Comparison

Journey vs AchieveUp

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

Head to head
About

Journey

Build and grow vibrant online communities with a modern platform. Facilitate connections through visual feeds, group chats, and member profiles. Ideal for creators, clubs, and local groups seeking engagement.

Highlights
  • Visual community feed
  • Group chat / group text
  • One-click community invitations
  • Journaling
  • Habit tracker
  • Task management
  • Rich member profiles
Features
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The best app to start and grow a community. Journey is the modern alternative to Facebook Groups, Reddit, Discord, Group Me, Slack, Whatsapp Groups, Amino, Mighty Networks, Circle, Bunches, Nextdoor, Skool and every other community app of the last decade. Perfect for communities of all shapes and sizes, Journey is great for building a college club, creator or influencer community, sports club, passion or interest community, or fan club. INFLUENCER AND CREATOR COMMUNITIES Seeing your followers build real friendships with each other can be one of the most rewarding experiences a creator can have. Empower your fans to connect with each other and earn a new income stream by setting up a paid membership community. 200 followers paying $5 a month = $1K per month in your bank account. The best part is that you can get off the content treadmill – your fans get value from just being able to talk to each other and make new friends. It’s not all on your shoulders as a creator or influencer to constantly produce content. COLLEGE CLUBS AND COMMUNITIES From Greek Life fraternities & sororities to college sports and business clubs, Journey is perfect for creating a vibrant community on campus. Members of your college community converse in a rich, visual feed and have group chats for deeper conversations. Easily share your community qr code around campus on billboards, stickers, and merch. Check out the ‘Umich Life’ community in the Journey app for an example of a thriving community from the University of Michigan. SPORTS CLUBS A journey community is the perfect way to recruit and engage members or your local community. Members can tip you for the effort you put into club management or they can pool funds for your club events. Members can also create different group chats based on interest, level of experience, or availability – whatever makes sense for your club. PASSION COMMUNITIES From arts & crafts to DIY renovations, the visual feed in a Journey community is perfect for sharing photos and videos of the process, as well as the wins and fails! DMs and group texts are great for members connecting with each other and building deeper relationships. LOCAL COMMUNITIES Start a community for your local area as a place to share local news, events, meet people, and support local businesses. Post your local community’s qr code on bulletin boards and stickers and share the link with your neighbors and friends. FEATURES • Visual community feed – your central hub where members can post photos, videos, and ask questions. • Group chat / group text • One-click community invitations (viral community growth). • Journaling • Habit tracker + accountability partners • Task management • Rich member profiles • Create a masterclass to empower your members and promote your community. • Paid membership community tips and subscriptions (coming soon) • Mint your own social token to drive growth and engagement (coming soon) We currently have some amazing communities and guides spanning: • Embroidery • Roller Skating • Skateboarding • Snowboarding • Skiing • Skydiving • Backbacking • Spearfishing • Acting • Squash • Sailing • Cooking • Kiteboarding / Kitesurfing • Guitar • Surfing We are constantly looking for new communities and ways to improve our app to help your communities flourish – please reach out to us at hello@startyourjourney.io with any feedback, questions, or ideas.

About

AchieveUp

Connect with like-minded individuals to form groups focused on personal, professional, and health goals. Find or create mastermind, accountability, or support groups tailored to your interests and time zone. Features include group chat, commitment tracking, and a meeting scheduler.

Highlights
  • Find or start goal-oriented groups
  • Groups for career, health, personal growth, and more
  • Commitment tracker for accountability
  • Meeting scheduler with time zone support
  • Group chat for communication
  • Virtual assistant for group management
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AchieveUp is the app to help you find and start groups that will help you achieve your dreams. It’s designed to make it easy for you to connect with like-minded people in a mastermind group, accountability group or support group to help you reach your personal, professional, and health goals. Find or start groups in various categories such as Career and Business, Community and Environment, Education, Fun and Recreation, Personal Growth, Physical Health, Money and Finance, Relationships, and Spirituality. Whether you're looking to build new skills, improve your health, connect with others, or explore your spirituality, AchieveUp can help by showing you groups to join or members to invite that are in your time zone and language first. After you sign up you can customize your profile and list your availability so group founders can invite you to join their group or search the directory for the perfect group and apply to join. Once you're a member of a group, you'll have access to a range of features designed to help you stay organized, accountable, and connected including the group chat to communicate with fellow members. One unique feature is the commitment tracker. Group members can share commitments with the group and set due dates to help increase accountability. Members can provide reactions and comments on each other's commitments to help each other stay accountable. As a group founder you can invite new members from the directory or share the invitation link. New members are asked to complete a brief application via chat, giving you control over who joins your group. Your group profile can include rules for the group to follow and you can set a limit on the number of members if you choose. Groups can be private or listed in the directory and you can even restrict access by age. The meeting scheduler allows you to schedule meetings with various recurring options and will display the meeting time in each person's individual time zone. Our virtual assistant, Ada, is here to help you manage your groups and achieve your goals. Whether you're looking to improve your career and business prospects, give back to society, learn new skills, or simply connect with like-minded people, AchieveUp has everything you need to get started. So why wait? Download the app today and start achieving your goals!

Screenshots

Journey4 screens
AchieveUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Journey at none against AchieveUp's shown. Journey also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AchieveUp's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AchieveUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Journey has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Journey ships an update weekly, AchieveUp every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Journey versus AchieveUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourneyAchieveUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJRNY, Inc.Pavels Gurskis

Customer experience

Journey

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AchieveUp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Journey

No in-app purchases

None

AchieveUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journey free?
Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AchieveUp free?
AchieveUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Journey or AchieveUp?
AchieveUp is rated higher. Journey averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while AchieveUp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Journey or AchieveUp have ads?
AchieveUp shows ads; Journey does not.
Which is updated more often, Journey or AchieveUp?
Journey ships an update weekly, and AchieveUp every 10 days. Most recently, Journey was updated on November 3, 2026 and AchieveUp on November 3, 2026.

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