3 Second vs Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3 Second
Easily capture and organize daily moments with short video clips. This app simplifies journaling by focusing on brief recordings, offering features like automatic sorting, mood filters, and time-lapse views to help you revisit memories and track your personal growth.
- Quick 3-second video recording
- Automatic calendar view
- Mood-enhancing filters
- Monthly & yearly timelapse
- Time Machine for past dates
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3 Second – Capture Today in 3 Seconds Do long diary entries feel overwhelming? Tired of complex editing? With 3 Second, just 3 seconds is all it takes. Capture tiny moments from your day and let them grow into meaningful memories over time. Key Features • Quick 3-second video recording Capture your day instantly in a simple, focused format. • Automatic calendar view sorted by date All your moments are organized by day, so you can revisit memories at a glance. • Mood-enhancing filters Apply filters to give your 3-second clips a special feeling. • Monthly & yearly timelapse Watch an entire month or year unfold in just seconds. • Time Machine for each date Revisit moments from the same day in past years and see how far you’ve come. Even in a busy life, don’t miss the moments that matter. All it takes is 3 seconds. Experience the passage of time. Meet your past self with 3 Second. Terms of Use: https://han.gl/HCCwV Privacy Policy: https://han.gl/Wclkw
Archive
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Archive: a private museum for what you collect Every piece has a story. Add a photo, a place, and a note, and keep your dolls, figures, models, pins, perfumes, meals, or travel finds on a display wall of your own. Snap a piece and Archive cuts it out into a clean sticker, ready to place on a wall you arrange yourself. ■ Collect like a curator ・Automatic cutout stickers ・Display styles: album, museum, specimen, ticket, and more ・40 categories, from dolls and figures to perfume, sneakers, and crystals ・Editorial keepsake cards, made to share ■ Your collecting map ・Record where and when each piece arrived, what you paid, and what it's worth now ・Revisit your trail on a map and a calendar ・Milestones, a stamp Passport, and a Year in Review ・My Treasure Chest: pick a trunk or a zip bag, fill it with favorites, and level up to Lv.100 ■ Keep it, and care for it ・Wishlist for the pieces you haven't caught yet ・Maintenance reminders for the pieces that need care ・Storage spots and QR codes to find the real thing fast (Premium) ■ What's free ・Up to 200 treasures and 20 wishes ・5 themes (Signature plus the four seasons) ・3 share cards (exports carry a watermark) ・A basic Analytics overview: total, added this month, category breakdown ・1 maintenance task per piece ■ Archive Premium Upgrade to unlock: ・No collection limit ・9 Premium themes ・Collection Ledger and full Analytics: cost, market value, gain and loss ・All 12 share cards, with no watermark ・Premium sticker packs, a maintenance overview, and unlimited maintenance tasks ・Automatic backup to your own iCloud, with restore on a new device Every core record feature is free, your data lives on your device, and no account is needed. The app is available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. With Premium, your treasures, photos, and preferences back up automatically to your own iCloud, in your private space that we cannot see or reach, and come back on their own when you reinstall on a new phone. Premium can also pack everything into a single backup file from Settings → Backup & Restore. Restoring from a backup file never requires a subscription. ■ Subscription details Archive Premium offers monthly and yearly plans; the price is shown in-app for your region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your Apple ID is charged upon confirmation of purchase. Manage or turn off auto-renewal anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://rotalee.github.io/archive-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rotalee.github.io/archive-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 3 Second at daily against Archive's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. 3 Second sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Archive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
3 Second ships an update daily, Archive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3 Second | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cheol Kim | YU FANG LI |
In-app purchases
3 Second
- YesToDay Premium$3.991 Month
- YesToDay Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Special Price$19.991 Year
- Upgrade Lifetime$19.99
- Upgrade Lifetime$29.99
Archive
- Archive Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Archive Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year









