Somewhere along the way, keeping a diary became a monthly bill. Most well-known journaling apps are subscriptions now — you're effectively renting access to your own memories. Remember doesn't work that way.
Free up to 100 entries · Unlock unlimited for €4.99 once · iOS 17+
Start free, up to 100 entries. If you outgrow that, it's a single one-time €4.99 to unlock everything — unlimited entries and all 100 categories.
No tiers that quietly creep upward, no "your trial has ended." One payment, everything unlocked, yours for as long as you use the app.
There's no account and no cloud. With a subscription app, letting the payment lapse can mean losing features or access. Here there's nothing to lapse. It's yours.
No subscription doesn't mean bare-bones. Remember pins every entry to a map, sorts them across 100 categories, and lets you rate and filter — so looking back is genuinely rewarding.
Honest about the trade-offs: Remember is iPhone-only, and because your data stays on device, there's no cross-device sync. If you need Android or web access, an established subscription app may suit you better.
| Feature | Subscription Apps | 🏆 Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Monthly / yearly fee | Free + one-time €4.99 |
| Access if you stop paying | Features locked or lost | Nothing to pay, nothing to lose |
| Account required | ✓ Usually | ✗ None |
| Map view | Rarely | Every entry on a map |
| Categories | Tags / folders | 100 categories |
| Your data location | Cloud server | On your iPhone |
| Cross-device sync | ✓ | iPhone only (no sync yet) |
| Platform | iOS, Android, Web | iPhone (iOS 17+) |
Data correct as of July 2026. Without guarantee.
If you want to own a journal without a recurring bill, this is exactly what Remember is.
Every entry can live where it happened. Browse your memories by place instead of scrolling a timeline — a genuinely different way to look back.
Restaurants, hikes, concerts, books, travel, everyday moments. 29 free, all 100 unlocked with the one-time purchase.
No account, no cloud, no tracking. Made in Germany, GDPR compliant. Your journal is on your iPhone and nowhere else.
Screenshots from the current version of Remember on iPhone.
Map view — explore by place
Timeline — scroll your entries
Log an entry in seconds
Rich entry detail with photo
I'm Florian — an indie iOS developer from Murnau/Munich. I built Remember partly because I was tired of subscribing to things I wanted to own. A journal is personal. It's yours. The idea that you need to keep paying to access your own memories felt wrong.
The free tier is genuinely free — 100 entries, no time limit, nothing expires. If you want more, the one-time purchase unlocks everything permanently. No tiers, no annual upsells, no "we're changing our pricing" emails.
It's a one-person project. If you have thoughts, you can reach me directly at support@remember-journal.com.
Everything you need to know about Remember's pricing.
Yes. Remember is free up to 100 entries, then a one-time €4.99 — no subscription of any kind. Nothing expires, nothing gets locked, nothing to cancel.
Unlimited entries and all 100 categories, forever. It's a single in-app purchase, not a recurring charge. The price never increases for existing users.
No. There's no sign-up and no cloud — your journal stays on your iPhone. Nothing leaves your device.
You keep journaling free up to 100 entries. Nothing expires and nothing is deleted. The free tier has no time limit.
Made in Bavaria by an independent developer. No ads, no account, no subscription.
Download on App Store — FreeFree to 100 entries · €4.99 once for unlimited · iOS 17+