Comparison

HeartGuard Journal vs Pet Note

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

Head to head
About

HeartGuard Journal

This app aids in healing from traumatic experiences through mood tracking, scripture, and journaling. Users can add photos to entries and review mood history to monitor progress. It offers a flexible approach to daily reflection and emotional processing.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking
  • Encouraging bible verses
  • Journal writing
  • Add photos to entries
  • Mood history visualization
  • Entry management
Features
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The HeartGuard Journal is the perfect app to include in your healing plan because it is a simple tool with a powerful impact how you address the pain of a traumatic experience. A combination of your current mood, encouraging bible verses and writing enhance your healing therapy. This combination works like this: 1. Choose your current mood 2. Read an encouraging scripture connected to your mood 3. “Get stuff off your chest” and your mind by writing in your HeartGuard Journal. 4. Add a picture to your journal entry so you can remember, relate, and associate what you write. These 3 steps can make a world of difference to a bad day and can be extra joy in a good day. You manage your experience with the HeartGuard Journal. Write daily, every other day or weekly to create journal entries. Create long, detailed thoughts or short, burst of notes. It’s up to you. The HeartGuard Journal lets you manage journal entries by removing those you no longer want or reviewing a history of what you’ve written. You can also see a history of your last 7 mood entries. This visual is an easy way to determine if you need more care of some kind or if you’re progressing well in your healing plan. Try the HeartGuard Journal now and initiate or advance your healing plan.

About

Pet Note

Features
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Pet Note helps you record and manage your pet's health and daily life in one place. Keep a clear history across 12 categories: condition, medication, weight, meals, water, potty, vet visits, grooming, brushing, walks, abnormal symptoms, and memos. Key features • Review today's activity and browse journal entries by date • See weekly potty, meal, and water charts plus weight trends • Attach photos and videos to records • Set reminders for vaccinations, medication, vet visits, and more • Create daily, weekly, or monthly repeats and alerts 7, 3, or 1 day ahead • Keep profiles and records organized for multiple pets • Find nearby animal hospitals on the map • Read practical dog and cat health care guides • Export and restore your records with ZIP backups Start without creating an account. Your pet profiles and records are stored on your device. Keep a steady record of precious everyday moments and stay more attentive to changes in their health.

Screenshots

HeartGuard Journal1 screens
Pet Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HeartGuard Journal at none against Pet Note's 2. HeartGuard Journal also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pet Note sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HeartGuard Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HeartGuard Journal versus Pet Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartGuard JournalPet Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoundless Brain Solutions, LLCLUNLU Studio

In-app purchases

None

HeartGuard Journal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pet Note

One-time2
  • Add Pet$1.99
  • Data Backup$4.99

Questions

Is HeartGuard Journal free?
HeartGuard Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pet Note free?
Pet Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HeartGuard Journal or Pet Note have ads?
Neither HeartGuard Journal nor Pet Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HeartGuard Journal or Pet Note?
HeartGuard Journal ships an update every 2 months, and Pet Note every 2 months. Most recently, HeartGuard Journal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pet Note on October 19, 2026.

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