Honest comparison
Memport vs SC Memories Importer
This is the closest comparison on this site: both apps run natively on your iPhone, process everything on-device, and restore your memories into Photos before the Sept 26, 2026 deletion deadline. If you're choosing between the two, the differences are in the details.
| Memport | SC Memories Importer | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Your iPhone, end to end | Your iPhone (also iPad / Mac) |
| Where your memories are processed | On your device only, nothing leaves it | On your device (per their listing) |
| Real dates and places restored | Yes | Yes (per their listing) |
| Snapchat captions restored | Yes | Not mentioned in their listing |
| Lands directly in iPhone Photos | Yes, sorted into your library | Yes, into a dedicated album |
| Multiple export ZIPs as one library | Yes, select them all at once | Yes |
| Picked the wrong file? | Detects it at selection and guides you to the right export | — |
| Price | Free to try, $9.99 once | Free to try, $3.99 once |
The short version
SC Memories Importer is a credible app and it's cheaper. It gets the fundamentals right: on-device processing, no login, multi-ZIP support, and a clean privacy label. If price is the deciding factor, it's a fair pick.
We charge more because we've spent our time on the failure cases: the export ZIP that turns out to be the wrong download from Snapchat, the caption text that vanishes from your videos, the half-finished import you need to resume. Eight years of memories only get rescued once — we think that's worth doing carefully. Try both free tiers and keep whichever earns it.
Free to try · $9.99 once · everything stays on your iPhone
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