Comparison

Memkeep vs Couple Memory Book

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

Head to head
About

Memkeep

Features
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Memkeep is a shared diary for the people you love most. Some moments are too good to keep to yourself — 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 • Truly private — 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. • Works offline, syncs later — 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. • Built for two (or a few) — 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. • No social media patterns — 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 • Create a shared diary space and invite the people who matter • Write entries with text, photos, and dates • Comment and react on each other's memories • Browse a clean month-by-month timeline of your story • Keep a separate personal diary alongside your shared spaces • Use it on a flight, in the mountains, or anywhere offline PERFECT FOR • Couples — capture date nights, trips, anniversaries, and the small daily moments that make a relationship • Long-distance partners — stay close even when you're apart, with a private feed only you two can see • Close friend groups — document trips, inside jokes, and the years you spend together • Families — 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 — 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 — Memkeep is where they go. Made with care for couples, friends, and families who believe their memories are theirs to keep. — — — Questions, feedback, or feature requests? We'd love to hear from you: hello@memkeep.app

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Couple Memory Book

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Couple Memory Book is a shared journal for the two of you. Give every special day its own folder of photos, fill in a scrapbook page, leave each other a few words and keep count of your days together, right on your Home Screen. Invite your partner with a code or a link, and you both see and add to the same notebook. Want to start on your own? That works too, and your partner can join whenever you're ready. A FOLDER FOR EVERY SPECIAL DAY • Add photos, then choose a cover photo and a folder color • Folders are grouped by month, so looking back feels like flipping through an album SCRAPBOOK PAGES • Draw on each day's page and place your photos polaroid-style COMMENTS AND DAY RATINGS • Each of you can leave one short comment (up to 120 characters) on a day and edit it later • Rate the day on a slider with cute cat illustrations SHARED WISH LISTS • Movies to watch, places to try, a bucket list of things to do together • Check items off and watch your progress CALENDAR AND DAYS-TOGETHER COUNTER • A month view that shows which days hold memories • Mark birthdays, anniversaries and other special days with icons • See your days-together counter, a weekly summary and a random throwback memory HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS • Small, medium and large widgets show a memory photo in a polaroid-style frame with your days-together counter • The photo changes every two hours, cycling through your memories; tap it to open that day • Lock Screen widgets keep your counter in view NOTIFICATIONS • Get notified when your partner adds a photo, edits the scrapbook, leaves a comment, or adds or completes a wish Sign in with Apple or Google, and delete your account from inside the app at any time. Available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazil), French, Japanese and Turkish. FREE PLAN AND PREMIUM The free plan includes 3 new folders every 28 days, up to 5 photos per folder and 2 photos per scrapbook page. Premium is a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription that removes these limits, and one subscription covers both partners. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, if you start a free trial, when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yunusterziii.github.io/Privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Memkeep4 screens
Couple Memory Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Couple Memory Book at every 3 weeks against Memkeep's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Memkeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Couple Memory Book sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memkeep ships an update every 6 weeks, Couple Memory Book every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Memkeep versus Couple Memory Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemkeepCouple Memory Book
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBurak Harun YILDIZYunus Terzi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Memkeep

One-time1
  • Notebook$7.99
1 purchases

Couple Memory Book

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Memkeep free?
Memkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Couple Memory Book free?
Couple Memory Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memkeep or Couple Memory Book have ads?
Neither Memkeep nor Couple Memory Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memkeep or Couple Memory Book?
Memkeep ships an update every 6 weeks, and Couple Memory Book every 3 weeks. Most recently, Memkeep was updated on November 13, 2026 and Couple Memory Book on October 25, 2026.

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