Comparison

Elephant Journal vs Clever Polls

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

Head to head
About

Elephant Journal

Explore mindful living through articles, videos, and podcasts on topics like meditation, relationships, and environmental tips. Engage with content, support authors, and join discussions to foster a sense of community and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Daily Front Page updates
  • Browse articles by topic
  • Comment and share content
  • Heart articles to boost scores
  • Follow favorite writers
  • Receive notifications
Features
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From Meditation to Relationships, Family to Environmental Tips, Yoga and Meditation to Travel and Recipes—we cover all the issues and topics that matter with a sense of humor and journalistic integrity—cutting through fads and making fun of spiritual materialism. Our app is simple: it’s not here to clutter your life, but to help open it up. Most apps we enjoy fill the gaps in our lives—whether in line or in a waiting room, or at a restaurant waiting for a friend or colleague to return. Elephant offers space and inspiration within this busyness, enabling us to return to our basic goodness with knowledge and empathy. Every day, check our Front Page for uplifted discussions and new articles, videos and podcasts. Then, your reading, hearting, sharing, and commenting directly increase the article's score, helping that author “win,” get paid by our mindful community, and get featured on our Front Page. FRONT PAGE: A clear scrollable display of our community’s favorite articles, timely issues, and editor’s picks. Scroll ’til you find something that inspires you. TOPICS: Browse articles by category (Yoga, Family, Green, Politics, Recipes…), bookmark those you love, and snooze the ones you don’t. NOTIFICATIONS: See if someone replies to your comment, get alerts from writers who you follow, and find our best new articles. SEARCH: Find that article or subject you’re curious about, and see other trending searches HEART: Tap the “heart” icon on your favorite articles to boost their score to help the issue get featured on our Front Page and increase the author’s chances of winning our weekly Ecosystem payout. COMMENT: Join the uplifted discussions happening on each story to increase the article’s score and create mindful community. SHARE: Share your favorite articles with your network, directly from the app. SUBSCRIBE: You can read two articles free, every day—if you want to read unlimited articles, and see fewer ads, you can subscribe for $3/month (billed annually at $36/year). You can cancel your renewal at any time from the Account Settings of your device at least 24 hours before your renewal date. Questions? Feedback? Confused? Contact our Support at: elephantjournal.com/support We respect your Privacy: elephantjournal.com/privacy Elephant’s Terms of Service: elephantjournal.com/terms-of-service/

About

Clever Polls

Simplify group decisions and event planning with this app. Easily create polls to gather opinions on dates, times, and choices, eliminating the need for lengthy message chains. Ideal for coordinating friends, family, or teams for various activities.

Highlights
  • Create polls for group decisions
  • Schedule events and meetings
  • Coordinate dates and times
  • Facilitate group voting
  • Simplify group coordination
  • Manage event availability
Features
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Clever Polls– Easy Group Scheduling & Voting Create polls, schedule events, and make group decisions fast. Clever Polls helps friends, families, and teams agree on dates, times, and choices—without endless messages. Perfect for meetings, dinners, trips, events, and any situation where coordinating people gets messy. Keywords baked in: poll app, scheduling app, group poll, date picker, meeting planner, event scheduling, group voting, availability poll, calendar coordination. Subscription Information A monthly subscription is required to unlock premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal charge will be applied within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://lovepowerup.com/CleverPolls/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://lovepowerup.com/CleverPolls/privacy-policy.html For support or feedback, contact: contact@lovepowerup.com

Screenshots

Elephant Journal4 screens
Clever Polls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elephant Journal at 84% against Clever Polls's 0%. Elephant Journal also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Clever Polls's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elephant Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Clever Polls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elephant Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elephant Journal has 14K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Elephant Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Clever Polls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elephant Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, Clever Polls every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elephant Journal versus Clever Polls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElephant JournalClever Polls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14K ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating12++17
DeveloperElephant JournalLove Power Up, LLC

Customer experience

Elephant Journal

All ratings14,205 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.3%

Clever Polls

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Elephant Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription cancellation button not working
  • Articles not loading properly
  • Inconsistent reading limits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement a 'read later' feature
  • Improve navigation and article tracking
  • Increase free article limits

Clever Polls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Elephant Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Elephant Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Elephant Subscription$35.991 Year
One-time2
  • Article Boost$2.99
  • Big Article Boost$9.99
3 purchases

Clever Polls

Subscriptions2
  • Pass for access$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Pass (Best Deal)$47.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra credits$1.99

Questions

Is Elephant Journal free?
Elephant Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clever Polls free?
Clever Polls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elephant Journal or Clever Polls?
Elephant Journal is rated higher. Elephant Journal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Clever Polls averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Elephant Journal or Clever Polls have ads?
Neither Elephant Journal nor Clever Polls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elephant Journal or Clever Polls?
Elephant Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clever Polls every 4 days. Most recently, Elephant Journal was updated on November 8, 2026 and Clever Polls on November 5, 2026.

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