Comparison

This Week vs Dear Universe Journal

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

Head to head
About

This Week

Organize your week with a task planner that focuses on ordered lists rather than specific times. Add tasks to any day, set reminders, and break down larger goals into sub-tasks. Supports photo attachments for visual context.

Highlights
  • Daily task lists
  • Time and geo-reminders
  • Sub-tasks
  • Photo attachments
  • Drag and drop rearrangement
  • Later list for unscheduled tasks
Features
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Plan your tasks by day. This Week is similar to a calendar but every day is a list instead of an agenda. Put tasks into any day of this week or next week, or just add it to the "Later" list! HOW IT WORKS With This Week, tasks don’t use time of day. You can plan your day by rearranging tasks into an ordered list so you can do them one by one. This new approach to planning your to-dos is designed to fit real life. Other apps want to appeal to enterprises so they add lots of scheduling, calendars, and other enterprise features. This Week is designed for our personal lives where we may know what tasks we'd like to do on a given day, but not exactly when. OTHER FEATURES ● Time-reminders ● Geo-reminders ● Sub-tasks ● Photo attachments ● Drag & drop to rearrange Need a reminder for something? This Week offers both time reminders and geo reminders! Get a notification at a particular time or when leaving or arriving at a particular location. Use sub-tasks to make grocery lists or shopping lists for a particular store, without making your main list explode in length! Attach photos to your tasks. Need a paint that compliments your couch? Attach a picture of your couch to your “Buy Paint” task! PRO MEMBERSHIP (Available as an In-App Purchase) The free version of This Week was built to work extremely well for users. All the fundamentals from This Week v1.0 are free! We chose to start with "Themes" as the only Pro feature so that everyone could still enjoy the core features of the app we've worked so hard to create. As we roll out new abilities, like syncing and Siri integration, some of those features will require a Pro Membership. As two indie-developers with normal jobs and bills, we also appreciate the support! Cost Details on Pro Membership – Monthly: $2 - Yearly: $10 How Does Pro Membership Work? • 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, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://davegetman.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://davegetman.com/terms-of-use/

About

Dear Universe Journal

Features
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Dear Universe is a journaling app for women who are ready to stop guessing and start knowing what they actually want. With AI-guided prompts, gratitude practice, and gentle reflections, it gives you a private space to write your way toward the life you're building. No toxic positivity. No empty affirmations. Just you, the page, and the version of you that's been waiting. Somewhere along the way, you stopped asking what you want. Dear Universe is a journaling app for the woman doing the quiet work — clarifying her desires, healing what needs healing, and becoming someone she actually likes living as. Inside: – AI-guided prompts that meet you where you are – Daily gratitude and intention practice – Reflections that help you see patterns you'd otherwise miss – A library of affirmations that don't feel like lies – A private, beautiful space designed for slow, honest writing This isn't a vision board. It's not a productivity tool. It's a practice — for the woman who knows that the life she wants is built one honest page at a time. Write to the universe. Hear yourself back.

Screenshots

This Week4 screens
Dear Universe Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: This Week at none against Dear Universe Journal's 2. This Week also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). Dear Universe Journal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). On price and ads 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. Dear Universe Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. This Week asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This Week ships an update every 11 months, Dear Universe Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
This Week versus Dear Universe Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis WeekDear Universe Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDG Apps, Inc.MICHAEL THOU SIV

In-app purchases

None

This Week

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dear Universe Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Dear Universe Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Dear Universe Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is This Week free?
This Week is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dear Universe Journal free?
Dear Universe Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do This Week or Dear Universe Journal have ads?
Neither This Week nor Dear Universe Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, This Week or Dear Universe Journal?
This Week ships an update every 11 months, and Dear Universe Journal weekly. Most recently, This Week was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dear Universe Journal on October 28, 2026.

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