Comparison

Prompted Journal vs Refocus Now

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

Refocus Now

This app offers biblically and clinically based mental health and mindfulness exercises. It provides guided meditations, affirmations, and journaling prompts to help users process emotions and improve their well-being. It's designed as a supplement to therapy for personal emotional health.

Highlights
  • Biblically based meditations
  • Therapeutic exercises for grief, identity, relationships, trauma
  • Guided prayer and affirmations
  • Daily meditations under 10 minutes
  • Journaling for emotional processing
  • Self-guided education and visualizations
Features
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This isn't your typical mindfulness app. Refocus Now is a biblically & clinically based mental health, mindfulness and meditation app with therapeutic exercises designed for your personal emotional health needs.  Including specific categories such as grief, identity & self worth, relationships, trauma, and more. We offer daily meditations with guided prayer. Affirmations from our therapists that provide encouragement for practical everyday situations. And journaling to help you process your thoughts & emotions. This is not therapy, but it can be a great supplement to therapy, providing helpful exercises. Work through self guided education, self analysis, visualizations, and breathing exercises related to various life issues. Start your day off with the right mindset by meditating to God's work by listening to our many biblical meditations, all under 10 minutes. Let our therapists pour words of affirmation into your life through videos that address practical everyday situations. Journal your thoughts on your daily emotions, or answer reflective questions that are assigned to some of the therapeutic topical exercises. While based on Christian principles and scriptures, this app can be helpful for both Christians who are walking in the faith or even those who are simply curious about Christianity. We believe that this app can help you to refocus on living in the now. And journey towards being the person that God created you to be. Subscriptions Pricing and Terms Refocus Now offers an auto-renewing subscription: $1.99 per month These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Read the terms and conditions here: https://refocusapp.com/terms-%26-conditions Read the privacy policy here: https://refocusapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Prompted Journal4 screens
Refocus Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Prompted Journal at 6.9K against Refocus Now's 6. Refocus Now's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Prompted Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Refocus Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Prompted Journal against 4.8 for Refocus Now. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prompted Journal has 6.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Prompted Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Refocus Now's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prompted Journal ships an update every 2 months, Refocus Now every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Prompted Journal versus Refocus Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrompted JournalRefocus Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.9K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB38 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOatmeal AppsREFOCUS APP LLC

Customer experience

Prompted Journal

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

Refocus Now

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Refocus Now

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
2 purchases

Refocus Now

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Premium Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Year
  • Monthly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Prompted Journal free?
Prompted Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refocus Now free?
Refocus Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prompted Journal or Refocus Now?
Refocus Now is rated higher. Prompted Journal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Refocus Now averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Prompted Journal or Refocus Now have ads?
Neither Prompted Journal nor Refocus Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prompted Journal or Refocus Now?
Prompted Journal ships an update every 2 months, and Refocus Now every 6 weeks. Most recently, Prompted Journal was updated on October 18, 2026 and Refocus Now on October 1, 2026.

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