Comparison

avec. vs Pairsteps

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

Head to head
About

avec.

This app allows couples, friends, and families to create a private shared diary. Document your journey together with entries, photos, and location mapping. Relive memories and plan future adventures.

Highlights
  • Private shared diary for couples
  • Collaborative entries with photos
  • Location mapping of memories
  • On This Day memory recall
  • Shared wishlists (Somedays)
  • Exportable diary and photobooks
Features
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Some moments are too good to keep to yourself, but you don't want to share them with the world, either. avec. is a private diary for couples, close friends, and families. Write entries together, relive memories on the day they happened, and build a living record of your relationship — one day at a time. A diary that belongs to both of you — Every diary is private and shared only between its members. Write about your day, add photos, react to each other's memories, and watch your story grow entry by entry. avec. feels like a journal and works like a conversation. Everywhere you've been, together — Tap the globe icon to see a map of every place you've visited as a dot on the map. Tap any pin to relive the memory — photos, notes, and all. The longer you use avec., the richer your map becomes. On This Day — Every morning, avec. surfaces what happened on this date in previous years. Tap to see the full entry, photos included. A quiet, beautiful way to remember how far you've come. Trips, beautifully captured — Planning a trip or just got back? Add it to your diary and let avec. do the rest. Import your photos and avec. automatically organizes them by day and place using GPS — so every stop is mapped, every moment is where it belongs. Somedays — a wishlist you share — Keep a running list of things you want to do together. Restaurants to try, places to visit, experiences to have. Filter by category or travel, and convert a someday into a trip when you're ready to make it happen. Export your story — on screen and in print — Turn your diary into a beautiful keepsake — or hold it in your hands. Export any entries or a full trip as a print-ready PDF, or order a real photobook delivered to your door. Choose your entries, pick a cover photo, and avec. does the rest: your photos, your words, your story — bound and shipped. Bulk photo import — Select photos from your library and avec. automatically groups them into entries by date. A year of memories, organized in seconds. Built for the way you actually live - Long press any entry to react with an emoji and leave a note for your partner - Location tagging with place search and automatic photo GPS detection - Dark and light mode, because moods change - Push notifications so you never miss a new entry - Fast search across everything you've written - Private by design — your diary is for you and who you share it with avec. For the moments worth keeping Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

About

Pairsteps

Features
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Pairsteps is a private couple memory map for the tiny moments you still smile about together. Pin the day you met, drop photos with short honest scrapbook notes, invite your partner, and press play to rewatch your story on a living map. WHY PAIRSTEPS • Built for two — not a social network • Meeting day as your first chapter • Photo steps with place, date, and gentle AI-assisted notes • Private invite link for your partner • Cinematic map replay of your shared journey • Days-together counters that grow with you HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign in with a magic link (no password) 2. Save the day you met and your names 3. Invite your partner with a private code or link 4. Add steps from the map, camera, or Photos share sheet 5. Replay your journey whenever you want a little nostalgia Pairsteps keeps your couple space private. Your photos and notes stay between you two. Free for couples. Just for you two.

Screenshots

avec.4 screens
Pairsteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pairsteps at none against avec.'s 6. avec.'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. avec. sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pairsteps asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
avec. versus Pairsteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteravec.Pairsteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvec Labs LLCPenta

In-app purchases

6 purchases

avec.

Subscriptions6
  • Personal$4.991 Month
  • Group$9.991 Month
  • Organization$14.991 Month
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  • Personal$29.991 Year
  • Group$59.991 Year
  • Organization$99.991 Year
None

Pairsteps

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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