Dear Memory vs Notly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dear Memory
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Dear Memory is a private memory journal and photo album for the people you love. Keep your moments, your special days and your little milestones in one calm, beautiful place. Everything stays on your device, and you do not need an account to start. A SPACE FOR EVERY BOND Create a separate space for each relationship in your life. Choose from partner, spouse, friend, family, baby, child or pet. Every space has its own theme and ready-made presets, so you can start writing your story in a few seconds. • Partner and spouse spaces for your love story • Friend and family spaces for shared adventures • Baby and child spaces for growing up • Pet spaces for your four-legged family MEMORIES WITH PHOTOS Add a photo, a note and a date to any memory. Look at your memories as a timeline, as a gallery or as a simple list. Mark your favorites and come back to them whenever you want. • Timeline, gallery and list views • Favorites for the moments that matter most • Photos are compressed to save space on your device SPECIAL DAYS AND REMINDERS Never forget a birthday or an anniversary again. Add a special day, make it repeat every year, and see it on the calendar. Local reminders can tell you on the day, one day before, or one week before. • Recurring birthdays and anniversaries show every year • A calendar with a clear mark for each event • A day counter, for example days together • Reminders for every space, and you can turn them off at any time INFO CARDS Save the small details that you always want to remember. Favorite flower, ring size, first trip together and many more. Each space comes with info cards that fit its type, and you can add your own. BADGES Earn more than 50 badges as you keep your journal. Small rewards celebrate your first memory, your first month and many other steps along the way. FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN Baby and child spaces have extra tools for the early years. • Growth tracker with charts for weight, height and head size • Firsts log: first smile, first step, first word • Funny quotes: write down the sweet things children say SHARE A CARD Turn a memory or a special day into a card. Share it with the person who is part of the story. VINTAGE LOOK, YOUR WAY Version 1.7 brings a new vintage color palette. The themes are soft and warm, like an old photo album. Several themes are free and more come with Pro. Dark mode is included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Dear Memory is local-first. Your data stays on your device. There are no ads, no tracking and no required account. When you want a backup, you can export a backup file and import it again later. A backup never overwrites newer data. 16 LANGUAGES The app and all its preset content are available in 16 languages, so you can write your memories in the language of your heart. DEAR MEMORY PRO The free plan includes 1 space and up to 50 memories. Pro removes these limits. • Unlimited spaces • Unlimited memories • All exclusive themes • Future Pro features as they arrive Choose a monthly or a yearly subscription, both with a 7-day free trial, or pay once for lifetime access. The Pro screen shows the plans side by side, with a simple free-trial timeline and a restore purchases button. You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your account settings. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. PERFECT FOR • Couples who want to keep their story • Parents who want to remember every first • Families who want to save traditions • Friends who share many adventures • Anyone who loves to keep the small moments Start your first space today. Your future self will thank you. Privacy Policy: https://denix.studio/legal/dear-memory Terms of Use: https://denix.studio/legal/dear-memory Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Notly
This app provides a secure space to journal your thoughts, track your mood, and reflect on your life. It offers customizable writing options, mood logging with visual patterns, and rich entry features, all while ensuring your data remains private on your device.
- PIN, Face ID, and Touch ID lock
- Voice-to-text dictation
- Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and bullet styles
- Mood tracking with stickers and graphs
- Add photos to entries
- 15 supported languages
- No cloud sync or account required
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Private Journal & Secret Diary — secured with Face ID, Touch ID, and PIN lock. Write freely knowing your thoughts stay yours alone. Notly is your safe space to journal daily, track your mood, and reflect on life — no accounts, no cloud, no one watching. WRITE THE WAY YOU WANT Type or dictate with your voice. Notly's built-in speech-to-text lets you narrate entries hands-free. Choose from 9 fonts, 18 unique backgrounds, and 9 bullet styles to make every page feel personal. TRACK YOUR EMOTIONAL WORLD Log your mood with 5 retro-illustrated stickers and watch your emotional patterns come alive over time. The mood graph, daily streak tracker, and calendar view help you understand how you've been feeling — day by day. RICH ENTRIES, YOUR WAY Add photos from your camera or gallery. Write with titles, body text, images, and mood tags in every entry. Organize your life in 15 supported languages. YOUR PRIVACY, GUARANTEED Everything stays on your device. No cloud sync, no account required, no data sharing — your diary is 100% yours. Lock the app with a PIN or activate Face ID for instant, secure access every time. UNLOCK PREMIUM Get access to all 18 backgrounds, all 9 fonts, exclusive sticker packs, and full backup & restore. Go premium and remove ads completely. Available in 15 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Dutch, and Polish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dear Memory at none against Notly's shown. Dear Memory also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dear Memory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Notly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dear Memory ships an update every 3 days, Notly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dear Memory | Notly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gokhan Alp Atar | Sneyder Cante |
In-app purchases
Dear Memory
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
Notly
- Lifetime Access$9.99









