Comparison

Sediment vs Onuri

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

Head to head
About

Sediment

Features
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You found something worth remembering. A line from a book. A phrase in a new language. A thought you don't want to lose. Sediment keeps it visible - quietly rotating your fragments on your Lock Screen throughout the day. No flashcards. No quizzes. No notifications. Just your own words, surfacing when you glance at your phone. How it works: - Save fragments - quotes, vocabulary, notes, affirmations — anything worth remembering - Organize them into layers (e.g. "Spanish", "Stoic Quotes", "Exam Notes") - Sediment displays them as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen or Widget on your Home Screen, rotating on the rhythm you set - A passive spaced repetition algorithm decides what to show. Over time, fragments settle through three depths - Surface, Sinking, and Bedrock - so the words you know best surface more rarely. Once a week, on Foundation Day, your deepest fragments rise back to the top. Designed to disappear: Sediment follows the principles of Calm Technology. There are no nagging push notifications, no sounds, no badges. Nothing demands your attention. Your fragments simply appear and fade — like geological layers settling over time. Features: - Continuous Lock Screen Live Activity with progress bar and countdown - no schedules, no time windows - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Strata: fragments settle through three depths over time, so the ones you know best surface more rarely - Foundation Day: a weekly day when your deepest fragments rise back to the top - Smart rotation powered by passive spaced repetition - Customizable rhythm: set how often your fragments rotate - Favorite fragments to boost their visibility and protect them from sinking - Quick Note: blazing-fast note taking directly from the Lock Screen - Full-text search across all fragments - JSON export and import - End-to-end encryption (AES-GCM) - your data stays yours - iCloud sync across all your devices - No account required. No servers. No tracking. Sediment Pro unlocks unlimited fragments. The free tier includes up to 10 fragments — enough to get started. Remembering starts with seeing. Sediment makes sure you do. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sedimentnotes.app/privacy-policy/ Imprint: https://sedimentnotes.app/imprint/

About

Onuri

Organize your thoughts and memories with a powerful note-taking app. It offers advanced search, filtering by people, places, and topics, and connects related entries. Premium features provide deeper insights and customization options.

Highlights
  • Advanced text search
  • Filter by people, places, dates, topics
  • Connected terms and related entries
  • Automatic draft saving
  • iCloud sync
  • TXT and CSV export
  • Premium insights and patterns
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Search across your writing with text, type filters and connected terms. Filter by people, places, dates, times and topics, and see related entries with similar meaning. FREE FEATURES • Unlimited notes and journal entries • Fast text search • Person, place, date, time and topic filters • Connected terms and filters • Related entries based on similar meaning • Automatic draft saving • Light and dark mode • Original colour theme and app icon • Optional Sign in with Apple • iCloud sync • TXT and CSV export ONURI PREMIUM • Insights into momentum, streaks, recurring themes and returning topics • People and place patterns across your writing • Semantic clusters and strongest connections • Mark entries as Ongoing or Done • Filter entries by status • Meadow, Dusk, Ocean, Ink and Blossom themes • Light and dark variants for every premium theme • Matching alternate app icons PRIVACY • Processing happens on-device • Your notes are stored on-device and synced through your iCloud • No ads • No analytics • No tracking Terms of Use (EULA): https://jhr1986.github.io/onuri-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://jhr1986.github.io/onuri-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Sediment4 screens
Onuri4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sediment and Onuri are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Sediment sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Onuri sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sediment ships an update monthly, Onuri every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sediment versus Onuri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSedimentOnuri
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias ReisnerJohn Henry Roche

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sediment

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sediment Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Onuri

Subscriptions1
  • Onuri Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Sediment free?
Sediment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onuri free?
Onuri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sediment or Onuri have ads?
Neither Sediment nor Onuri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sediment or Onuri?
Sediment ships an update monthly, and Onuri every 2 months. Most recently, Sediment was updated on October 14, 2026 and Onuri on October 11, 2026.

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