Journal! vs TapNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal!
This app allows users to create a digital journal with daily notifications and custom hours. You can add titles and full text entries, ensure every day has a title, and set reminders for future dates. Entries can be shared with friends or transferred to other devices.
- Daily notifications with custom hours
- Add titles and full text entries
- Ensure daily title entries
- Reminders for future dates
- Share entries with friends
- Transfer data to other devices
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-you can set daily notifications with custom a custom hour. -the interface is simple and easy to use. -add titles directly from the notifications. -extend titles and add full text entries. -you have the ability to make sure the you added a title to every day in the year. -you can add reminders to future dates. -you can share your list with friends or transfer it to another device.
TapNow
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Check-in is not necessarily for self-discipline, no goals, no pressure, just to keep track, to learn about yourself, or for fun. TapNow enables you to keep track of the minutiae of your life with free-form check-ins and smart periodic reports. Try this beautifully designed & stunningly simple micro-diary app right now for FREE! -- What is TapNow -- TapNow is a very versatile app, and you can turn it in whatever you need to track. Your water intake records. Your poop log. Your meal diary. Your mood tracker. Exercise, meditation, diet, pet, and more. -- How does it work -- Create a "habit" you want to track, then check in and add labels. You can review the progress of all habits in charts or reports and share them with your friends. To make it even better, TapNow allows you: · Use predefined intelligent habits that can be better adapted to different scenarios · Use a big database of beautiful icons for your custom habits · See statistics at a glance in the charts and details clearly in the calendar · Explore exciting statistics about your life on daily, weekly, or monthly reports · Share statistics and reports with your friends · Safely back up and restore your habits via iCloud -- Subscription pricing & terms -- TapNow is free to download. Pro Subscription gives you unlimited access to our premium content and features. · There are monthly, yearly, and lifetime subscription options, with prices as listed in your localized app store ($2.99 per month in the United States) · Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of your subscription · Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period · Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and at the cost of the chosen package · Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. · Your subscription automatically renews unless you turn it off in Account Settings 24+ hours before the end of the billing period. · Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase · No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period -- Contact us -- Please read our terms and conditions at https://wetuneai.com/doc/babymemoirs/Terms_of_use.html Please read our privacy policy at https://wetuneai.com/doc/babymemoirs/Privacy_Policy.html If you have questions or suggestions, please email us at customer@gloritytech.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journal! at none against TapNow's 3. Journal! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. TapNow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Journal! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journal! ships an update every 3 weeks, TapNow every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and December 25, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Journal! | TapNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jacob Hanna | Hangzhou Ruitong Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Journal!
No in-app purchases
TapNow
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
- Lifetime member$29.99









