Comparison

CineTemp vs Memory Capsule

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

Head to head
About

CineTemp

This tool helps filmmakers and cinematographers measure color temperature and ND values using their iPhone camera. It offers real-time readings, a luminance histogram, and a library for saving shot notes and metadata to ensure color consistency.

Highlights
  • Color temperature readings via iPhone camera
  • ND calculation via iPhone camera
  • Real-time measurements with multiple lenses
  • Luminance histogram
  • Location-aware shot library
  • Scene comparison tools
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KEY FEATURES: • Approximate color temperature readings through your iPhone camera • Approximate ND calculation through your iPhone camera • Real-time values using wide, telephoto, and front-facing lenses • Luminance histogram • Location-aware shot library with custom notes and metadata • Scene comparison tools to assist with color consistency Perfect for: • Location scouting • Pre-production planning • On-set color adjustments • White balance optimization • Multi-camera coordination Created by filmmakers for filmmakers, CineTemp is designed to simplify your workflow and support your creative vision. While it’s not total replacement for dedicated hardware, CineTemp offers an intuitive way to make informed color decisions. The app seamlessly integrates with most iPhone cameras, and the customizable interface keeps essential tools at your fingertips. Save and organize your readings with automatic time, date, and location tagging to streamline your pre-production process. Join the creators using CineTemp to elevate their craft. Download now and explore an innovative approach to color temperature measurement.

About

Memory Capsule

Preserve family memories by attaching voice or video stories to photos and videos. Collaborate with family to build a shared family tree and organize your media with smart capsules and face recognition. Share content privately with designated circles.

Highlights
  • Record voice/video stories on photos/videos
  • Collaborate with family on a shared tree
  • Organize with smart capsules and face recognition
  • Share privately with designated circles
  • Letters sealed until a chosen date
  • Duplicate photo detection
Features
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Memory Capsule helps you preserve the stories behind your family photos, in your own voice. TELL THE STORY • Record a voice or video story on any photo or video • Point at a face while you talk and a spotlight follows your finger • Narrate a whole set of photos and videos into one story • Mark the moment something happens in a video BRING YOUR FAMILY IN • Invite family to add their own photos and stories • One family tree, built together with relatives • Family can ask you about a photo; daily prompts when nothing happened • Save shared photos and videos to your Photos app • Letters sealed until the date you choose SHARE WITH YOUR CIRCLES • Circles for the people you share with, from your cousins to a team for a season • Everyone in a circle sees and adds to its capsules and shared album • Upload straight to a circle, and everyone in it hears about it KEEP IT ORGANIZED • Import whole albums; uploads keep going when your phone locks • Smart capsules that fill themselves by person, place or year • Face recognition that runs only on your iPhone • Find and clear duplicate shots in a couple of taps PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Nothing is shared until you choose to share it • Deleted items wait 30 days Free with 10 GB. Memory Capsule Plus adds 200 GB, transcripts and captions, video export, and capsules that open on a date years from now. It's more than storage: every story is transcribed, so you can search for what was said, and any story can be exported as a video to send to family. I'm Sean Daigle, and I make Memory Capsule. If something doesn't work the way you hoped, write to me at hello@memorycapsule.app. Plus is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, charged to your Apple ID and renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.memorycapsule.app/privacy

Screenshots

CineTemp4 screens
Memory Capsule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Memory Capsule at Free against CineTemp's $19.99. Memory Capsule also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). CineTemp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Memory Capsule is free to download; CineTemp costs $19.99 up front. Memory Capsule sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CineTemp 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 CineTemp against 5.0 for Memory Capsule. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CineTemp has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of CineTemp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memory Capsule's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CineTemp ships an update every 3 weeks, Memory Capsule every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
CineTemp versus Memory Capsule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineTempMemory Capsule
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (29 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTKNYESean Daigle

Customer experience

CineTemp

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Memory Capsule

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CineTemp

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Memory Capsule

Subscriptions2
  • Memory Capsule Plus: Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Memory Capsule Plus Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is CineTemp free?
CineTemp costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Capsule free?
Memory Capsule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CineTemp or Memory Capsule?
Memory Capsule is rated higher. CineTemp averages 4.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Memory Capsule averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CineTemp or Memory Capsule have ads?
Neither CineTemp nor Memory Capsule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CineTemp or Memory Capsule?
CineTemp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Memory Capsule every 3 days. Most recently, CineTemp was updated on October 15, 2026 and Memory Capsule on October 14, 2026.

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