Thought Temple vs Mindful Jot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thought Temple
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We all have days and moments where we feel “unworthy”, “not enough” and “unloved”. When negative thoughts circle your mind and continually play the same negative story over and over, learn to disrupt and reframe your thoughts and story through the art of attention - meditation. Use the techniques of mindfulness, imagery, relaxation, affirmations, and drawing to communicate positive messages to your unconscious mind. What’s Included: Meditations start from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. Choose your Meditation: Relaxation - Breathe and allow you mind and body to enter into a state of relaxation. Effective when you want to interrupt a habitual thought pattern. Affirmations - Powerful words to change your inner dialogue and reframe your story. Imagery - Use your imagination to build pictures in your mind and focus your attention. Drawing - Allow your hand to reveal your soul and self express your unconscious beliefs. Mindshaping Artist Book 1 - Meditation to accompany colouring artist book “Say Goodbye to the story of “Im not Good Enough”. Video Meditations - meditate through motion pictures. Music Compositions - to relax, to create, to unwind, for confidence and for possibilities. Learn the Art of Feeling Good. In-App Purchases: -Monthly Plan: --We have monthly auto-renewable subscription available. --Price for monthly plan is AUD 5.99 per month for individuals and AUD 329.99 per month for organizations --Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. --Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. --Any unused portion of the free one month initial period will be forfeited when you purchases a subscription Terms & Conditions: https://thoughttemple.com/terms-conditions/
Mindful Jot
This free app offers short, guided audio meditations and an in-app journaling feature to help users find calm and focus. Its intuitive interface makes it easy to access quick mindfulness exercises and privately record thoughts and emotions.
- 1-2 minute audio meditations
- Variety of meditation themes
- In-app journaling
- Secure journal storage
- Intuitive user interface
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Mindful Jot is a quiet daily companion for journaling and calm. Write a short reflection, check in with your mood, take a guided breath, or sit with a soft timer. It takes a minute or two. Journal entries stay on this phone. No account. Breathing and the timer work offline. Patterns is optional. If you use it, recent entries are sent once to generate a reflection and then discarded. The app also sends anonymous open and save counts (a random id, never your writing). Features - A fresh reflection prompt each day to help you start writing - A simple mood check in so you can see how you have been feeling over time - Private journal entries you can edit, delete, or export anytime - Guided breathing with a calm visual to help you slow down - A quiet meditation timer from one to ten minutes - Patterns: one free reflection a week, unlimited with Mindful Jot Plus Mindful Jot Plus is an auto renewing subscription: - Mindful Jot Plus Monthly: $3.99 per month - Mindful Jot Plus Yearly: $29.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in Settings, your name, Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mindful-jot-proxy.willalston.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindful Jot at none against Thought Temple's 4. 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
Both are free to download. Thought Temple sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mindful Jot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thought Temple ships an update every 2 weeks, Mindful Jot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thought Temple | Mindful Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thought Temple | William Alston |
In-app purchases
Thought Temple
- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
- Annual access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Organization Monthly Plan$209.991 Month
Mindful Jot
No in-app purchases









