Comparison

minee vs AJournal

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

Head to head
About

minee

This app offers a unique visual timer that uses colors to display elapsed and remaining time, helping users improve focus and achieve immersion. It allows for custom time additions and convenient social media logins for data synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Numberless visual timer
  • Color-coded time display
  • Customizable time intervals (1-1440 minutes)
  • SNS login (Kakao Talk, Naver, Facebook)
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • Focus and immersion enhancement
Features
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-my time Check the pre-added time and the time you added, select the time you need and tag on the minee timer! -make time You can freely add the time you need within 1-1440 minutes. -SNS log in Conveniently log in with Kakao Talk, Naver, or Facebook account! Added time will be synched to the account so that the lists of time you use will remain the same even when you change your device ※ This application is only compatible with minee2 minee is a numberless visual timer showing past time and remaining time intuitively only with colors. minee helps you keep and improve concentration to experience immersion over concentration.

About

AJournal

This app combines digital planning with the tactile feel of handwriting. Organize your days, weeks, and months, set goals, and track habits using Apple Pencil or your finger. Choose from numerous templates or create your own custom layouts.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and text input
  • Digital calendar integration
  • Over 100 customizable templates
  • Sticker library and custom stickers
  • Reminders integration
  • PDF export and iCloud sync
Features
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AJournal is the all-in-one digital planner built around handwriting and your calendar. Use Apple Pencil to plan, journal, and reflect on pages where events from any connected calendar appear right alongside your notes. Choose from 100+ fully customizable templates or design your own to fit exactly how you think. Combine the mindfulness of handwriting with powerful organization tools — plan days, weeks, and months, set goals, and track habits, projects, and progress, all in one place. SUPPORTS HANDWRITING, TEXT & IMAGES - Write/draw with Apple Pencil or finger - Text input with Scribble or keyboard, with complete formatting support like fonts, colors, etc - Save links to a website or another planner page - Add images and resize, rotate, or object crop - Choose among over 2500 stickers to make your journal/planner fun and personal - Save your own images as stickers for easier access DIGITAL CALENDARS - Connect any digital calendar so all events will show up in daily/weekly planners - Write/Scribble/Type alongside the events from the digital calendars REMINDERS - Apple Reminders are integrated into daily planners STAY ORGANIZED - Navigate effortlessly through journals/planners by dates, weeks, months, and projects - Search function for inputted texts makes it easier to find a journal/planner OVER 100 TEMPLATES TO CHOOSE FROM & FULL CUSTOMIZATION - Over 100 templates with minimalist design and cover every need: daily/weekly/monthly planners, project planners, finance planners, meal/fitness/habit trackers, ATracker, etc - The templates are fully customizable, simply add/remove/rearrange/configure elements and set colors/headers - Personalize a page with your writing/drawing and save it as a template Aesthetic Backgrounds & Color Themes - Choose from over 100 backgrounds with different textures, styles, and seasonal themes. - Select from various tints and foregrounds. INTEGRATION WITH ATRACKER (OPTIONAL) - With over 2 million downloads, ATracker is a time tracking tool trusted by users worldwide. - Combined with task/goal tracking in ATracker, you can follow up on your progress in AJournal in real time. EXPORT & BACKUP - Export your journals/planner as PDFs to read in other tools or for keepsake - Create backups to keep your data safe SPLIT VIEW & SLIDE OVER ICLOUD SYNC - You can now use AJournal on your iPhone - AJournal data can be synced via iCloud (Active subscription needed) SUBSCRIPTION AJournal supports unlimited pages per day/week/month/year and projects with a subscription. This add-on is optional. • AJournal subscriptions purchased in-app renew monthly or yearly, depending on your plan. Plan pricing may vary by country. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Users can try out AJournal without any limitation with a 7-day free trial. SUPPORT Visit http://Ajournal.pro or contact us at support@Ajournal.pro. Terms of Service: http://Ajournal.pro/TOS.html Privacy Policy: http://Ajournal.pro/policy.html AJournal - Organize your thoughts, keep track of your goals

Screenshots

minee4 screens
AJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AJournal at 77% against minee's 0%. AJournal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 4). minee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AJournal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. minee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AJournal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AJournal has 5.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of minee's written reviews are positive against 77% of AJournal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

minee ships an update monthly, AJournal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
minee versus AJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermineeAJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB120 MB
Age rating4++4
Developermelike .incWonderApps AB

Customer experience

minee

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AJournal

All ratings5,338 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews531 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

minee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AJournal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Text boxes sometimes lose formatting or disappear
  • Occasional crashes when switching between views
  • Syncing issues causing data loss

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add PDF support
  • Improve handwriting recognition and tools
  • Implement iCloud sync
  • Develop iPhone app version
  • Add more customization options for templates
Show 2 more
  • Improve search functionality for handwritten notes
  • Provide option for one-time purchase instead of subscription

In-app purchases

None

minee

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AJournal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$26.991 Year

Questions

Is minee free?
minee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AJournal free?
AJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, minee or AJournal?
AJournal is rated higher. minee averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while AJournal averages 4.7 from 5.3K ratings.
Do minee or AJournal have ads?
AJournal shows ads; minee does not.
Which is updated more often, minee or AJournal?
minee ships an update monthly, and AJournal every 3 weeks. Most recently, minee was updated on October 21, 2026 and AJournal on October 30, 2026.

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