Comparison

Reflectly vs Diary.Chat

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

Head to head
About

Reflectly

This AI-powered journaling app helps you track your mood, process thoughts, and improve mental well-being. It offers personalized prompts and insights based on your entries to encourage self-care and mindfulness.

Highlights
  • AI-powered journaling
  • Mood tracking and analysis
  • Personalized prompts and insights
  • Mindfulness and self-care tools
  • Daily motivation and quotes
  • Habit tracking
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Reflectly is a journaling app that's like your best friend. Vent your thoughts & feelings to improve your mood and practice mindfulness. Write down how you feel each day in your own mood diary — an intelligent journal & mood tracker that gives you personalized prompts and motivation the more you use it. THE BEST JOURNAL APP FOR SELF-CARE AND MINDFULNESS How you’re feeling on a daily basis matters. Reflectly is a personal journal driven by AI to help you deal with negative thoughts and increase positivity. Be prepared for stress relief, reducing anxiety & depression in your life. Your self-care and mental health should always be a priority. Reflectly uses positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) to help you thrive. It gives you the tools and mindset to build a positive cycle with our habit tracker. Fancy a bit of self-dating? Reflectly supports your self-love journey. Never journaled before? No need to worry, our intelligent journal system gives you personalized prompts and reminders. If you want to build a health-focused lifestyle, increase motivation & gratitude, practice mindfulness, or combat anxiety, our personalized questions encourage deeper reflection. RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONALS Journaling is a respected method to improve your mood, productivity, and mental health. Psychologists, therapists, and industry experts reaffirm this. It’s time to invest in your self-care routine. HOW REFLECTLY WORKS • Write down how you feel each day. Morning daily motivation quotes & challenges, evening daily insights, and whenever you need to vent. • Using AI & smart tech, Reflectly’s mood tracker helps by showing you mood correlations and graphs. Been stressed for the last 10 days and can’t pin-point why? Reflectly has answers. • We ask personalized questions based on your diary entries so you can reflect deeper. • Read or edit previous journal entries. • Receive daily, weekly, and monthly overviews with personalized insights and reminders. REVIEWS - "It’s a really amazing app. It’s the one app I go to write about my feelings and how my day was :) I really recommend this app to ANYONE." - "I love that this app lets me keep all my entries to read later. I also love that it gives some direction for people like me who want to journal but don’t know where to start." REFLECTLY PREMIUM Unlock Reflectly and become your own hero. • Create unlimited stories in your personal planner • Get a new question and reminder each day to help you reflect • Unlock advanced statistics, actionable insights, and much more! Reflectly offers auto-renewing subscriptions. Pricing is shown in the app before you purchase and varies by region. After free trial, the total amount for the subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the total subscription price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals may be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings. Any unused portion of free trial is forfeited after purchase. Special introductory offers only apply to first billing term. Read more about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy here: • https://kodeon.ai/privacy-policy • https://kodeon.ai/terms-of-use

About

Diary.Chat

This app helps you track your mood and thoughts with AI-powered insights and tailored prompts. Build a journaling habit with fun features and review daily summaries to understand your emotional patterns and improve mental well-being.

Highlights
  • Tailored journaling prompts
  • AI-driven mood and thought analysis
  • Daily summaries of emotional patterns
  • Gamified habit building (reminders, streaks, achievements)
  • Secure and private data storage
  • Voice recording and image support
Features
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TAILORED PROMPTS With tailored prompts, DiaryChat guides you to explore your feelings, making it more than just a daily journal, it's your personal mood tracker. AI INSIGHTS Get actionable insights from your AI journal that reveal patterns in your mood and thoughts, helping you improve your mental health. DAILY SUMMARIES Track your progress with DiaryChat daily summaries, which analyze your mood, emotions, and recurring themes in your daily journal. JOURNALING MADE FUN Build a daily journal habit with DiaryChat, where reminders, streaks, and achievements turn journaling into a rewarding experience. RESPECT PRIVACY Your reflections are private. Your journal entries, voice recordings, and images are stored securely. You can delete your data anytime.

Screenshots

Reflectly4 screens
Diary.Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diary.Chat at none against Reflectly's 10. Diary.Chat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Reflectly's advantage is ratings volume (82K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reflectly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Diary.Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary.Chat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reflectly has 82K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflectly ships an update every 2 months, Diary.Chat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reflectly versus Diary.Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectlyDiary.Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings82K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKodeon, Inc.Underscore LLC

Customer experience

Reflectly

All ratings81,694 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,958 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.6%

Diary.Chat

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

Bugs and requests

Reflectly

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries sometimes disappearing or not saving properly
  • Frequent login issues and account problems
  • Inconsistent performance and loading times
  • Bugs with time/date entry and editing

Requested features

6 requests
  • More customization options
  • Offline mode for journaling
  • Ability to add multiple photos/media
  • More detailed mood/progress tracking
  • Shareable/collaborative journaling
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  • Integration with other mental health apps

Diary.Chat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Reflectly

Subscriptions9
  • Reflectly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Reflectly Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Reflectly Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Reflectly Premium7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Reflectly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Reflectly Premium7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Reflectly Premium1 Year trial$47.991 Year
  • Reflectly Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Reflectly Premium1 Year trial2 variants$59.991 Year
None

Diary.Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflectly free?
Reflectly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary.Chat free?
Diary.Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reflectly or Diary.Chat?
Diary.Chat is rated higher. Reflectly averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82K ratings, while Diary.Chat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reflectly or Diary.Chat have ads?
Neither Reflectly nor Diary.Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflectly or Diary.Chat?
Reflectly ships an update every 2 months, and Diary.Chat every 8 days. Most recently, Reflectly was updated on November 1, 2026 and Diary.Chat on October 8, 2026.

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