Comparison

Upscale on Device vs Memorylens

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

Head to head
About

Upscale on Device

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Upscale any video to 4K without losing details and sharpness with the VideoKit app. Simply select videos from your photo roll or files, preview the result and export. VideoKit performs all actions completely on device using the power of Apple Silicon. Upscale with state of the art quality using the new Super Resolution machine learning algorithm or use the super fast hardware accelerated Metal engine. READY FOR iOS 26 - Export videos with the app in the background on iPad Export videos with the app in the background on iPad - Supports the latest Super Resolution upscaling technologies - All new design with Liquid Glass KEY FEATURES - Completely on device offline upscaling - Upscales any video to 4K using - Preview directly in the app - Fully hardware accelerated on Apple Silicon devices # Support Need help or have a suggestion? We love hearing from you: team@nonstrict.com If you like VideoKit please take a moment to rate it on the App Store. It's a great way to support indie developers like us! # About Nonstrict B.V. is a Dutch indie studio founded in 2023 and operated by just two people Tom and Mathijs.

About

Memorylens

This app surfaces photos from your camera roll taken on the current day in previous years. It intelligently filters out screenshots, receipts, and duplicates, prioritizing photos with people. An optional subscription saves memories even if original photos are deleted.

Highlights
  • Daily photo reminders
  • Intelligent photo filtering
  • Screenshots and duplicates removed
  • Prioritizes photos with people
  • Optional memory saving subscription
  • On-device processing
Features
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Memorylens shows you the photos you took on this day, in every year before this one. Open it in the morning. One day, all the way back. What it leaves out Your camera roll is mostly not memories. It is screenshots, receipts, parking signs, and the nineteen near-identical shots you took to get one good one. Memorylens reads all of that and keeps it out. Screenshots are detected exactly, not guessed at. Bursts collapse to the one frame worth keeping. Receipts, documents and photos of a laptop screen get scored and dropped. Photos with people in them rank higher, because those are the ones you stop on. You set how strict the filter is. If something still gets through, hide it, and it never comes back. The bits that matter A reminder each morning, at a time you pick. Any photo hidden permanently, with one tap. Share a memory in a frame that carries the year, or share the photo on its own. Finding today's photos happens on your phone and needs no connection. Honest about your data Memorylens reads the dates on your photos to work out what belongs to today. That runs on your phone. Nothing is sold, nothing is used for advertising, and there is no tracking of any kind. Keep, optional The daily memory is free, every year of it. Keep adds one thing: a copy of each memory saved as it surfaces, so the day is still here even if the photo has left your phone. Delete from your camera roll without losing the moment. A copy is around 1600 pixels wide, right for looking at and sharing, not a replacement for your original. Screenshots and receipts are never uploaded. Keep costs EUR 19.99 a year. It is a yearly auto-renewing subscription: payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm, and it renews at the same price each year unless you cancel at least a day before it renews. You can cancel any time in your Apple account settings. Requires iOS 18. iPhone only. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brandpeneur.com/memorylens/privacy

Screenshots

Upscale on Device1 screens
Memorylens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upscale on Device at none against Memorylens's 1. Upscale on Device also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). Memorylens's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Memorylens sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year. Upscale on Device asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upscale on Device ships an update daily, Memorylens every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Upscale on Device versus Memorylens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpscale on DeviceMemorylens
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNonstrict B.V.Joshua George

In-app purchases

None

Upscale on Device

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Memorylens

Subscriptions1
  • Keep$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Upscale on Device free?
Upscale on Device is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memorylens free?
Memorylens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upscale on Device or Memorylens have ads?
Neither Upscale on Device nor Memorylens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upscale on Device or Memorylens?
Upscale on Device ships an update daily, and Memorylens every 6 days. Most recently, Upscale on Device was updated on September 30, 2026 and Memorylens on October 3, 2026.

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