Comparison

Faintly vs Memory Handoff

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

Head to head
About

Faintly

Features
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Your past is fading. Not all at once—but little by little, every year. The people. The places. The moments that made you who you are. One day you'll reach for a memory and it won't be there. Faintly is where you keep them before that happens. — THIS IS NOT A DAILY JOURNAL Faintly isn't about documenting today. It's about capturing memories from your past—last week, last year, or thirty years ago. When nostalgia hits, open Faintly and write it down. Just a few words. That's enough. — HOW IT WORKS Write the memory in your own words. It doesn't need to be long or polished. Just enough to anchor it. Place it in time—by year if you remember, or by life stage if you don't. "Kindergarten" or "First job" works just as well as "Summer 1998." Tag the people and places that matter. Over time, you'll see who and where your memories keep returning to. Mark how it feels now. Not how it felt then—how thinking about it makes you feel today. — WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER • Your memories organised by decades, people, places, and feelings • Which life stages hold the most moments • The people your mind keeps coming back to • Patterns in how your past feels to you now — DESIGNED FOR FADING MEMORIES No photos. Faintly is for the moments that can't be photographed—the textures, voices, and feelings that only exist in your head. The ones you only faintly remember. No pressure. Capture a memory in thirty seconds or spend ten minutes. There's no streak to maintain, no daily prompt to ignore. No complexity. Just your words, a rough time, and the people and places that were there. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your memories never leave your device unless you choose to export them. Face ID and Touch ID lock available. No account required. No cloud by default. Your past belongs to you. — START FREE Keep up to 30 memories free—enough to see if Faintly fits the way your mind works. Faintly Pro removes the limit entirely. Unlimited memories, forever. $4.99/month or $29.99/year. — WHO FAINTLY IS FOR • People who want to preserve memories from their past before they fade • Anyone who feels nostalgia and wants to capture it in their own words • People who've realized their memories are slipping away with time • Those building a quiet archive of their life—the moments that made them who they are — Your past is fading. The rooms, the people, the feelings—they're getting harder to remember. Faintly is here for the ones your mind keeps bringing back. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://faintly.life/privacy

About

Memory Handoff

Capture fleeting childhood moments with daily prompts. Record videos, photos, or notes to build a beautiful, lasting memory book for your child. Your memories are private and stored on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily memory prompts
  • Record video, photo, or text
  • Organized memory collection
  • Timeline view from birth to 18
  • Create printable scrapbooks
  • Generate memory reels (films)
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You will forget almost everything — not the milestones, but the small ones. The mispronounced word. The song they invented in the bath. Their first opinion about clouds. Memory Handoff is built to catch them before they're gone. HOW IT WORKS Every day, one gentle question — chosen for your child's age. Answer it in thirty seconds: record a video, snap a photo, scan a drawing, or type a line. Then let it go. WATCH A CHILDHOOD TAKE SHAPE • Today — your daily prompt and the fastest way to capture a moment • Memories — every kept moment, beautifully collected • The Arc — see all the days from birth to eighteen, and the moments you've saved along the way • Keepsake — turn it all into something to hold YOUR MEMORIES REMAIN YOURS Everything is stored on your device and backed up to your own iCloud. Nothing is ever sent to our servers. No ads. No selling your data. Ever. CREATE SOMETHING TO HAND THEM When the time comes, weave every video, photo, and note into a printable Scrapbook or a Memory Reel — a little film of the small things — and give your child a piece of a childhood they could never have remembered on their own. Start today. By their eighteenth birthday, you'll have something no one else could give them. PRICING & TERMS Memory Handoff is free to use. Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription — $6.99/month or $49.99/year — or a one-time $399 lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://memoryhandoff.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Faintly4 screens
Memory Handoff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Memory Handoff at every 5 days against Faintly's every 10 days. Memory Handoff also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Faintly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Memory Handoff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faintly ships an update every 10 days, Memory Handoff every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Faintly versus Memory Handoff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaintlyMemory Handoff
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal DziedzicCompassCare LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Faintly

Subscriptions2
  • Faintly Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Faintly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Memory Handoff

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$399.00

Questions

Is Faintly free?
Faintly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Handoff free?
Memory Handoff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Faintly or Memory Handoff have ads?
Neither Faintly nor Memory Handoff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faintly or Memory Handoff?
Faintly ships an update every 10 days, and Memory Handoff every 5 days. Most recently, Faintly was updated on October 2, 2026 and Memory Handoff on October 11, 2026.

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