Comparison

AnniversaryNote Dates vs Memorial Log

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

Head to head
About

AnniversaryNote Dates

Features
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Keep birthdays, anniversaries, and meaningful dates in one calm place. AnniversaryNote is a simple important date tracker for birthdays, wedding anniversaries, relationship milestones, favorite memories, and any date you want to remember. The Home screen shows today, upcoming dates, the next birthday, and the next anniversary at a glance. You can check how many days are left, how many years have passed, and what age a birthday will be. Use the timeline views to look back by age or by day count, including milestones such as 100 days, 1,000 days, and 10,000 days. Main features - Add birthdays and anniversaries - See today, upcoming dates, next birthdays, and next anniversaries - Search, filter, and sort your list - View dates on a monthly calendar - Browse age and day-count timelines - Organize dates with categories - Light, dark, and system themes - Japanese and English display options - Optional local reminders on the day, the day before, 7 days before, and day-count milestones - Export and import your data - Anniversary data is stored on device Recommended for people who want to: - Remember family and friends' birthdays - Keep wedding and relationship anniversaries organized - Save fan milestones, travel memories, or personal dates - Use a quiet, simple anniversary calendar - Check how many days are left until an important date AnniversaryNote is not a social timeline. It is a private notebook for the dates that matter to you.

About

Memorial Log

Features
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One-time purchase, no subscription, no ads, no network use. Keep your visits and memories in one notebook. A quiet notebook for the anniversaries, memorial services and grave visits of the people who matter to you. Everything stays on your device. ā–  Who it is for - You want to remember the anniversary of a loved one's passing - You want to know when the next memorial service falls (1st, 3rd, 7th year and so on) - You want to look up memorial dates for a relative without registering anyone - You want to keep the day you visited, with a few words and a photo ā–  Memorial date finder - Pick a date of passing and see the approximate dates, from the 7th-day service to the 49th day, then the 1st, 3rd memorial years and beyond. Add the person in one tap. - Add the next service to your device's calendar (no network used). - Dates follow the common way of counting and may differ by sect or region. Please confirm the official date with your temple, shrine or church. ā–  Visits and memories - Record the date of a visit with a short note and, if you like, a photo. - Look back month by month on the Memories page. - No scores, no streaks, no achievements. ā–  Quiet reminders - Get a note 30 days and 7 days before the next service. You can also choose the morning of, the day before, or 3 days before, with a separate time for each person. - Monthly reminders are only turned on after you say yes, and can be stopped any time. ā–  What is free, and the one-time purchase - Records for one person are free to use for good, including visits, memories, reminders, the date finder, and export and import. - To add a second person and beyond, a one-time purchase removes the limit on how many people you can add. There is no subscription (no auto-renewal). ā–  Private by design - Records and photos stay on your device and are never sent anywhere. No ads, no account, no login. - When you change phones, export your records to a file and import them on the new device (photos are not included). - Choose your text size. Dark mode is supported. Available in Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese. This app does not offer the teachings or advice of any religion or sect. It is a quiet tool for records and reminders.

Screenshots

AnniversaryNote Dates4 screens
Memorial Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnniversaryNote Dates at none against Memorial Log's 1. Memorial Log's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Memorial Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AnniversaryNote Dates asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnniversaryNote Dates ships an update every 9 days, Memorial Log every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
AnniversaryNote Dates versus Memorial Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnniversaryNote DatesMemorial Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUUMA TAKINOAKIHIRO MATSUYAMA

In-app purchases

None

AnniversaryNote Dates

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Memorial Log

One-time1
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Questions

Is AnniversaryNote Dates free?
AnniversaryNote Dates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memorial Log free?
Memorial Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AnniversaryNote Dates or Memorial Log have ads?
AnniversaryNote Dates shows ads; Memorial Log does not.
Which is updated more often, AnniversaryNote Dates or Memorial Log?
AnniversaryNote Dates ships an update every 9 days, and Memorial Log every 5 days. Most recently, AnniversaryNote Dates was updated on October 28, 2026 and Memorial Log on October 28, 2026.

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