Virtual memorials vs Almost Solved
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual memorials
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Sorrow is a unique space where history and personal stories come together. Explore a rich database of famous people from around the world β actors, musicians, scientists, leaders β and learn their life stories. Create personal virtual memorials for your loved ones to keep their memory alive. Share condolences, light virtual candles, and plant digital flowers as symbols of remembrance. Key features: β’ Extensive database of deceased celebrities with photos and biographies β’ Ability to add your own memorials with images and life stories β’ Express condolences and leave supportive messages β’ Place virtual candles and flowers on memorial pages β’ Follow memorials and get notified about new tributes In Sorrow, we believe that those who are remembered never truly die. Join our community and help preserve the stories of those who have shaped our world and our hearts.
Almost Solved
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Discover missing-person podcast episodes and keep your case research together. Almost Solved helps you find episodes, open the originals in Apple Podcasts, and follow your own questions. Save useful links and your notes in private Research Files. No Almost Solved account is required. FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE β’ Browse and search podcast episodes connected to missing-person cases. β’ Open the original episode in Apple Podcasts. β’ Podcast discovery and opening episodes stay free, before and after the trial. GO DEEPER INTO A CASE β’ Explore missing-person records and serial-killer profiles. β’ Use timelines, maps, questions, notes, and source links to organize your research. β’ Open official records, news, blogs, and other web sources in your browser. β’ Search saved work and return to your Research Files. KEEP USEFUL SOURCES With source-return saving enabled, open one outside source, check it, and return to Almost Solved to save that trip. Return before opening another source: later browsing outside the app is not automatically saved. Add your own links and notes when useful. TRY CASE RESEARCH, THEN CHOOSE Activate the free trial through Apple to explore cases through day one and day two. Day one ends at local midnight; if you start with less than four hours left, it continues through the following calendar day. On day two, Full Access options appear after you explore five different cases that day. Dismiss the options and keep exploring until the end of that day. Afterward, cases you already explored and your saved research remain available. Full Access is required to explore new cases. The free trial does not automatically charge or renew. Three Research Files are included. Optional one-time purchases offer Full Access or five additional Research Files. The additional-file purchase adds file capacity; it does not unlock new cases after the free period. Offer availability varies by region. Apple shows the localized price before confirmation. Restore qualifying purchases in Settings β Purchases & Restore. CHECK ORIGINAL SOURCES Almost Solved keeps links, metadata, and your own notes. It does not host third-party podcast audio, transcripts, or article bodies. Suggested leads are not verified facts. Case information and outside links can change; check the original sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Virtual memorials at 16.0 against Almost Solved's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Virtual memorials sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Almost Solved sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Virtual memorials ships an update every 2 weeks, Almost Solved fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual memorials | Almost Solved |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks β better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pavel Ilin | Lonnie Jordan |
In-app purchases
Virtual memorials
- Donate$0.99
Almost Solved
- 2-Day Trial + Extra TimeFree
- 5 More Research Files$2.99
- Unlimited Full Access$5.99



