Comparison

Clarity vs Memkeep

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

Head to head
About

Clarity

Features
Read full description

One photo today. The same feeling, untouched, a year from now. Clarity is a time capsule for your photos and videos. You capture a moment, you choose the date it reopens β€” in a year, in five years, in ten years β€” and until then the capsule stays sealed. Even to you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture a photo or a video. 2. Name it, pick its unlock date. 3. Seal it. It leaves your sight until that day. 4. When the day comes, the unlock ceremony gives it back to you. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Seal one moment a day, photo or video β€’ Import a photo or a video from your camera roll β€’ Choose the wait: 1 year, 5 years or 10 years β€” or any date you like with Premium β€’ See your upcoming capsules by opening date, and find the ones already opened month by month β€’ Keep a streak of consecutive days β€’ Follow your streak, today's capture and your next opening with the widget, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen β€’ Get a daily reminder, and a notification the day a capsule opens β€’ Out of ideas? Tap β€œInspire me” for a question that suggests what to capture β€’ Share an opened capsule with any app β€” Clarity warns you first, because it leaves encryption behind TOGETHER, IF YOU WANT β€’ Give a capsule to someone: it opens on their phone, on the date you chose β€’ Add people by username β€” no need to share your email β€’ Create as many private groups as you like, for free, and drop capsules together; each one opens for every member on its unlock date WE CAN'T OPEN IT BEFORE YOU Every capsule is encrypted on your phone (AES-256-GCM) before anything is uploaded. Your key is created on your phone, and its backup is locked by your PIN. On iPhone, this key can also be backed up in your iCloud Keychain, which Apple encrypts. We never see a single pixel of your memories, and we cannot open a capsule early β€” even if someone asked us to. Only one gesture takes a capsule out of the vault: yours. If you share an opened capsule outside Clarity, the app warns you β€” it then leaves unencrypted. NOT A SOCIAL NETWORK No feed, no likes, no noise. Just you, the people you pick, and time passing. MADE FOR MOMENTS LIKE β€’ A message to your future self, to open on January 1st β€’ A birthday prepared six months ahead β€’ A pregnancy, a first step, a first year β€’ A wedding: the capsule you'll open on your first anniversary β€’ A trip, a move, a fresh start β€’ The last day of school, of a job, of an era CLARITY PREMIUM β€’ Fully custom unlock dates β€” any day, any time β€’ Unlimited captures The subscription (monthly or yearly) renews automatically. You can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://clarity.revaamp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://clarity.revaamp.com/privacy

About

Memkeep

Features
Read full description

Memkeep is a shared diary for the people you love most. Some moments are too good to keep to yourself β€” and too personal to post on social media. Memkeep is a private, end-to-end encrypted memory book you build together with your partner, your closest friends, or your family. No followers. No ads. No algorithm. Just the two (or three, or four) of you. WHY MEMKEEP IS DIFFERENT β€’ Truly private β€” every photo and word is end-to-end encrypted by default. Not a paid upsell. Not "encryption in transit." Real E2E. We can't read your memories. Nobody can but you and the people you invite. β€’ Works offline, syncs later β€” built on a local-first architecture, so the app is fully usable on a plane, on a hike, or anywhere with no signal. Your entries sync automatically the moment you reconnect. β€’ Built for two (or a few) β€” Memkeep is designed for couples and small friend groups. Create a shared space, invite your partner or your closest friends, and start writing. Family use is supported too. β€’ No social media patterns β€” no likes, no follower counts, no public profiles, no algorithm deciding what you see. Just your shared timeline, in chronological order, the way memories actually happen. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Create a shared diary space and invite the people who matter β€’ Write entries with text, photos, and dates β€’ Comment and react on each other's memories β€’ Browse a clean month-by-month timeline of your story β€’ Keep a separate personal diary alongside your shared spaces β€’ Use it on a flight, in the mountains, or anywhere offline PERFECT FOR β€’ Couples β€” capture date nights, trips, anniversaries, and the small daily moments that make a relationship β€’ Long-distance partners β€” stay close even when you're apart, with a private feed only you two can see β€’ Close friend groups β€” document trips, inside jokes, and the years you spend together β€’ Families β€” build a shared memory book across generations, without putting your kids on Instagram PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY Most "private" diary apps store your data in plain text on someone else's server. Memkeep doesn't. Your words and photos are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it. Even we, the developers, can't read them. Your shared diary belongs to you and the people you invited β€” nobody else. LOCAL-FIRST, BY DESIGN Memkeep is built on a modern local-first architecture (powered by Jazz CRDT). That means: instant writes, no spinners, no "trying to reconnect" errors, and a real app that keeps working when your signal doesn't. START TODAY Open Memkeep, create your first shared space in under a minute, and invite your favorite person. Build your story, one memory at a time. The little moments are the ones you'll want to remember in five years β€” Memkeep is where they go. Made with care for couples, friends, and families who believe their memories are theirs to keep. β€” β€” β€” Questions, feedback, or feature requests? We'd love to hear from you: hello@memkeep.app

Screenshots

Clarity4 screens
Memkeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clarity at every 10 days against Memkeep's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Clarity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Memkeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clarity ships an update every 10 days, Memkeep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Clarity versus Memkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClarityMemkeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size87 MB92 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperClement MARCELBurak Harun YILDIZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clarity

Subscriptions2
  • Clarity Premium – Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Clarity Premium – Yearly$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Memkeep

One-time1
  • Notebook$4.99

Questions

Is Clarity free?
Clarity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memkeep free?
Memkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clarity or Memkeep have ads?
Neither Clarity nor Memkeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clarity or Memkeep?
Clarity ships an update every 10 days, and Memkeep every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clarity was updated on October 18, 2026 and Memkeep on October 14, 2026.

Other comparisons