Comparison

PaperMemory vs WeeksLeft

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

Head to head
About

PaperMemory

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PaperMemory is a personal journal for keeping both good memories and hard ones in one calm, private space. Record what happened and how you felt, add a photo, and choose the feeling that best matches the moment. As time passes, you can return to your memories through the archive, calendar, and reflection features. MAIN FEATURES β€’ Record good memories Keep moments you want to remember and come back to later. β€’ Record hard memories Write down difficult feelings while still preserving the memory in your archive. β€’ Mood-based journaling Choose from different feelings to give each memory more context. β€’ Photos Add photos to your memories and revisit the moments visually. β€’ Archive Browse your saved memories in a compact, easy-to-scan collection. β€’ Calendar See the memories you recorded on each day and revisit them by date. β€’ Reflection Look back on your recent activity, the days you recorded, and the balance between good and hard memories. β€’ Memory recall Rediscover memories you may not have looked at for a while. β€’ Edit memories Update the text, feeling, or photo of a memory you already saved. β€’ iCloud sync Keep supported app data in sync across your Apple devices using iCloud. PAPERMEMORY PLUS PaperMemory Plus adds deeper ways to understand your memories over time. β€’ Mood insights β€’ Monthly and yearly views β€’ Period-to-period comparisons β€’ Memory trend charts β€’ Frequently used words and keywords β€’ PDF memory book creation PaperMemory is designed to make emotional journaling feel simple, warm, and easy to return toβ€”whether the memory was joyful, difficult, or somewhere in between. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jhyh940823-dev.github.io/paper-memory-ios/legal/?lang=en&doc=privacy

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WeeksLeft

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WeeksLeft turns your whole life into a single grid β€” one dot for every week you have lived, and every week you likely have left. Then it gives you somewhere to write them down. A JOURNAL, WEEK BY WEEK Tap any dot and write. No streaks to break and no daily guilt β€” a week is a forgiving unit. Add how you felt, tag the entry, attach a photo, and that week stops being a dot and starts being a memory. Writing is unlimited and free, forever. YOUR LIFE AT A GLANCE Life expectancy personalized by gender and country (WHO data for 21 regions), drawn as a grid you can pinch to zoom between days, weeks, months and years. Every phase is color-coded β€” childhood, teens, young adult, midlife and beyond. MOODS THAT ADD UP Record how each week felt and watch the pattern surface: charts of your year, your best stretches, and the seasons you would otherwise forget. Give each mood its own symbol, emoji, or a sticker cut from one of your own photos. REFLECTIONS WRITTEN ON DEVICE Ask the app what it notices in your entries and it answers using the on-device model built into iPhone. Nothing leaves your device. No account, no server, nothing learned from your life. KNOW WHERE YOUR TIME GOES See how many years you have already spent sleeping, eating, working, commuting and looking at screens β€” from real averages and your own schedule. TRACK WHAT MATTERS β€’ Hours per day β€” see what an activity will cost you in years β€’ Recurring events β€” count the birthdays, summers and haircuts you have left β€’ Quit tracker β€” days free from a habit, and money saved climbing in real time Add a target date and a countdown grid fills in day by day. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN Small, medium, large, lock screen and a standalone countdown. Fill any slot with a built-in stat or a tracker of your own. Quit widgets show days free and money saved; calendar widgets fill in the hours left today, the days left this week, and the days left this month. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries and photos sync across your devices through your own iCloud account. They never touch a server of ours, because there isn't one. WEEKSLEFT PRO Free forever: the grid, unlimited journal entries, moods and tags, one tracker, and your first reflection. Pro adds a photo on every week, bulk import from your photo library, unlimited on-device reflections, stickers for all five moods, unlimited trackers, the quit tracker, target dates, 4x4 Goal Bingo, and every widget size. β€’ Monthly β€” $3.99 per month, first 2 weeks free β€’ Yearly β€” $19.99 per year, first 3 months free One free trial per Apple Account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://weeksleft-lifecalendar.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://weeksleft-lifecalendar.app/terms-and-conditions/ Make every week count.

Screenshots

PaperMemory4 screens
WeeksLeft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeeksLeft at none against PaperMemory's shown. PaperMemory's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. PaperMemory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WeeksLeft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperMemory ships an update every 3 days, WeeksLeft fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PaperMemory versus WeeksLeft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperMemoryWeeksLeft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUNGHYUN PARKAlvin Askoolum

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PaperMemory

Subscriptions2
  • PaperMemory Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PaperMemory Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
2 purchases

WeeksLeft

Subscriptions2
  • WeeksLeft Pro β€” Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WeeksLeft Pro β€” Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is PaperMemory free?
PaperMemory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeeksLeft free?
WeeksLeft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperMemory or WeeksLeft have ads?
PaperMemory shows ads; WeeksLeft does not.
Which is updated more often, PaperMemory or WeeksLeft?
PaperMemory ships an update every 3 days, and WeeksLeft fortnightly. Most recently, PaperMemory was updated on October 9, 2026 and WeeksLeft on October 24, 2026.

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