Comparison

Yesterdays vs Eko

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

Head to head
About

Yesterdays

This app helps you privately record and recall your thoughts, feelings, and important moments. It offers secure on-device storage or iCloud syncing, with options to add photos and audio. Features include reminders, tagging, and a randomized memory retrieval function.

Highlights
  • Private by design storage
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Add photos and audio
  • Face ID/Touch ID protection
  • Randomized memory retrieval
  • Home screen widget
  • Weekly writing reminders
  • Tagging and CSV import/export
Features
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Hi! Yesterdays is a simple, privacy-centric memory tracker. Use it to write down and remember those sayings, thoughts, or feelings you might otherwise forget. - Private by Design: All your data is either stored on device or in a private iCloud container if you've got an Apple ID. - Simple: No bloat. Fast. Just write and remember. - Synced Automatically: No account creation needed. If you're signed in with the same Apple ID on multiple iOS devices, everything will just sync. - Photos & Audio: add them to your memories, or don't! The choice is yours. - Face ID / Touch ID: add some extra protection from prying eyes. - Randomized Nostalgia Trip: At the press of a button, view five random memories from your collection. - Widget: Show a random memory on your home screen, shuffled every so often. - Writing Reminders: get nudged to jot down a memory every week (ish). - Tags: Tag your memories to find them easily later and easily keep track of people, ages, dates, or themes - Import: Bring your previous memories with you via CSV import. Share text, photos, or audio into Yesterdays via the system share sheet. - Export anytime: Take your memories with you in the form of a very compatible .csv file. Individually share memory text, photos, or audio as well. - Premium users can customize the font and app icon. Give it a try and store 10 memories for free. Want to store more? Subscribe to Yesterdays Premium for a low yearly cost. All memories are accessible even if you unsubscribe later on. We take privacy seriously. Really. We don't track anything about you. Check out full information here: https://yesterdays.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Eko

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Eko helps you turn tasks, events, habits, notes, and reminders into a clear plan for today. Instead of staring at a long laundry list, you can ask Eko what matters, move things around, remember important details, and stay ahead with daily briefs and weekly reviews. Plan your day: • See tasks, calendar events, habits, and notes in one place • Ask Eko to create tasks, adjust your schedule, and suggest next steps • Focus on what matters today, not every possible task • Review the week and plan the next with Eko’s help Build better routines: • Track habits manually or automatically with supported health data • Earn screen time by completing tasks and habits • Use widgets for today, tasks, habits, quick capture, and Eko AI • Save memories and preferences so Eko can help more personally over time Bring your apps with you: • Connect the apps you already use • Import tasks and events where supported Terms of Use (EULA): https://ekoapp.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://ekoapp.co/privacy

Screenshots

Yesterdays4 screens
Eko4 screens

Verdict

The call

Yesterdays and Eko are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Yesterdays sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Eko sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yesterdays ships an update weekly, Eko every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Yesterdays versus Eko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYesterdaysEko
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHere & Co.Dennis Tan Yi Xuan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yesterdays

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Yearly)$4.991 Year
2 purchases

Eko

Subscriptions2
  • Eko Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Eko Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Yesterdays free?
Yesterdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eko free?
Eko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yesterdays or Eko have ads?
Neither Yesterdays nor Eko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yesterdays or Eko?
Yesterdays ships an update weekly, and Eko every 5 days. Most recently, Yesterdays was updated on October 20, 2026 and Eko on October 15, 2026.

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