Comparison

Feelings Notes vs Dusk Journal

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

Head to head
About

Feelings Notes

This app helps you understand and track your emotions to improve your quality of life. By dedicating a few minutes daily, you can identify feelings, pinpoint their causes, and learn to manage your reactions and behavior for better well-being.

Highlights
  • Identify emotions
  • Distinguish common emotions
  • Track emotion causes
  • Change reactions and behavior
  • Improve life quality
Features
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Your emotions shape your health, decisions, and relationships — but most of us never stop to notice them. What if spending just 2 minutes a day could change that? This simple emotion diary helps you: — Recognize what you're actually feeling — Spot patterns in your emotional life — Understand what triggers your reactions — Build awareness that changes your behavior No therapy required. No long sessions. Just a quick check-in with yourself — and over time, a clearer picture of who you are and what drives you. Start tracking your feelings. Start understanding yourself. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://what-a-feeling.flycricket.io/privacy.html

About

Dusk Journal

This app provides a private journaling experience with AI-powered reflection questions. It analyzes your writing to identify patterns and offers insights into your mood and stress triggers, all while prioritizing your privacy.

Highlights
  • AI reflection questions
  • On-device pattern insights
  • Mood tracking
  • Journal history
  • Private by design
  • Pro deep insights
Features
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Dusk is a private journal powered by Apple Intelligence. Write freely each evening — Dusk reads what you wrote and asks you one thoughtful question back. No advice. No judgement. Just the right question at the right moment. On the free plan, everything runs on your iPhone. Your words never leave your device. HOW IT WORKS Write tonight's entry in your own words. After a few sentences, Dusk quietly generates a reflection question — powered by Apple Intelligence, entirely on-device. Respond if you want, or just keep writing. Either way, your entry is saved privately and permanently. Over time, Dusk spots patterns in your writing — what days you feel best, what triggers stress, what you keep coming back to. The kind of insight that only emerges when someone has been paying close attention. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Free plan: every reflection question is generated by Apple Intelligence on your device. No servers. No account. Nothing sent anywhere. Pro deep insights: your last 30 entries are sent securely, analysed, then immediately deleted. Never stored. Never used for training. You see a clear notice before every send. FEATURES - Daily evening journal — one intentional entry per day, editable until midnight - AI reflection questions — appears as you write, powered by Apple Intelligence on-device - Follow-up questions — reply to a reflection and Dusk asks one more (Pro) - Mood tracking — log how you felt, see patterns over time - Streak counter — gentle motivation to keep the habit - Full journal history — browse, search and filter all past entries by mood or month - Read-only past entries — locked at midnight, preserved exactly as written - On-device pattern insights — what your writing reveals about you, generated locally DUSK PRO Upgrade to unlock the full experience: - Unlimited AI reflections — every entry, every night - Follow-up questions — deeper conversation after you reply - Deep insights — AI analysis of your last 30 entries, refreshes every 7 new entries - On-demand refresh — generate new insights when you're ready - Export to PDF — your journal beautifully formatted, yours forever Try Pro free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. REQUIREMENTS AI reflection questions require iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 and later (Apple Intelligence). All other features work on any iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Feelings Notes4 screens
Dusk Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dusk Journal at every 2 days against Feelings Notes's every 8 months. Dusk Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). Feelings Notes's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Feelings Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Dusk Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dusk Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Feelings Notes has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feelings Notes ships an update every 8 months, Dusk Journal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Feelings Notes versus Dusk Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeelings NotesDusk Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail RytikovSri Appala Adatrao

Customer experience

Feelings Notes

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.4%

Dusk Journal

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Feelings Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Dusk Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Dusk Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Feelings Notes free?
Feelings Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dusk Journal free?
Dusk Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Feelings Notes or Dusk Journal?
Dusk Journal is rated higher. Feelings Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Dusk Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Feelings Notes or Dusk Journal have ads?
Neither Feelings Notes nor Dusk Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feelings Notes or Dusk Journal?
Feelings Notes ships an update every 8 months, and Dusk Journal every 2 days. Most recently, Feelings Notes was updated on October 21, 2026 and Dusk Journal on October 12, 2026.

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