe plans in one place. Assign plans to one person, several people or the whole family. Create shopping lists, plan birthdays and gifts, save recipes, create shopping lists from ingredients, and coordinate in family chat with text, photos, video and audio. Mood check-ins help family members notice how everyone is doing and support each other when someone needs attention. Shareday is currently free to use.

Screenshots

Preserver3 screens
Shareday Family Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Shareday Family Planner at free against Preserver's free with in-app purchases. Shareday Family Planner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Preserver ships an update every 3 weeks, Shareday Family Planner every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Preserver versus Shareday Family Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreserverShareday Family Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPreserver.me LLCVasiliy Ivanov

Customer experience

Preserver

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shareday Family Planner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Preserver

No in-app purchases

None

Shareday Family Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preserver free?
Preserver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shareday Family Planner free?
Shareday Family Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Preserver or Shareday Family Planner have ads?
Neither Preserver nor Shareday Family Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Preserver or Shareday Family Planner?
Preserver ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shareday Family Planner every 4 days. Most recently, Preserver was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shareday Family Planner on October 24, 2026.

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