Comparison

Grateful vs OSUMedLib

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

Head to head
About

Grateful

This app helps you cultivate a more positive outlook by making gratitude easy and fun. It offers daily prompts, allows you to add photos, and lets you easily browse past entries. Your journal remains completely private, stored only on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily gratitude prompts
  • Add photos to entries
  • Browse entries by time or prompt
  • Customizable prompts
  • Private and local storage
  • Edit past entries
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According to researchers at the Harvard Medical School, “Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.” Grateful was created to make expressing gratitude in your life both easy and fun, as well as to remind you, during those down moments, of the many blessings in your life (that you've documented in Grateful). *Daily Prompts to Start You Off* With its simple interface and daily prompts, Grateful is designed to make reflection and giving thanks both a joyful and easy process. Daunted by a blank page? Not quite sure where to start? Grateful will greet you with one question, such as. 'What made you smile today'? or 'What made today a good day?'. All you have to do is answer. It can be a simple word. Or a simple paragraph. Grateful allows for both. You can also add a photo to support your thoughts. *Easy to Browse your Past Entries* Grateful's simple journal feed lets you browse your entries by TIME or by PROMPT. Want to see all the things that made you smile this year? Jump to those entries in your timeline. Want to see what your state of mind was last January? Jump to that month in your timeline. *Our Prompts or Yours* Grateful gives you the flexibility to make the journal truly yours. When sit down to write an entry, Grateful will start you off with a prompt. You have the option of: 1.) Answering the prompt 2.) Choosing a different prompt 3.) Writing your own prompt *Totally Private* No sign ups. No logins. No Facebook integration. All you data resides only on your device. FREE Features: • 15 journal entries • Unlimited reminders • No login of any kind required. This journal is for you only. • Each session starts with a prompt, making writing easy. • Grateful lets you answer the prompt and also save any additional thoughts for later reading. • Ability to edit past entries • Customize your timeline - show entries by time, prompt, tag, or randomly Additional PREMIUM Features (available with one-time upgrade or with a Growth Bundle subscription): • Unlimited entries (Free version allows 15 entries) • Data backup with Dropbox and iCloud • Passcode with Face ID for added privacy security • Ability to create your own prompts to answer • Export your entries to file (PDF or CSV format) Grateful‘s GROWTH BUNDLE is an optional monthly or annual subscription. If you choose to upgrade, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 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, for the chosen plan's price. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes/App Store Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Read more about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy here: • Terms of Service: https://growthbundle.com/terms-of-service/ • Privacy Policy: https://growthbundle.com/privacy-policy/

About

OSUMedLib

Easily check out books from your medical library using your phone or tablet. Simply scan the books you wish to borrow directly through the application.

Highlights
  • Scan books with phone/tablet
  • Medical library self-checkout
  • Pocket-sized convenience
Features
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OSUMedLib is the easiest way to check out books from our Medical Library. Scan your books with your phone or tablet.

Screenshots

Grateful4 screens
OSUMedLib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OSUMedLib at none against Grateful's 13. OSUMedLib also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Grateful's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Grateful sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OSUMedLib asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OSUMedLib holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grateful has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grateful versus OSUMedLib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGratefulOSUMedLib
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.Meescan Inc.

Customer experience

Grateful

All ratings3,044 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative43.2%

OSUMedLib

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

Bugs and requests

Grateful

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to restore previous purchases
  • Entries disappearing or not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar view to track progress
  • Custom prompt writing
  • Improved photo handling and display
  • Cloud sync across devices

OSUMedLib

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Grateful

Subscriptions11
  • Grateful Growth Bundle: Month$3.991 Month
  • Grateful Premium$14.991 Year
  • Grateful Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Grateful Growth Bundle: Yearly$18.991 Year
  • Grateful Growth Bundle: Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Grateful Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Grateful Premium1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Grateful Premium$29.991 Year
  • Grateful Growth Bundle: Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Grateful Growth Bundle: Yearly1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Premium Upgrade$4.99
None

OSUMedLib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grateful free?
Grateful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OSUMedLib free?
OSUMedLib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grateful or OSUMedLib?
OSUMedLib is rated higher. Grateful averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while OSUMedLib averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grateful or OSUMedLib have ads?
Neither Grateful nor OSUMedLib shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grateful or OSUMedLib?
Grateful ships an update every 2 months, and OSUMedLib every 2 months. Most recently, Grateful was updated on October 29, 2026 and OSUMedLib on October 19, 2026.

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