Comparison

Yume vs Performative

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

Head to head
About

Yume

Capture your dreams immediately upon waking with this simple journaling app. Record your thoughts by writing or voice, and enjoy a private, distraction-free space to reflect on your subconscious experiences. Build a consistent dream logging habit with its clean interface.

Highlights
  • Write or record dreams quickly
  • Clean black-and-white design
  • Private dream storage
  • Distraction-free journaling
  • Habit building for dream logging
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Catch your dreams before they fade. Ever wake up and remember a dream just for a moment? It felt real. Maybe strange. Maybe important. Then it slips away. Gone before you can write it down. That's what Yume is for. A simple way to save your dreams before they disappear. No clutter. No pressure. Just you and your thoughts. What makes Yume work: • Write or record your dream fast, while it's fresh. • Clean black-and-white design, easy on tired eyes. • Your dreams stay private no sharing. • No distractions. Just a clear space to focus. Yume helps you build a habit. One dream at a time. Yume Pro Subscription: • Yume Pro Monthly - $3.99/month • Yume Pro Yearly - $24.99/year Privacy Policy: https://yume.craft.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Performative

This app allows you to relive cherished memories through interactive photo displays. It evokes nostalgia with cute visuals, personalized affirmations, and unique soundscapes, turning your life's moments into a daily reflection.

Highlights
  • Interactive photo displays
  • Memory recall prompts
  • Personalized affirmations
  • Nostalgic soundscapes
  • Daily life reflection
Features
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this is your life is a kawaii memory player. touch the screen — a photo appears. it’s you and a new friend you made this year. do you remember when you barely knew each other? you tap again. it’s a photo of you in one of those over-the-top japanese cut-outs. you look so demure. so kawaii. so cutesy. you keep tapping, and the story of the memory comes back. your heart flutters as the app calls you cute in a jamaican accent. weirdly nostalgic video game sounds play. you laugh. maybe tear up a little. we were playing mario kart when we made this — writing code between rounds, scribbling ideas on the whiteboard. somehow, it turned into this. this is not an app. this is your life. relive it every day with us.

Screenshots

Yume4 screens
Performative4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Performative at none against Yume's 2. Performative also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Yume sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Performative asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Yume against 5.0 for Performative. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yume ships an update every 5 months, Performative every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Yume versus Performative: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYumePerformative
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYume Journal LTDCTM Ventures Inc

Customer experience

Yume

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

Performative

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Yume

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Performative

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yume free?
Yume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Performative free?
Performative is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yume or Performative?
Performative is rated higher. Yume averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Performative averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Yume or Performative have ads?
Neither Yume nor Performative shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yume or Performative?
Yume ships an update every 5 months, and Performative every 2 days. Most recently, Yume was updated on November 4, 2026 and Performative on November 10, 2026.

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