420! vs Basic Logs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
420!
This app provides a simple alarm to remind you to take breaks. It's designed to help you relax and de-stress throughout your day. Available on iOS devices and Apple Watch.
- Customizable break reminders
- iOS and Apple Watch support
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Promotes relaxation and stress relief
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We all need time to kick back and relax. With 420! you'll get exactly that: a simple alarm that goes off to remind you, on your iOS device or Apple Watch, to take a break. Because life is tough, and it should be, but you've gotta take a step back and chill out every once and a while.
Basic Logs
Easily track anything with customizable logs for food, habits, budgeting, and more. Visualize data with charts and statistics, and use shortcuts for automatic entry. Collaborate with others and store data locally or in iCloud.
- Customizable log types (text, numbers, currency, duration)
- Data visualization (charts, statistics, calendar)
- Entry tagging and flagging
- Quick entry duplication
- Location, NFC, and task-based shortcuts
- Log sharing and collaboration
- Local and optional iCloud data storage
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Basic Logs makes it quick and easy to track anything of interest to you. From food diaries to habit streaks to budgeting to time spent on activities. Simply create a log, add entries, and get insights with just a few taps. • Text, numbers, currencies, durations, notes, tags, flags. Use one or all of them. No setup required. • Browse entries in a list, visualize them in a calendar, or analyze them with charts and statistics. • Track hours and minutes, or whole days. • Flag entries of significance, tag entries to categorize them. • Add similar entries again with a quick swipe. • Easily search and filter entries and get all information of a particular moment. • Shortcuts! Automatically add an entry whenever you arrive at a location, tap an NFC tag, or complete a task in another app. The possibilities are endless. • Share logs and collaborate with friends and family. • No account creation. All data is stored locally on your device and, optionally, in your iCloud. And this is just the beginning. Basic Logs will only become richer in functionality while remaining simple and easy to use. I hope you’ll get as much joy and use out of this app as I do every single day. Happy logging!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Basic Logs at Free against 420!'s $0.99. Basic Logs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 420!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Basic Logs is free to download; 420! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Logs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
420! ships an update weekly, Basic Logs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 420! | Basic Logs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | More Voltage | Allan Juenemann |
Customer experience
420!
Basic Logs
In-app purchases
420!
No in-app purchases
Basic Logs
No in-app purchases









