Libib vs Kindred Memory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libib
Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.
- Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
- Barcode scanner
- Tag, review, and rate items
- Add notes to items
- Publish your library online
- Syncs with website
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data
Kindred Memory
This app helps you manage and nurture your personal relationships by remembering important details and prompting timely follow-ups. It uses AI to transcribe voice notes, suggest updates, and maintain connection momentum.
- Capture new connections quickly
- Gentle nudges to reconnect
- Keep relationship momentum
- Connect preferred AI agents
- Voice notes transcription and suggestions
- Private by design with encryption
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Relationships rarely disappear all at once. More often, time passes, details fade, and good intentions to follow up slip away. Kindred Memory is a private personal relationship management agent that helps you stay close to the people who matter while maintaining momentum across your wider network. Whether someone is a close friend, a former colleague, a new client, or a person you just met, Kindred gives you a simple place to remember the context and continue the relationship. Use Kindred’s built-in AI coach, or securely connect a compatible AI agent you already use. CAPTURE NEW CONNECTIONS QUICKLY Add a contact after a brief introduction and capture the details while they are still fresh. Type a quick note or record a voice memo so you remember who they are, what you discussed, and why you wanted to stay in touch. GET GENTLE NUDGES TO RECONNECT See who may be due for a check-in before too much time passes. Kindred helps you follow through on good intentions without turning relationships into a rigid task list. KEEP RELATIONSHIP MOMENTUM Record meetings, conversations, introductions, and follow-up ideas in one organized history. Set reminders and keep track of the next step, even for people you do not see often. CONNECT YOUR PREFERRED AI AGENT Connect compatible AI tools such as OpenClaw, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI through Kindred’s guided MCP setup. Kindred provides a ready-to-use connection command for your selected agent. The connection runs directly over your local Wi-Fi while Kindred is open, without exposing your relationship data through a public gateway. You choose when the connection starts, control which tools the agent can use, and confirm sensitive changes inside Kindred. TURN VOICE NOTES INTO USEFUL CONTEXT After a conversation, record a short voice note. Kindred transcribes it and suggests contact updates, summaries, reminders, and follow-up tasks. You review and approve every suggestion before anything is saved. FIND THE DETAILS WHEN THEY MATTER Keep notes, interaction history, reminders, tags, important dates, and relationship context together so you can quickly remember where you left off. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Synced relationship records are encrypted on your device before they are uploaded. Agent connections are explicit and permission-controlled, and sensitive changes require your approval. Kindred helps you remember more, follow up with intention, and keep meaningful relationships moving forward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kindred Memory at 5.0 against Libib's 4.4. Libib's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Kindred Memory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Libib ships an update fortnightly, Kindred Memory every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libib | Kindred Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Libib, Inc. | Russ Hopkinson |
Customer experience
Libib
Kindred Memory
Bugs and requests
Libib
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
- Deleted items not recoverable
- Syncing issues between app and website versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
- Option to view collections in grid/cover view
- Functionality to mark books as read/unread
- Integration with e-book/reading apps
- Sharing/collaboration features for libraries
Kindred Memory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libib
No in-app purchases
Kindred Memory
No in-app purchases









