Comparison

Pastival vs Linking Lists

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

Head to head

Pastival

Celebrate the Unforgettable.

About

Pastival

Features

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Memories fade, and with them, the essence of who we are. Most people struggle to document their lives meaningfully, leading to a silent erosion of stories, insights, and emotions. Pastival uses generative AI to transform voice, text, photos, and video into a coherent, searchable, and insightful timeline - offering personal reflection, emotional connection, and smart memory management. Privacy Policy: https://pastival.app/legal Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Linking Lists

Features

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Linking Lists is a personal, fully customizable, relational database, used to help manage your world. Features include images, charts, email and text templates and most importantly, relational lists for easy navigation.

Screenshots

Pastival4 screens

Linking Lists1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linking Lists at none against Pastival's 2. Pastival's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pastival sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Linking Lists asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastival ships an update every 5 weeks, Linking Lists every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Pastival versus Linking Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pastival	Linking Lists
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	61 MB	63 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Guy Levy	James Welch

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pastival

Subscriptions2

Pastival Pro - Monthly$5.991 Month
Pastival Pro - Yearly$59.991 Year

None

Linking Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastival free?

Pastival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Linking Lists free?

Linking Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Pastival or Linking Lists have ads?

Neither Pastival nor Linking Lists shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Pastival or Linking Lists?

Pastival ships an update every 5 weeks, and Linking Lists every 3 months. Most recently, Pastival was updated on October 3, 2026 and Linking Lists on October 16, 2026.