Comparison

RealCousins vs RecMemo

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

Head to head
About

RealCousins

Features
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RealCousins β€” Your Family Tree Is Your Network Family doesn't happen on Facebook. Group chats fade. Photos disappear into phones. RealCousins gives every family one private place to gather β€” your tree at the center, your relatives all around it. BUILD YOUR FAMILY TREE β€’ Add parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses, children, in-laws β€’ Smart layout handles multi-spouse families, polygamy, adopted children, and step-relationships beautifully β€’ Auto-connect in-laws to your spouse's family β€” see your whole extended family at a glance β€’ Cross-family unified view β€” one graph showing every tree you belong to β€’ Tree health checker flags suspect dates, missing names, and duplicates with one-tap fixes SHARE WHAT MATTERS β€’ Family feed β€” photos, stories, and updates visible to relatives only β€’ Family Gallery β€” one shared album per tree, everyone contributes β€’ Common Rooms β€” share to your House, Compound, Block, Street, or wider; each level only sees what's meant for them β€’ Family Events β€” track birthdays, weddings, funerals, reunions FAMILY REQUESTS β€’ Prayer requests β€” ask family for prayer β€’ Fundraise β€” pool contributions for family needs (secure Paystack payments) β€’ Help requests β€” get hands-on family help when you need it β€’ Announcements β€” share important family news STAY IN TOUCH β€’ Direct messages with any relative β€’ Group conversations per tree β€’ Real-time notifications when family activity happens 20 FAMILY LEVELS House β†’ Compound β†’ Block β†’ Street β†’ Quarter β†’ Town β†’ and beyond. Each level unlocks new reach as your family grows. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT β€’ Your tree is yours alone β€” only people you invite can see your family β€’ Face ID / Touch ID biometric unlock gates the whole app β€’ Sensitive content can be blurred and viewer-discretion-protected β€’ You control re-sharing, expiry, and who can see what CONNECT FAMILIES β€’ Link your tree to your spouse's family tree β€’ Approve cross-family connections so blood and marriage relatives share a view β€’ Welcome distant cousins through join-request flows FOR NIGERIAN / AFRICAN FAMILIES β€’ Maiden name + family origin tracking β€’ Full polygamy support with proper child grouping under each mother β€’ Oriki / Eulogy / Panegyric fields preserve cultural heritage β€’ Ethnic affiliation and ancestral home fields EXTRA FEATURES β€’ Watch Party β€” virtual gatherings for live family events β€’ Family Quiz β€” test how well your relatives know each other β€’ DNA kit integration β€’ Auto-spawn linked trees for new in-laws on member-add WHO IT'S FOR β€’ Newlyweds documenting two sides of the family β€’ Grandparents preserving heritage for the next generation β€’ Diaspora families staying connected across continents β€’ Parents teaching kids who's who in the family β€’ Cousins planning reunions and contributing to big moments β€’ Anyone wanting to know where they come from PRIVACY & SECURITY RealCousins is built for families, by Nigerian engineers. We never sell personal data, never use family content for advertising, and never share anything with non-relatives without explicit approval. Your family is yours. Download RealCousins and start building today.

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RecMemo

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RecMemo β€” the event album that builds itself. Every party ends the same way: the photos are scattered across ten phones. Someone promises to send them to the group and never does. RecMemo fixes this differently from everyone else: it doesn't wait for you to send anything. HOW IT WORKS Create the event, set when it starts and ends. Guests join by link or QR code. From then on, with each guest's permission, RecMemo automatically sends only the photos and videos taken during the event β€” nothing from before, nothing after, nothing from your personal camera roll. Nobody has to select photos. Nobody has to remember to share. When the party ends, the album is already done β€” with everyone's shots together. YOU CONTROL WHAT GOES IN Auto-send only runs inside the event window, only for people who joined. Pause anytime, send on Wi-Fi only, delete anything of yours whenever you like. FIND YOURSELF IN EVERY PHOTO With your consent, face recognition tags the photos you appear in β€” even the ones someone else took. Filter the gallery by person and find that shot in seconds. Face recognition runs entirely on your device: your selfies and the facial embeddings generated from them never leave your iPhone. Biometrics are optional and can be turned off and erased in Settings at any time. SUB-EVENTS A wedding has a ceremony, a reception, an after. A trip has every day. Create sub-events and each photo lands in the right moment by the time it was taken. AUTO RECAP When the event ends, RecMemo builds a video of the best moments β€” plus a personal "You at the Event" with only the photos you're in. IN-APP CAMERA Β· AI HASHTAGS Β· EVENT CHAT Β· OPTIONAL PUBLIC ALBUM Plus: link/QR invites, co-hosts, new-media alerts, original-quality downloads, search by person/date/hashtag, folders, and automatic content moderation. RecMemo was born from a simple frustration: never getting all the photos of an event in one place. Now every memory has its place β€” and everyone relives it together.

Screenshots

RealCousins4 screens
RecMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

RealCousins and RecMemo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RealCousins versus RecMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealCousinsRecMemo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB55 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKokofp Healthcare Technologies LtdRecMemo Tecnologia LTDA

In-app purchases

None

RealCousins

No in-app purchases

None

RecMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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