Comparison

Nomen Memory vs ToolVault

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

Head to head
About

Nomen Memory

Features
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Nomen is your personal memory assistant. It helps you remember people, conversations, and important details simply by talking naturally to your phone. Inspired by the ancient Roman nomenclator, Nomen acts as your digital brain. You tell it things as they happen, and later you ask questions to recall them. No folders. No manual tagging. No effort. Just conversation. Save memories by typing or speaking exactly the way you think. • “Had lunch with Sarah. She mentioned her new job at TechCorp.” • “Mom’s birthday is next Thursday. She wants the blue cashmere sweater.” • “Project Alpha deadline is May 1st. Need two more engineers.” Nomen understands context, extracts important details automatically, and stores everything for you. Ask natural questions and get clear answers drawn from your own memories. • “What did Sarah say about her job?” • “When is Project Alpha due?” • “What does Mom want for her birthday?” Follow-up questions work seamlessly. Pronouns and references are understood just like in a real conversation. Nomen automatically recognizes people, places, companies, dates, and topics. It builds entity profiles behind the scenes so your memories stay connected over time without any manual work. Browse memories, search instantly, edit or delete anything. You stay in full control. Your memories are deeply personal. Nomen is built to keep them that way. • 100 percent on-device intelligence powered by Apple Intelligence • No external AI services • No analytics or tracking • No data ever leaves your device • Works offline • Optional iCloud sync using your private CloudKit database Built with SwiftUI for a modern, calm, and focused experience. • Dark and light mode support • High-contrast, accessible design • Smooth animations • Thoughtful typography and spacing Nomen is Perfect For • Busy professionals who meet many people • Anyone who wants to remember what friends and family share • Knowledge workers who need better recall • Privacy-conscious users • Apple ecosystem users who want on-device intelligence Key Features • Conversational memory storage • Natural language search and recall • Automatic entity recognition • Conversation history with context • Searchable memory browser • Memory editing and deletion • iCloud markdown exports • Optional developer prompt playground Nomen helps you store today and remember tomorrow. Effortlessly.

About

ToolVault

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ToolVault helps you keep track of the tools you own, where they are, and who has borrowed them. Build a private inventory for your workshop, garage, club, or small team. Add tools with categories, brands, model numbers, locations, purchase details, notes, photos, serial numbers, and warranty dates. When someone borrows a tool, ToolVault keeps the loan history close to the tool and borrower, so you can see what is out, what is due back, and what is overdue. Features: • Track tools, borrowers, active loans, due dates, and loan history • Search and filter your inventory by status, category, brand, and location • See at-a-glance stats for active tools, active loans, overdue loans, collection value, and category distribution • Import selected contacts as borrowers • Add tool photos from your photo library • Send borrower nudges by message or email • Schedule local due-date reminders • Export and import a local JSON backup ToolVault is local-first. There is no account required and no cloud service required. Your inventory is stored on your device. The free version supports up to 10 active tools. ToolVault Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited tools, tool photos, reminders, borrower nudges, JSON backup export/import, custom categories, warranty tracking, serial-number fields, and Pro themes.

Screenshots

Nomen Memory4 screens
ToolVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ToolVault at 17.0 against Nomen Memory's 26.0. 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. Nomen Memory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ToolVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Nomen Memory versus ToolVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomen MemoryToolVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg McInnesDale Townsend

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nomen Memory

One-time1
  • Long-term Memory$9.99
1 purchases

ToolVault

One-time1
  • ToolVault Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Nomen Memory free?
Nomen Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToolVault free?
ToolVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nomen Memory or ToolVault have ads?
Neither Nomen Memory nor ToolVault shows ads.

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