Comparison

Borrow vs Memora

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

Head to head
About

Borrow

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by setting daily limits and making each unlock a deliberate choice. It offers features like Focus Mode, customizable time budgets, and an Allowlist for essential apps. Track your usage patterns and take back your time.

Highlights
  • Daily time budget
  • Focus Mode
  • Allowlist for essential apps
  • Protected and Strict modes
  • Live Activity countdown
  • Siri Shortcuts
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You already know. You pick it up without thinking. Another evening gone. You meant to put it down an hour ago. Borrow doesn't judge you. It gives you a daily budget and makes every unlock a conscious choice. Focus Mode blocks everything on your phone. When you actually need it, you borrow time. You choose how long, you choose why, and when the time's up everything locks again. No streaks. No guilt. Just a limit that means something. Set your daily budget anywhere from 1 minute to 8 hours. Every borrow counts against it. When it's gone, it's gone. Resets at midnight. Each unlock asks you two things: how long, and why. Talk to someone. Something specific. Just need a break. The reason matters, and over time the patterns become obvious. If you need Focus Mode to actually stick, you can set it to Protected mode with a 30-second cooldown before you can turn it off, or go full Strict and lock yourself in until your commitment ends. No exceptions. Your bank app, phone calls, Maps, anything you need always available through the Allowlist. Sessions let you unlock specific apps for a set window. Schedules handle recurring blocks for work hours or evenings. There's a Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, home screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts if you need them. Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No servers, no account, no analytics, no ads. Take back your time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Protected mode, Strict mode, and the Allowlist require Borrow Pro, an optional subscription.

About

Memora

Features
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Memora keeps the dates that matter close — and reminds you before they arrive. Whether it's a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding, or a work milestone, Memora gives every date a beautiful live countdown and a reminder so you're never caught off guard. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Add any event with a title, date, optional time, category, and note • See a live countdown for each — "Tomorrow", "in 12 days", "in 3 months" • Upcoming, All Events, and Past — sorted by whatever's nearest SMART REMINDERS • Be reminded on the day, an hour before, a day before, a week before — or a custom number of days • Notifications arrive right on time, even for yearly and monthly events REPEATS, YOUR WAY • One-time, yearly, monthly, or a custom interval (every N days/weeks/months) IMPORT BIRTHDAYS IN SECONDS • Pull birthdays straight from your Contacts — no typing BEAUTIFUL & YOURS ALONE • Soft gradients, rounded cards, light & dark mode • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with a live countdown • Full support for English, Arabic, and Sorani Kurdish — including right-to-left layouts and Dynamic Type for larger text PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. • Optional iCloud sync keeps your events across your devices using your own iCloud — we never see your data. Never miss what matters. Download Memora.

Screenshots

Borrow4 screens
Memora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memora at none against Borrow's 2. Memora also leads on ads (none vs shown). Borrow's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, 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. Borrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Memora asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Borrow ships an update every 2 days, Memora every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Borrow versus Memora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorrowMemora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPoteo de la unaameer hanari

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Borrow

Subscriptions2
  • Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Memora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Borrow free?
Borrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memora free?
Memora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Borrow or Memora have ads?
Borrow shows ads; Memora does not.
Which is updated more often, Borrow or Memora?
Borrow ships an update every 2 days, and Memora every 8 days. Most recently, Borrow was updated on October 22, 2026 and Memora on October 14, 2026.

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