GitJournal vs HERE Members
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.
HERE Members
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You have future best friends you haven't met yet. HERE is how you meet them. HERE seats you at curated dinners with people who share your values. We are redefining friendship, one city at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HERE Members at Free against GitJournal's $3.99. HERE Members also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). GitJournal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On update cadence 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
HERE Members is free to download; GitJournal costs $3.99 up front. GitJournal sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HERE Members asks for nothing beyond the download.
GitJournal ships an update weekly, HERE Members every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GitJournal | HERE Members |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vishesh Handa | Agnes Mitchell |
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
HERE Members
No in-app purchases
