Comparison

Brevitas vs Whengram

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

Head to head
About

Brevitas

Features
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Time is the one thing you can't make more of. Brevitas helps you feel that every day and turn it into how you actually live. YOUR LIFE IN WEEKS See your whole life as a single grid of weeks: the ones you've lived, filled in; the ones ahead, waiting. A subtle, powerful picture of where you are and how much is still yours to shape. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS Add the horizons you're moving toward -- a retirement, a child's graduation, a wedding, a big trip, the next New Year -- and watch the weeks fill in as they approach. A guided setup helps you pick a type, land on the right dates, and choose the mood of each one. A PERSONAL ESTIMATE, IF YOU WANT IT Base your lifespan on a short, evidence-informed estimate: answer a few questions about your country, age, and lifestyle, and Brevitas draws on public population data and published research. It's computed entirely on your device and never leaves it. A DAILY REFLECTION Each day surfaces one line worth sitting with drawn from Stoic, Eastern, poetic, literary, scientific, and sacred traditions. Tune which traditions and themes you see. No feeds, no notifications clamoring for attention. Just a moment. MAKE IT YOURS Set a background photo behind any grid and frame it just so. Pick accent colours. Carry it on your wrist and Home Screen with the Apple Watch app and widgets. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Brevitas keeps your data on your device. No accounts, no servers collecting your information, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Your life is yours. Brevitas is an illustrative, reflective tool and does not offer medical advice or a prediction. It's here to help you notice the time you have, and spend it on what you'll be glad you did.

About

Whengram

Capture one memory daily with optional photos and mood tracking. Organize your moments into yearly books and revisit past entries with 'On This Day' features. Secure your reflections with biometric lock and cloud backups.

Highlights
  • One memory per day
  • Attach photos to memories
  • Track daily mood
  • Weekly overview
  • Yearly memory books
  • On This Day feature
  • Biometric lock
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Whengram is your personal time capsule. One memory a day, a lifetime of moments. Some days are ordinary. Some change everything. Whengram helps you remember both. Capture one memory a day, a few lines about what mattered. A photo if you want. That's it. Just you and your thoughts, saved in a calm space that feels like yours. What you get: • One memory per day. Focused, intentional, no clutter • Attach a photo if the moment deserves one • Track your mood: positive, steady, or tough • Whenweek: your week at a glance on the Home tab • Whenshelf: every year of your memories is its own book • On This Day: memories from past years resurface on the same date • Milestones: mark the moments that shaped you (first job, big move, new home) • Widgets: On This Day and Today's Memory on your home screen • Daily reminder at your chosen time, if you want one • Dark mode for late night reflection • Biometric lock: your memories stay yours, nobody gets in but you • iCloud and Google Drive backup: private, to your own cloud, never our servers • Daily auto-backup into a Whengram folder in your iCloud Drive • Local backup: get a complete backup of your data, everything included. Restore anytime • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian and French Your data stays on your device. Whengram has no servers, no analytics, no ads. Your memories are stored locally on your phone. If you choose to back up, it goes to your own iCloud or Google Drive. We never see it. Just a quiet place to save what happened today, so future you can look back and smile. Connect: X / Instagram / Telegram: @getwhengram Email: hello@whengram.com Privacy Policy: https://www.whengram.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Brevitas4 screens
Whengram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Whengram at 16.4 against Brevitas's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Brevitas versus Whengram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrevitasWhengram
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW GLENN GRIMESYash Kumar

In-app purchases

None

Brevitas

No in-app purchases

None

Whengram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brevitas free?
Brevitas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whengram free?
Whengram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brevitas or Whengram have ads?
Neither Brevitas nor Whengram shows ads.

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