Comparison

时光口袋 vs SandMemo

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

Head to head
About

时光口袋

Features
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通过时间流的方式记录您的特殊时刻(恋爱、旅行、亲子、游戏......),一个时间线即是一个值得在时光的长河中永远铭记的节点。

About

SandMemo

This app helps you remember important details about people and events. Create individual cards for relationships or personal thoughts, with options for different types of memories and secure local storage. Features include customizable text styles and a widget for quick access.

Highlights
  • Card-based journaling
  • Secure local data storage
  • iCloud encrypted sync
  • Customizable text styles
  • Tagging and filtering
  • Home screen widget
Features
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App Store "weekly recommended App" SandMemo is a secure memo app that helps you memo intimate relationships if you always forget things about your parents, lovers or friends. You just need to create a separate card for them to start recording. Also, you can create a card for yourself to write down thoughts quickly. Open the App, click on the upper right corner of the card and start writing. In iOS17, we design a quick small widget for users to start writing directly from home screen~ SIMPLE DESIGN · Cute homepage, easy to get started · Original card shorthand, allowing you to start writing in a second PRIVATE AND SECURE · Two kinds of locks: card lock and single lock · All data is stored locally by default · Support iCloud encrypted sync (manually open) THREE KINDS OF SANDS · Using “Space Sand”, you can record basic information about intimate relationships, such as likes and dislikes · Using “Vivid Time Sand”, you can write down what happened recently · Using “Vague Time Sand”, you can write down memories over the years OTHER SPECIAL · Dual view - default card view, optional grid view for a large number of cards · Time and space swap - Time Sand and Space Sand can be converted · Editor with adjustable text styles · Tags can be grouped, and used to search and filter · Randomly pick a memory from your collection · Family sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://memorysand.super.site/en/privacy

Screenshots

时光口袋4 screens
SandMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 时光口袋 at none against SandMemo's 5. SandMemo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. SandMemo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 时光口袋 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 时光口袋 against 5.0 for SandMemo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

时光口袋 ships an update fortnightly, SandMemo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
时光口袋 versus SandMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter时光口袋SandMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer聪 印广平 叶

Customer experience

时光口袋

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SandMemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

时光口袋

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

SandMemo

Subscriptions4
  • 1 month$0.991 Month
  • 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 1 year$7.991 Year
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  • 1 year1 Month trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is 时光口袋 free?
时光口袋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SandMemo free?
SandMemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 时光口袋 or SandMemo?
时光口袋 and SandMemo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 时光口袋 or SandMemo have ads?
Neither 时光口袋 nor SandMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 时光口袋 or SandMemo?
时光口袋 ships an update fortnightly, and SandMemo every 5 days. Most recently, 时光口袋 was updated on September 16, 2026 and SandMemo on October 1, 2026.

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