Comparison

Tending App vs Custos

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

Head to head
About

Tending App

This app offers a subscription service for ongoing care and restoration of important memorial sites. It provides regular cleaning, seasonal upkeep, and detailed photo reports. Family members can share access, ensuring peace of mind with automated service.

Highlights
  • Subscription for regular care
  • Restoration and seasonal upkeep
  • Detailed photo reports
  • Family member access sharing
  • Automated service and support
Features
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Tending helps you care for a loved one’s grave professionally, even when you cannot be there in person. Order cleaning, restoration, and ongoing care directly in the app. We make it simple to request service, share details, and stay updated every step of the way. If your stone has become damaged, fallen, or cracked, don’t rush to replace it at great expense. Contact us and request a restoration. With Tending, you can: • Order grave cleaning and restoration easily • Keep memorials clean, dignified, and well cared for • Receive photo updates after service • Manage requests and communication in one place • Share access with family members • Get reliable support when you need help • Book services backed by $2M insurance Tending is built for families who live far away, have limited time, or want confidence that an important place will be cared for properly. Whether a memorial needs a careful cleanup, visible improvement, or regular upkeep, Tending makes the process clear, respectful, and convenient. Download Tending to arrange professional grave care with dignity, transparency, and peace of mind.

About

Custos

Preserve cherished memories by creating digital memorials from prayer cards, obituaries, and photos. Easily share these keepsakes with loved ones and access them conveniently in Apple Wallet. The app also offers gentle reminders for important dates.

Highlights
  • Create digital memorials
  • Scan prayer cards for data extraction
  • Import obituaries and text
  • Share memorials with family and friends
  • Add memorials to Apple Wallet
  • Save full life stories with photos and memories
  • Create pet memorials
  • Receive gentle reminders for important dates
Features
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Custos turns prayer cards, obituaries, funeral programs, photos, and life stories into beautiful digital memorials you can save, share, and carry in Apple Wallet. Create a memorial in the way that feels right. Scan a prayer card, import an obituary, photograph a funeral program, paste text, or build one from scratch with photos, dates, prayers, and memories. Custos helps preserve the details families often lose over time. CREATE MEMORIALS IN SECONDS Scan a prayer card and Custos can extract names, dates, and prayer text for you. Import an obituary from a funeral home website, screenshot, or pasted text. You can also create a memorial manually from scratch. SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Send a memorial link to anyone. Family and friends can view the memorial without needing the app, or save it in Custos if they want to keep it close. ADD MEMORIALS TO APPLE WALLET Carry a digital memorial card with you in Apple Wallet. A prayer, photo, obituary, or life story can stay just a tap away. SAVE THE FULL LIFE STORY Add photos, prayers, dates, obituaries, resting place information, and memories in one lasting memorial keepsake. PET MEMORIALS TOO Create memorials for beloved pets, because every family member deserves to be remembered. GENTLE REMINDERS Custos can remind you on birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates, so the people and pets you love are never forgotten. FREE FOR FAMILIES Custos is free to create, save, and share memorials. Always.

Screenshots

Tending App4 screens
Custos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custos at 4.7 against Tending App's 4.2. Custos also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tending App's written reviews are positive against 91% of Custos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tending App ships an update fortnightly, Custos every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tending App versus Custos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTending AppCustos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.7 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll Funeral Services, LLCScott Mysogland

Customer experience

Tending App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Custos

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tending App

No in-app purchases

None

Custos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tending App free?
Tending App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custos free?
Custos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tending App or Custos?
Custos is rated higher. Tending App averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Custos averages 4.7 from 24 ratings.
Do Tending App or Custos have ads?
Tending App shows ads; Custos does not.
Which is updated more often, Tending App or Custos?
Tending App ships an update fortnightly, and Custos every 5 days. Most recently, Tending App was updated on October 30, 2026 and Custos on October 31, 2026.

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