FinStream vs Memories Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FinStream
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FinStream is a native, modern client for your personal media server. Bring your movie and TV collection to your Apple devices with a clean interface. • Connect to one or more media servers • Browse libraries, movies, shows, seasons and episodes • Resume playback across devices, with progress synced through your server • Built-in player with subtitle and audio track selection • Discover what is trending in your libraries • Optional request-service integration to browse and request new content • Designed for the latest SwiftUI APIs and Liquid Glass appearance You need your own compatible media server to use FinStream.
Memories Journal
Create private photo journals by turning your existing photos into personal memory collections. Add notes, tag sources, and inspect metadata. Your memories remain on your device unless you choose to export them.
- Create memory collections
- Add narrative notes
- Tag photo sources
- Inspect photo metadata
- Export .stories archives
- Offline-first functionality
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Memories Memories is a private photo journaling app for turning selected Apple Photos into personal memory collections. You can create memories, review highlights, add narrative notes, tag photo sources, inspect photo metadata, and export portable .stories archives. Memories is offline-first. Your memories stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. Support: souranil@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Memories Journal at every 3 days against FinStream's every 6 days. Memories Journal also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). FinStream's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FinStream ships an update every 6 days, Memories Journal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FinStream | Memories Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zabir Raihan | Souranil Sen |
In-app purchases
FinStream
No in-app purchases
Memories Journal
No in-app purchases
