Comparison

GitJournal vs My PHEV

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

Head to head
About

GitJournal

This app offers a private and portable note-taking experience, storing your entries in a Git repository of your choice. It supports offline access, folder categorization, and integration with static site generators. The app prioritizes user data control and is open-source.

Highlights
  • Offline note access
  • Stores notes in Git repositories
  • Supports GitHub, GitLab, and custom providers
  • Markdown and plaintext note formats
  • Categorize notes with folders
  • Open source and free software
  • Integrates with static site generators
Features
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GitJournal is an open source note taking / journaling app built with privacy and data portability in mind. It stores all its notes in a standardised Markdown + YAML header format or plaintext. The notes are stored in a hosted Git Repo of your choice - GitHub / GitLab / Gitea / Gogs / Any Custom-provider. Features - - Offline First - All yours notes are available offline - No Account Required - Categorize your Notes with Folders - Open source / Free Software / FOSS - Can easily be extended and integrated with other Git tools - Can also be used to manage Hugo / Jekyll / Gatsby websites - No Ads Never need to import / export your notes, as you always have control of the data. Apps may come and go, but your notes will always be with you. Git has been chosen as a backend as self-hosting a Git server is much simpler than almost any other software, additionally there are already many commercial providers of Git. So you can choose who you want to trust with your notes. We currently don't support encrypting the notes, but it's something we're actively working on.

About

My PHEV

Track and monitor your plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle's fuel and energy consumption. Calculate your real savings compared to traditional fuel vehicles and monitor your driving sustainability. View customizable charts and compare your performance with other users.

Highlights
  • Track fuel and energy consumption
  • Calculate total savings
  • Monitor driving sustainability
  • Plot consumption charts
  • Compare with other users
  • Customizable units and currency
Features
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Do you have a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) o an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Then this is your app. Find out how much you are saving with your PHEV / EV. Beyond tracking and monitoring refuels and consumption, this App calculates the savings you achieve with your Plug-in Hybrid vehicle or EV compared to using fuel alone. Additionally, for PHEV, it calculates the distance covered using fuel and electricity. * Track your PHEV fuel and energy consumption. * Track your EV energy consumption. * Calculate real consumption, total cost, total savings and more. * Plot charts with monthly consumption, covered distance, cost, savings and more. * Compare yourself with other users through the leaderboards. * Costs calculator * Expense control and management * Export your recorded data * Check how sustainable are your travels and your way of driving. Customizable according to your preferred units (km or mi, L/100km or MPG, kWh/100km or mi/kWh), as well as your currency (€, $, £, CHF, kr, Kč, ₺, zł, ₽, Ft, kn, ₴, L, ฿, ₱).

Screenshots

GitJournal4 screens
My PHEV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My PHEV at Free against GitJournal's $3.99. GitJournal's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 25%) and rating (3.1 vs 2.7). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

My PHEV is free to download; GitJournal costs $3.99 up front. GitJournal sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and My PHEV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GitJournal holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GitJournal has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of GitJournal's written reviews are positive against 25% of My PHEV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GitJournal versus My PHEV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitJournalMy PHEV
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (18 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishesh HandaDavid Alcaraz

Customer experience

GitJournal

All ratings18 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative36.7%

My PHEV

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

GitJournal

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Pay What You Want$1.991 Month
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$2.491 Month
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$3.491 Month
Show 4 more
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$4.491 Month
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$5.491 Month
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$6.491 Month
  • Monthly, Pay What You Want$9.991 Month
One-time4
  • One Time Purchase$31.99
  • One Time Purchase$35.99
  • One Time Purchase$40.99
Show 1 more
  • One Time Purchase$54.99
1 purchases

My PHEV

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$2.99

Questions

Is GitJournal free?
GitJournal costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is My PHEV free?
My PHEV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GitJournal or My PHEV?
GitJournal is rated higher. GitJournal averages 3.1 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while My PHEV averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do GitJournal or My PHEV have ads?
Neither GitJournal nor My PHEV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitJournal or My PHEV?
GitJournal ships an update weekly, and My PHEV weekly. Most recently, GitJournal was updated on October 25, 2026 and My PHEV on October 24, 2026.

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