Momento review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Momento report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for an iPhone journal that fills itself from your accounts
Momento is an iPhone journal that logs moments with photos, people and places and pulls in activity from linked social accounts. The free version keeps 365 days of feed history, and the passcode lock and export need Premium, so a free journal has no lock inside the app.
Who Momento is for
- Fits if you use an iPhone and want your photos and check-ins gathered into a diary
- Works for people who journal by moments and events rather than long entries
Who Momento is not for
- Skip it if you use Android, a Mac or the web, as it is iPhone only
- Tight if you stay free: the passcode lock, export and multiple photos are Premium
- Watch out: free feed history stops at 365 days
- Watch out: the $14.99 and $37.99 purchases show no billing period on the US listing
- Watch out: Premium Gold adds priority support and not more features
Why Momento gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPremium is $3.49 a month on the US App Store, just above the $3.33 where the cheaper quarter of journaling apps starts. The $14.99 and $37.99 plans show no billing period.
- CFree plan and trialThe free app covers written moments, people, places, tags and search, but feed history stops at 365 days, there is one photo per moment, and lock and export are paid.
- CFeaturesMoments, events, calendar, summaries and feeds from linked accounts cover journaling, but the passcode lock, export and extra photos are Premium only.
- CEase of use4.1 from about 880 App Store ratings, and you link accounts to get the feeds working.
- CPlatforms and integrationsiPhone only. There is no Android, Mac or web version, though it links to Facebook, Instagram, Swarm, Flickr, YouTube and Spotify.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Momento's own pages on 12 November 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Momento's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 39 other journaling apps we grade, and level with 3.
Its paid plans start at $3.49 a month, against a middle price of $3.99 for the category: 11 of the 24 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 40 journaling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Momento’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 39, level with 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 39, level with 21
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 39, level with 31
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 39, level with 2
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 39, level with 23
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 journaling apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Momento, or make your own?
Your call
A journal at its plainest is dated entries of text and photos.
You could make the core of Momento for yourself: daily notes, notes and calendar. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $41.88 a year.
What you could make
- Daily notes, notes and calendar: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Facebook, Instagram and Swarm among them.
What this rests on. Momento’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Momento?
Momento is a journaling app for iPhone. Entries are written as moments with photos, videos, people, places and tags, and can be grouped into events and browsed by calendar or day, month and year summaries. It can also import posts and activity from linked social networks and apps, so the journal fills in on its own. Several features, including passcode lock, export and multiple photos per moment, need a paid Premium plan.
Worth knowing
- Only an iPhone app is listed; there is no Android, Mac or web version.
- The free version keeps 365 days of feed history and one photo per moment; unlimited history and extra photos need Premium.
- Passcode lock and export are Premium-only, so a free journal is not protected by an in-app lock.
- The US App Store listing does not state the billing period of the $14.99 and $37.99 purchases.
Key features
- Moments with context
- Each entry can carry a note, photos, videos, people, places and tags, and moments can be grouped under an event such as a trip or a birthday.
- Feeds
- Posts and activity from linked services such as Instagram, Swarm, Flickr, Spotify, Goodreads and RSS are imported into the timeline. The free version keeps 365 days of feed history.
- Summaries and timelines
- Day, month and year summaries, an on-this-day view and a timeline for each person, place, event or tag.
- Search and calendar
- Search covers moments, feeds, people, places and tags, and a pop-up calendar jumps to any date.
- Reminders
- Preset and custom reminders prompt you to add a moment.
- Backup, lock and export
- Backup and restore run locally or through iCloud. Passcode and biometric lock, plus export to plain text with a media folder, need Premium.
Momento pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Momento has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3.49 (Momento Premium, monthly, US App Store in-app purchase).
- Starts at
- $3.49 (Momento Premium, monthly, US App Store in-app purchase)
- Free plan
- Free app with written moments, people, places and tags, events, search, calendar, reminders, summaries and 365 days of feed history. Passcode lock, export, multiple photos and unlimited feed history need Premium.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Written moments with people, places and tags, events, search, summaries and reminders, plus 365 days of feed history. |
| Momento Premium (Monthly) | $3.49per month | Unlimited feed history, hourly feed updates, export as plain text, passcode and Face ID lock, multiple photos per moment, formatting and themes. |
| Momento Premium | $14.99billing period not shown on the US App Store listing | The same Premium features as the monthly plan, listed as a separate in-app purchase with no period shown. |
| Momento Premium Gold | $37.99billing period not shown on the US App Store listing | Premium, plus priority support; the listing describes it as a way to contribute more to development. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Momento before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Momento have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Momento is listed for iOS.
Does Momento have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Momento is listed for iOS.
Is Momento open source?
Momento is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.