AM Pages vs Penguin’s Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AM Pages
This app provides a dedicated space for daily stream-of-consciousness writing, inspired by the morning pages technique. It helps users clear their minds for creativity by offering a new page each day and tracking word count.
- Daily morning page writing
- Stream of consciousness journaling
- Word count tracking
- Clean, uncluttered interface
- Store and organize pages
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AM Pages is a free iOS app for writing morning pages. Julia Cameron popularized morning pages in her book The Artist's Way. Free your brain to be creative with three pages of stream of consciousness writing every day. Use AM Pages to write and store your morning pages. AM Pages gives you a new morning page to write every day. Three pages of writing is approximately 750 words. AM Pages counts your words so you know when you've written three pages. AM Pages's clean, uncluttered interface gets out of your way so you can concentrate on writing today's morning pages.
Penguin’s Diary
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Penguin’s Diary is a simple and personal daily journal app. Answer one question every day, keep your memories safe, and look back at your thoughts over time. No account required. Optional daily reminders. Clean and minimal design. Designed for personal reflection and memory keeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AM Pages at none against Penguin’s Diary's shown. AM Pages also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). Penguin’s Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AM Pages ships an update every 17 months, Penguin’s Diary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AM Pages | Penguin’s Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Szymczyk | Dogukan KOCAK |
In-app purchases
AM Pages
No in-app purchases
Penguin’s Diary
No in-app purchases
