Comparison

Memory Capsule vs Vellum

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

Head to head
About

Memory Capsule

Features
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Memory Capsule is a gentle and secure way to preserve your most meaningful memories. Create digital time capsules for weddings, birthdays, graduations, or personal milestones. Add photos, voice recordings, journal entries, and even locations. Set a lock date, and your capsule becomes sealed forever—unchangeable, unremovable, and safe. Collaborate with friends and family to contribute shared memories and communicate. Whether it’s a family vacation or a life celebration, everyone adds their unique perspective. Once the lock date is reached, your memory capsule is permanently preserved, stored securely using blockchain and IPFS technology. No crypto or wallets needed—just an easy, emotional, and beautifully designed experience. Enjoy gasless login, offline support, dark/light mode, and real-time updates. Key Features: Create time-locked events Add photos, voice, and journals Invite others to contribute Set lock date to seal memories Decentralized & permanent storage Preserve moments that matter. Forever. Download Memory Capsule today.

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Vellum

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Vellum is a time-gift app where you send audio and video capsules to the future. Record today, open years later. To yourself, or to those you love. CAPSULES FOR THE FUTURE In Vellum, every capsule is a sealed envelope. You set the opening date: a year, ten years, twenty-five years from now. Until the date you choose, the capsule stays closed even you cannot listen to it. The seal cannot be broken before its time, because the essence of Vellum lies in the waiting of the word you sent to the future, and in its remembrance when the moment arrives. SEND A GIFT TO YOUR LOVED ONES You can send Vellum capsules to someone else too. A message for their birthday, a congratulation for their graduation, a word for your child's eighteenth. Even if the other person doesn't use Vellum, they reach the capsule through a link and add it to their own iCloud account. That capsule is now theirs even if you delete Vellum. YOUR CAPSULES, YOUR iCloud Vellum has no server. All your capsules are kept in your Apple iCloud account, encrypted end to end. We can never access their contents. When you send a gift, the capsule reaches the recipient directly through iCloud there is no server between us. BUILT TO LAST We built Vellum on Apple's infrastructure because we want it to still be working ten years from now. Companies close, servers shut down, apps disappear. Your iCloud account, though, stays yours. Vellum is just an interface that uses that trust. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Record an audio capsule (in your own voice, in your own words) - Film a video capsule - Choose the opening date: 1 month, 1 year, 25 years from now - Add a personal note - Send to yourself or to someone close - Track the status of the capsules you've sent WHO USES VELLUM - Those who leave a message through time for their loved ones on birthdays - Parents who record their child's growth day by day and prepare capsules to be opened at certain ages - Those who want to give themselves a word on anniversaries, on new beginnings - Those who do not want to lose their memories Vellum was made for thinking about permanence. It is not a fast tool it is a slow ritual.

Screenshots

Memory Capsule4 screens
Vellum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Capsule at none against Vellum's 10. Memory Capsule also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Vellum sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Memory Capsule asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Capsule ships an update every 2 days, Vellum every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Memory Capsule versus Vellum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory CapsuleVellum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWisish Techmustafa yazgulu

In-app purchases

None

Memory Capsule

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Vellum

One-time10
  • Text Capsule Forever Single$0.99
  • Text Capsule Forever 3 Pack$1.99
  • Video • 1m • 1y ×3$12.99
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  • Video • 3m • 1y ×3$26.99
  • Video • 1m • 5y ×3$26.99
  • Video • 1m • 10y ×3$44.99
  • Video • 3m • 5y ×3$47.99
  • Video • 3m • 10y ×3$79.99
  • Video • 10m • 5y ×3$94.99
  • Video • 10m • 10y ×3$149.99

Questions

Is Memory Capsule free?
Memory Capsule is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vellum free?
Vellum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memory Capsule or Vellum have ads?
Neither Memory Capsule nor Vellum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory Capsule or Vellum?
Memory Capsule ships an update every 2 days, and Vellum every 2 weeks. Most recently, Memory Capsule was updated on October 28, 2026 and Vellum on October 31, 2026.

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