Comparison

My Recap vs Afterfade

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

Head to head
About

My Recap

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Relive your week in seconds. My Recap automatically curates your best photos from the past 7 days into a beautiful weekly recap. No manual sorting, no endless scrolling โ€“ just your highlights, ready to share. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Open the app once a week โ€ข AI analyzes your camera roll and picks your best shots โ€ข Swipe through your personalized recap โ€ข Share directly to Instagram Stories FEATURES โ—‹ Smart Selection โ€“ Automatically excludes screenshots, blurry photos, and duplicates โ—‹ Beautiful Presentation โ€“ Full-screen, immersive photo viewing โ—‹ Easy Editing โ€“ Reorder or swap photos with a tap โ—‹ One-Tap Sharing โ€“ Share your recap to Instagram in seconds โ—‹ Weekly Stats โ€“ See your week at a glance with detailed insights โ—‹ History โ€“ Access all your past weekly recaps PREMIUM Unlock unlimited access to your full recap history, detailed weekly stats, and more. Your photos never leave your device. We value your privacy.

About

Afterfade

Capture fleeting moments by recording five-second video clips that are transformed into unique musical tracks. Collect seven clips to create a music video and a personalized cassette tape visualization. Your memories are processed entirely on-device and can be exported.

Highlights
  • Record 5-second video clips
  • Extracts color and sound for music
  • Composes music on-device
  • Seven captures create one track
  • Generates dreamcore music videos
  • Exports music videos and cassette visuals
Features
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Memory loses its sound first. Rain on the window. An announcement at the station. A friend laughing at something you've already forgotten. You were there โ€” but by next week the sound is gone. Photos survive. Sound doesn't. Afterfade exists for that gap. FIVE SECONDS. THAT'S THE WHOLE THING. Point your camera at whatever is in front of you and hold it for five seconds. A sunset, a train platform, the coffee on your desk. Nothing to write, nothing to edit, nothing to make prettier. Five seconds and you're done. There's no daily quota to keep up with. Like a roll of film sitting in your bag, you use it when something catches you โ€” one fragment or five, whenever. ORDINARY DAYS COUNT Halfway through a walk. A platform in a town you're just visiting. A night spent alone. Nothing special has to happen โ€” that day's colors and sounds exist only on that day. Play it back later and the hour that felt like nothing has turned into a small, unexpectedly pretty memory. THOSE FIVE SECONDS TURN INTO MUSIC Color is collected from the image, sound from the mic. The dull grey of an overcast sky, the murmur of a crossing, a silly "yoo-hoo" shouted at the camera โ€” they become chord changes and tape texture. No two tracks are ever the same. You're not listening to someone else's song. You're listening to your own day. SEVEN CAPTURES MAKE ONE MUSIC VIDEO After the seventh, press REC. Like sending a roll of film off to be developed, the days you've been carrying fold into a single track โ€” and the five seconds you shot become one music video set to it. Fill the roll in an afternoon or take a month โ€” it makes no difference. Right now that sound is lo-fi: tape wobble and muffled noise sit closest to the texture of a memory that isn't perfect anymore. Even the walking around, wondering what to capture next, is part of it. IT DOESN'T JUST PLAY โ€” IT STAYS Every finished track lands on your shelf as a cassette tape dyed in the colors you collected. The music video is a dreamcore-styled short film, and both it and the cassette can leave the app. Shoot seven on a trip, come home, and send someone the whole trip as one video. WHAT YOU CAPTURE STAYS WITH YOU The music is made entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in. The five seconds you record โ€” and the color and sound pulled out of them โ€” are never uploaded anywhere. Whether anyone else ever hears it is always your call. Afterfade isn't a social network. There's nothing to compare, no streak to break, no one to perform for, and no notification asking where you've been. It's just somewhere to hold on to what fades. You can't remember the rain on August 12th. But it's still falling, quietly, somewhere inside your September track. FEATURES โ€ข Extracts color and sound from a 5-second capture โ€ข Composes entirely on-device โ€” your clips are never uploaded โ€ข Seven captures complete one track โ€ข A cassette shelf dyed in the colors you collected โ€ข A dreamcore-styled music video built from your clips, set to your track โ€ข Save to your photo library or share anywhere

Screenshots

My Recap4 screens
Afterfade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: My Recap at none against Afterfade's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
My Recap versus Afterfade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy RecapAfterfade
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChan Woo ParkKanon Fujita

In-app purchases

None

My Recap

No in-app purchases

None

Afterfade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Recap free?
My Recap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterfade free?
Afterfade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Recap or Afterfade have ads?
Afterfade shows ads; My Recap does not.

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