Comparison

Chat Memory Archive vs WA Chat Share

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

Head to head
About

Chat Memory Archive

Features
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Chat Memory Archive turns an exported chat archive into a conversation you can scroll through again — the way it looked when it happened. Open a chat export (such as the .zip created by WhatsApp's "Export Chat" feature) or an extracted folder, from your device or iCloud Drive, and it rebuilds the conversation into a familiar chat view: message bubbles, dates, photos, videos, and voice notes with playback. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Chat Memory Archive has no accounts and makes no network connections of its own. Your conversations are read and indexed only on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is collected. LIGHT ON STORAGE When your archive lives in iCloud Drive, only what you actually view is downloaded — the chat text right away, and each photo or video only when you open it. Your archive stays where it is; the app doesn't copy it. FEATURES • Message bubbles with dates, senders, and read-style layout • Photos, videos with previews, and voice messages with a waveform player • Full-text search within a chat, with jump-to-message • A media gallery for each chat • Set a photo for anyone in the conversation • Adapts to your iOS text size Chat Memory Archive is a viewer. It never sends or posts messages, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any messaging service.

About

WA Chat Share

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Turn a WA chat export into something you can actually keep, read, print, and share. WA Chat Share transforms WA chat exports into polished PDF documents or interactive pages that open in any browser. Preview your conversation, choose exactly what to include, customize the look, and export. HOW IT WORKS 1. In WA, open a chat and choose Export Chat. 2. Send it to WA Chat Share or save it to Files. 3. Preview the conversation and choose your options. 4. Export as PDF or an interactive page. IMPORT WA EXPORTS • ZIP exports with or without media • _chat.txt files • Complete unzipped export folders • Supports standard chat export files • Chats in many WA languages SEE THE CHAT BEFORE YOU EXPORT Read your conversation in a familiar chat view before creating the final file. • Search the entire history • Jump to any date • Browse photos and open them full screen • Play voice notes • Review long conversations before exporting EXPORT AS PDF Choose from three layouts: • Chat bubbles • Two-column layout for fewer pages • Compact table with one row per message Also choose A4, Letter, or Legal paper, adjust text size, use black-and-white printing, and optionally add a cover page with chat and media details. EXPORT AS AN INTERACTIVE PAGE Create a self-contained page with five visual styles: Bubbles, Table, Elegant, Dark, and iOS. • Photos included in the page • Voice notes with an audio player • Photos open full size • Opens in any browser • Nothing to install CHOOSE WHAT TO INCLUDE • Photos, stickers, and voice notes • System messages • Phone numbers • Group-chat participants • Any date range • Oldest-first or newest-first • 12-hour or 24-hour time KEEP THE DETAILS Preserve formatting such as bold, italic, strikethrough, monospace text, links, @mentions, replies, forwarded, edited, and deleted markers. Polls and attachments can also be shown with useful details. EVERY LANGUAGE Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and many more are supported. Right-to-left languages are laid out correctly, with full-colour emoji. YOUR EXPORTS, IN ONE PLACE Keep everything in My Exports. Search and filter your files, reopen them in the built-in viewer, save them to Files, or share them with other apps. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your chat is processed entirely on your device. No account. No sign-in. No cloud upload. No server required. WA Chat Share does not connect to WA. It reads the export you provide and creates your documents locally. It can work offline, including in Airplane Mode. GOOD FOR • Keeping a conversation that matters • Archiving a chat before clearing it • Family memories and trip plans • Printing or sharing a conversation • Creating a personal archive Light, dark, or follow your system theme. WA Chat Share is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to WhatsApp LLC or Meta.

Screenshots

Chat Memory Archive3 screens
WA Chat Share4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chat Memory Archive at none against WA Chat Share's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Chat Memory Archive versus WA Chat Share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChat Memory ArchiveWA Chat Share
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRajesh VijayakumarMohammad Malhas

In-app purchases

None

Chat Memory Archive

No in-app purchases

None

WA Chat Share

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chat Memory Archive free?
Chat Memory Archive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WA Chat Share free?
WA Chat Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chat Memory Archive or WA Chat Share have ads?
WA Chat Share shows ads; Chat Memory Archive does not.

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