Comparison

Sortd for Gmail vs Impression Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sortd for Gmail

Organize your Gmail inbox and manage tasks directly from your mobile device. View and edit your Sortd lists, add new tasks, and track existing ones. This app complements the Chrome extension for a seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • View Sortd lists
  • Manage tasks
  • Add tasks
  • Read emails on tasks
  • Drag and drop prioritization
  • Inline commenting
  • Reminders and due dates
Features
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Your inbox, finally under control. Sortd turns Gmail into a visual workspace where email, tasks and your team all live in one place. Drag and drop emails onto boards, assign owners, set deadlines, and never let a customer message slip through the cracks — without ever leaving your inbox. NEW: Sortd AI Work faster and make sure nothing slips. Sortd AI reads every conversation and adds lightweight signals your team can act on instantly — no manual tagging, no extra tools: • Needs Response • Follow-Up Due • Awaiting Reply • Urgency Alerts • Sentiment Flags • Clear Ownership See exactly where every customer stands, at a glance. Email as a visual workflow Drag any email onto a board. Add deadlines, reminders, notes and assignees. Watch work move from New → In Progress → Resolved — the way your team actually works. Shared inboxes, done right Run sales@, support@ and finance@ as a team. See who's replying, assign owners, and avoid double-answers. Everyone knows exactly who's responding to the customer. Mail and tasks, side by side Every email can become a task — linked, tracked and impossible to forget. Your to-do list and your inbox finally speak the same language. Up and running in minutes Start from a ready-made template — Sales, Customer Support, Hiring, Projects, Billing and more — and invite your team. Why teams choose Sortd "Transforms Gmail into an all-in-one workspace to manage sales, service and delivery with jaw-dropping efficiency." "Sortd AI has given me the clarity, as a CEO, to see where we are with each of our clients — without nagging the team for updates. It's been instrumental in catching customer concerns before they escalate." Works where you already work. No new app to learn, no inbox to migrate. Sortd lives right inside Gmail.

About

Impression Journal

Capture fleeting thoughts, people, or observations and automatically link them to their location and time. Add photos, organize into folders, and revisit your memories on a map or timeline. Syncs seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Location-aware note-taking
  • Add photos to entries
  • Organize notes into folders
  • Map and timeline view
  • Home screen widget
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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WHAT IS IMPRESSION JOURNAL? Impression Journal is a fast, flexible way to capture the small stuff — a person you just met, a bird or flower you spotted, an idea passing through your head — and tie it to a place and a moment in time. Create an Impression with a name, a short description, and hashtags, and Impression Journal automatically timestamps and locates it for you. Prefer to talk? Just ask Siri for a "Quick Impression" to jot something down instantly, or a step-by-step "New Impression" to add notes and tags. More features: * Add a photo to any Impression * File Impressions into folders * Browse everything by Recents, Tags, Places, or Search * See all your Impressions plotted on a map * Track repeat encounters with an Impression as a timeline of sightings * Add a widget to your home screen to see nearby Impressions, filtered by folder and hashtags * Set up custom notifications to alert you when Impressions are nearby (full version only) * Everything syncs automatically over iCloud * Companion Apple Watch app allows you to capture a thought without pulling out your phone Whether you're putting names to faces at a conference, remembering the code for your storage unit, or just catching an idea before it slips away, Impression Journal keeps a searchable, location-aware record of the little things you'd otherwise forget.

Screenshots

Sortd for Gmail4 screens
Impression Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sortd for Gmail at none against Impression Journal's 1. Sortd for Gmail also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Impression Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sortd for Gmail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sortd for Gmail against 5.0 for Impression Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sortd for Gmail versus Impression Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSortd for GmailImpression Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSortd Inc.tApps

Customer experience

Sortd for Gmail

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative60.7%

Impression Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sortd for Gmail

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Impression Journal

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Sortd for Gmail free?
Sortd for Gmail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Impression Journal free?
Impression Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sortd for Gmail or Impression Journal?
Sortd for Gmail and Impression Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sortd for Gmail or Impression Journal have ads?
Neither Sortd for Gmail nor Impression Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sortd for Gmail or Impression Journal?
Sortd for Gmail ships an update every 2 months, and Impression Journal every 2 months. Most recently, Sortd for Gmail was updated on October 17, 2026 and Impression Journal on October 31, 2026.

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