Comparison

Prompted Journal vs Desktop List

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

Head to head
About

Prompted Journal

This app provides a guided journaling experience with over 190 prompts and "Dive Deeper" questions to encourage self-reflection and personal growth. It helps users establish a consistent self-care routine through daily reminders and offers privacy with no data storage required.

Highlights
  • 190+ journal prompts
  • "Dive Deeper" questions
  • Daily reminders
  • PDF export
  • Custom prompt creation
  • Private journaling
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Discover your daily self-care companion: Prompted Journal, a daily journal and diary designed to foster self-reflection and personal growth through carefully crafted daily journal prompts. This daily diary is not just about writing down mundane events; it's about engaging in a rewarding self-care routine through thoughtful writing prompts that inspire self-discovery. Our daily journal and diary app offers 190+ journal prompts to kick-start your writing and reflection journey. With daily reminders to ensure you stay on track, maintaining a consistent journaling habit has never been easier. This daily diary app is all about helping you develop a strong self-care practice through the power of writing. The key features of our daily journal and diary app include: * A comprehensive library of journal prompts, ensuring diverse and thought-provoking topics for daily reflection * "Dive Deeper" questions accompanying each prompt, allowing you to explore your thoughts more thoroughly * Daily reminders to help you establish a consistent journaling habit * PDF export functionality, enabling you to print, email, or save your diary entries for future reference * A customizable experience, with the ability to create your own unique journal prompts * A focus on privacy: entries are stored on your device, and no account is required Transform your daily journaling and diary experience with Prompted Journal and make self-care a priority. By dedicating just five minutes a day to journaling, you can reap the benefits of a deeply enriching self-care routine that fosters personal growth and well-being. Our daily journal and diary app is designed to make journaling easy and enjoyable, so you can focus on what truly matters: nurturing your inner self. At Prompted Journal, we're committed to creating writing apps that promote self-care and wellness. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Your privacy is our top priority, and we've built this daily diary journal with that in mind. Get ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth with the Prompted Journal daily journal and diary app – your everyday self-care companion. Privacy Policy: https://oatmealapps.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Desktop List

Transform your mobile device by placing plans and lists directly onto your home screen or lock screen as dynamic wallpapers. Organize notes, photos, shortcuts, and track important dates and fitness goals with customizable widgets and live photo wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Dynamic lock screen wallpapers
  • Customizable desktop widgets
  • Note and to-do list creation
  • Photo frame widget
  • Quick start shortcuts
  • Countdown timer for important dates
  • Step tracking and cumulative days
Features
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Do you rely on your mobile phone and always want to pick up your mobile phone? Put your plan on the table! Using "desktop list", you can make plans and lists into dynamic lock screen wallpaper, or group pieces on the desktop (couple plan, fitness plan, memo, etc.). There are two modes of "Widgets" and “Live Photo": ** desktop widgets ** Small components with rich functions and the most complete variety provide you with the most powerful small component functions (the system needs to be no less than ios14, and HealthKit needs to be used to show your daily steps): ● desktop notes Put important reminders and to-do items on the desktop and remind them at any time; ● Desktop Photo Frame Be able to place your favorite photos on the desktop and select photo frames; ● quick start Call, text, email, scan, payment code, car code, bookkeeping book and other shortcuts, support user-defined quick start, and click one button on the desktop directly; ● countdown Help you record important days in your life, and time reminders, such as birthday, appointment, party, Christmas, new year, shopping festival, Spring Festival, competition, business trip, travel, vacation, examination, meeting, etc; ● step target You can set the daily step target and always pay attention to the exercise health index; ● cumulative days Check the anniversary, such as love, marriage, quitting smoking, drinking, achievement, graduation, beginning, etc; ● weekly mood Set the daily mood to view the historical mood; ** lock screen Live Photo ** Generate dynamic wallpaper and set it in the lock screen interface. Press it to display the plan content. If you don't press it, it is an ordinary wallpaper, which does not affect the appearance and is very convenient Note: If the device needs to support 3D touch, please turn on [live photos] and then turn off [View zoom]. Due to system limitations, after setting the lock screen wallpaper, it will compress about 30% of the pixels Production function: you can customize the background picture, font color, size and so on Conclusion: If you have any comments or suggestions, you can email me: kevindcw@163.com If the effect is not ideal and you want a refund: click App Store - > click the avatar in the upper right corner -- > then click the avatar to enter the account setting -- > click the purchase record, find the app, click the total bill, click the app icon - > click the report problem and select refund

Screenshots

Prompted Journal4 screens
Desktop List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prompted Journal at 4.8 against Desktop List's 3.0. Prompted Journal also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 1). Desktop List's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prompted Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Desktop List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prompted Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prompted Journal has 6.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prompted Journal ships an update every 2 months, Desktop List weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Prompted Journal versus Desktop List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrompted JournalDesktop List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB39 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOatmeal Apps晓庆 张

Customer experience

Prompted Journal

All ratings6,903 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.2%

Desktop List

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Prompted Journal

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entries disappearing or being lost
  • Blank screens when opening the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add custom prompts
  • Option to password protect entries
  • Exporting/printing journal entries
  • More variety in prompt types

Desktop List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Prompted Journal

Subscriptions4
  • Prompted Journal Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Year
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Desktop List

One-time1
  • Buy member$0.99

Questions

Is Prompted Journal free?
Prompted Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desktop List free?
Desktop List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prompted Journal or Desktop List?
Prompted Journal is rated higher. Prompted Journal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Desktop List averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prompted Journal or Desktop List have ads?
Neither Prompted Journal nor Desktop List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prompted Journal or Desktop List?
Prompted Journal ships an update every 2 months, and Desktop List weekly. Most recently, Prompted Journal was updated on October 26, 2026 and Desktop List on October 20, 2026.

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