Comparison

Things + Reminders vs This is My Life

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

Head to head
About

Things + Reminders

Features
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Get Organized with Ease! Whether it's your must-try restaurants or summer chores, you can manage it all seamlessly. Create lists for whatever you need – from dining spots to daily tasks. Add notes, categorize, mark favorites, and check off completed items. Plus, set reminders for those things you always seem to forget!

About

This is My Life

Document your life's significant events with photos, dates, and descriptions. Organize memories into a visual timeline, create a family tree, and export your story as a keepsake.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline of life moments
  • Organize moments into categories
  • Build and view family tree
  • Searchable life events
  • Export story as PDF
  • Shareable moment cards
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Add the moments that matter: a first day at school, a wedding, a trip, the day a child was born. Each moment holds a title, a date or date range, a place, a few words, and up to four photos. Your moments line up automatically on a beautiful timeline, grouped by decade, so your story reads from the beginning. • Timeline — every moment in order, by decade • Categories — organise moments into the chapters of your life • Family tree — add parents, partners, children and more, and see how everyone connects • Search — find any moment by meaning, not just keywords (on supported devices) • Ask Siri — get a quick answer about your story, or find a moment, right from Siri and Spotlight search (on supported devices) • Present — turn any part of your story into a full-screen slideshow, with music and transitions • Storybook — export your whole story as a printable PDF keepsake • Share cards — turn a moment into a beautiful card for Messages, Instagram, or anywhere Private by design. Your story lives on your device and syncs through your own private iCloud — we don't run servers that store your memories, and we can't read them. Siri and Spotlight access is off by default (but you can turn it on under Settings) and entirely on-device — you choose what's searchable, and anything marked Private is never included. Free to start. Capture your first moments and build your family tree at no cost. Unlock Premium once to remove the limits: unlimited moments, an unlimited family tree, and up to four photos per moment.

Screenshots

Things + Reminders4 screens
This is My Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Things + Reminders at none against This is My Life's 2. Things + Reminders also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. This is My Life sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Things + Reminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things + Reminders ships an update daily, This is My Life every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Things + Reminders versus This is My Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings + RemindersThis is My Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew GerberBrian O'Riordan

In-app purchases

None

Things + Reminders

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

This is My Life

One-time2
  • Premium Unlock$4.99
  • Premium Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Things + Reminders free?
Things + Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is This is My Life free?
This is My Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Things + Reminders or This is My Life have ads?
Neither Things + Reminders nor This is My Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things + Reminders or This is My Life?
Things + Reminders ships an update daily, and This is My Life every 11 days. Most recently, Things + Reminders was updated on October 25, 2026 and This is My Life on October 31, 2026.

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