KeepOfEchoes vs From, Mama
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KeepOfEchoes
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Every family has stories worth keeping. KeepOfEchoes helps you tell them in your own voice, and keeps them for the people who come after you. Not a video, not a form to fill in: just you, telling a story the way you always tell it. KeepOfEchoes keeps the recording, writes out your words and builds a timeline of your life that your children and grandchildren can listen to for years to come. TALK WITH EMBER Ember is a warm, patient interviewer who helps you get started and keeps the story going. Ember asks a question, listens, picks up a detail from what you said and asks one gentle follow-up. Perfect for parents and grandparents who want to tell their story but don't know where to begin. A THOUSAND QUESTIONS About childhood, love, work, hard times, faith, joy and what you want to pass on. Every day brings a new question, and every question comes with follow-ups that help you remember more. TELL ABOUT A PHOTO Pick an old photo and Ember asks about it: who is in it, what happened that day. The photo is kept with your story. THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO TELL A STORY • Talk with Ember – a guided conversation. • Just Record – tap and tell. • Record Together – a conversation with someone you love. Recording keeps going when the screen turns off, so you can put the phone down on the table and simply talk. FIND AND SHARE Every story is written out on your device so you can search by name, place or subject. Browse by date, person or theme. Share a story with family through iCloud: they open the invite and listen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your stories stay on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers. Ember runs on your device with Apple Intelligence. Deeper AI with Apple's Private Cloud Compute is optional and off unless you switch it on. DESIGNED FOR EVERY AGE Large text, clear buttons, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. In English and Dutch. Requirements: iOS 26 or later. Ember's conversations need a device with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an iPad with Apple silicon). Recording, writing out your words, the thousand questions and sharing work on every supported device. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.keepofechoes.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.keepofechoes.com/privacy
From, Mama
This app provides a private space for mothers to write letters to their children, capturing precious memories and emotions. It allows for text, voice, photo, and video entries, creating a chronological archive of a child's life and a mother's journey. It also offers daily reflections and a feature to invite loved ones to contribute to the legacy.
- Write letters to children
- Add photos and videos
- Record audio notes
- Hands-free dictation
- Organized timeline by child
- Daily reflection prompts
- Invite loved ones to contribute
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From, Mama. Letters Your Children Will Keep Forever. Motherhood moves fast. The first steps. The sleepless nights. The ordinary Tuesdays that somehow feel extraordinary. From, Mama gives you a quiet, beautiful place to write it all down in letters your children will one day read and treasure forever. WRITE LETTERS THEY'LL CHERISH Compose heartfelt letters to your children directly from your phone. Write by typing, or speak hands-free with built-in dictation (and transcript clean-up that gets your children's names right!). Because the best moments often happen when your hands are full. Add photos and videos to bring each memory to life. Every letter is saved to a beautiful timeline, organized by child and date, building into a living archive of your love. You can also record audio notes, and selfie-style videos to bring your letters to life when your children read them back years later. A TIMELINE OF YOUR MOTHERHOOD Every memory lives on a gorgeous, scrollable timeline, a private journal of your journey as a mama. Look back on any day, any milestone, any feeling you chose to capture. From first words to first days of school, your archive grows richer with every letter you write. CAPTURE MEMORIES, NOT JUST SCATTERED PHOTOS AND VIDEOS These days, we all have thousands of photos and videos of our children scattered throughout our phone. But memories are more than just photos and videos. Memories are about emotion. And that's something we never capture. With From, Mama you'll be able to look back not only on the photos, but also your own words and voice on that exact day. Why was this such a special moment? How were you feeling at that time? That is what you and your children deserve to capture. YOUR DAILY REFLECTION The Reflect tab is your quiet corner of the day. Each morning, From, Mama curates something just for you — a meaningful quote, a piece of art, a podcast — thoughtfully chosen to honor the quiet heroism of motherhood. A place to pause, breathe, and feel seen. YOUR VILLAGE It takes a village to raise a child. Invite grandparents, partners, and loved ones to join your Village and contribute their own letters. One child. Many voices. A legacy written by everyone who loves them. Just imagine how special your children will feel when they can look through years worth of letters written for them by all of those involved their upbringing. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED From, Mama is designed to feel like opening a beloved journal. Warm, unhurried, and deeply personal. No noise. No feed. No distraction. Just you, your words, and the children you love. WHO IT'S FOR From, Mama is for every mama who has ever thought "I want to remember this moment forever." Whether your child is a newborn or heading to college, it's never too early, or too late, to begin. ABOUT DR. SHIRIN SYED From, Mama was created by Dr. Shirin Syed, a physician, mother, and advocate for the emotional lives of women. Inspired by her own experience of motherhood and the desire to leave her children something more lasting than photos, she built the app she wished had existed. Begin your first page today. Made with love for mamas everywhere Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: From, Mama at 16.4 against KeepOfEchoes's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. KeepOfEchoes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and From, Mama sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KeepOfEchoes ships an update weekly, From, Mama every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KeepOfEchoes | From, Mama |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vanYperen.com | Shirin Ahmed |
In-app purchases
KeepOfEchoes
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
From, Mama
- From Mama Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- From Mama Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









