GitJournal vs Chakra TuneScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Chakra TuneScan
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Chakra TuneScan detects and visualizes audio frequencies in real-time using your device's microphone. See frequency spectrum, waveforms, and spectrograms instantly. Identifies Solfeggio frequencies (396-963 Hz) with chakra mapping. Perfect for musicians, audio professionals, and sound analysis enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chakra TuneScan at Free against GitJournal's $3.99. Chakra TuneScan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). GitJournal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On 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
Chakra TuneScan is free to download; GitJournal costs $3.99 up front. GitJournal sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chakra TuneScan asks for nothing beyond the download.
GitJournal ships an update weekly, Chakra TuneScan monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GitJournal | Chakra TuneScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vishesh Handa | Ming Hei Tsui |
In-app purchases
GitJournal
- Monthly Pay What You Want$1.991 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$2.491 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$3.491 Month
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- 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 Time Purchase$31.99
- One Time Purchase$35.99
- One Time Purchase$40.99
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- One Time Purchase$54.99
Chakra TuneScan
No in-app purchases
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