The Momento Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Momento in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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Momento

The Insider’s Guide

Private iPhone journal that can pull in social feeds

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among journaling apps, read from Momento’s own pages.

Made by d3i Ltd · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.0GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Momento’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Momento’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.0

GPA, above 0 of the 39 other journaling apps we grade

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.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Momento, taken from its own pages and our grades.

1
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.
2
Paid plans start at $3.49 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $3.49 (Momento Premium, monthly, US App Store in-app purchase).
3
There is a 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.
4
It runs on iOS
iOS.
5
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.
6
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.
7
Summaries and timelines
Day, month and year summaries, an on-this-day view and a timeline for each person, place, event or tag.
8
A 2.0 GPA, above 0 of 39
That is against the other journaling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Your call
A journal at its plainest is dated entries of text and photos.

Momento at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $3.49 (Momento Premium, monthly, US App Store in-app purchase)
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: None stated
Runs on: iOS
Made by: d3i Ltd
Category: Journaling Apps
Our grade: 2.0 GPA, fair

The report card

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.

ToolGPA report cardMomentoGraded Nov 12, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	C	Premium 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.
Free plan and trial	C	The 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.
Features	C	Moments, events, calendar, summaries and feeds from linked accounts cover journaling, but the passcode lock, export and extra photos are Premium only.
Ease of use	C	4.1 from about 880 App Store ratings, and you link accounts to get the feeds working.
Platforms and integrations	C	iPhone only. There is no Android, Mac or web version, though it links to Facebook, Instagram, Swarm, Flickr, YouTube and Spotify.

Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.0

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

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 it 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

Good to know

Good for

iPhone users who want a journal that fills in from their social accounts
Travel, project or pregnancy journals that mix text, photos and places

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.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$3.49

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Momento has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.49 (Momento Premium, monthly, US App Store in-app purchase).

Free
$0
Written moments with people, places and tags, events, search, summaries and reminders, plus 365 days of feed history.
Momento Premium (Monthly)
$3.49
per 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
$14.99
billing 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
$37.99
billing 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.

The 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.

Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 12, 2026.

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Place it runs: iOS

Private iPhone journal that can pull in social feeds. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: notes, daily notes, calendar.

There is no Android, Mac or web version, though it links to Facebook, Instagram, Swarm, Flickr, YouTube and Spotify.

From our grade for platforms and integrations

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.

Where it runs

What it works with

Facebook
Instagram
Swarm
Flickr
YouTube
Spotify
Medium
Goodreads

Momento is made by d3i Ltd.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

0/39

Other journaling apps it is graded above

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 money
Above 4 of 39
CFree plan and trial
Above 2 of 39
CFeatures
Above 1 of 39
CEase of use
Above 1 of 39
CPlatforms and integrations
Above 2 of 39

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 32 journaling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Momento is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

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.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Day One, Diarium, Journey, Daybook and Diaro

The 5 tools Momento is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

3.2GPA
Day One
Free plan · from $49.99/yr
Encrypted journal for text, photos, audio and video across devices.
- Only Day One lists a web app.
- Only Day One lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Only Day One lists a browser extension.
Momento and Day One compared in full
3.2GPA
Diarium
Free plan · from $14.99 one-time
Private journal with a one-time Pro purchase and your own cloud sync.
- Only Diarium lists Windows, macOS and Android apps.
- Diarium can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Momento also covers notes and calendar.
Momento and Diarium compared in full
2.8GPA
Journey
Free plan · from $17.99 one-time
Cross-platform diary with maps, mood tracking and guided programs.
- Only Journey lists a web app.
- Only Journey lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Journey is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
Momento and Journey compared in full
2.6GPA
Daybook
Free plan · from $3.49/mo
Cloud-synced diary with guided journals and voice entry.
- Only Daybook lists a web app.
- Only Daybook lists an Android app.
- Momento also covers notes and calendar.
Momento and Daybook compared in full
3.0GPA
Diaro
Free plan · from $8.99/yr
Diary and notes app that syncs through your own Dropbox.
- Only Diaro lists a web app.
- Only Diaro lists an Android app.
- Momento also covers notes and calendar.
Momento and Diaro compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Momento free?

Momento has a free plan. Free app with written moments, people, places and tags, events, search, calendar, reminders, summaries and 365 days of feed history.

How much does Momento cost?

Momento lists 4 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Momento work on?

Momento is available on iOS.

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.

What does Momento integrate with?

Momento's listing names Facebook, Instagram, Swarm, Flickr, YouTube, Spotify, Medium and Goodreads.

Who makes Momento?

Momento is made by d3i Ltd.

What are the alternatives to Momento?

The closest alternatives to Momento in our directory are Day One, Diarium, Journey, Daybook and Diaro.

How does Momento compare with other journaling apps?

Momento's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 39 other journaling apps we grade, and level with 3.

Is Momento good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Momento C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.

Could I make my own version of Momento?

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.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Momento’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by d3i Ltd. Prices change, so check momentoapp.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

5,038

Tools graded, in 95 categories

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Momento’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Momento is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by d3i Ltd. Prices and plans change: check momentoapp.com before you buy.