Comparison

Good Decision vs Decision Journal

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

Head to head
About

Good Decision

This app helps you make informed choices by comparing options against your personal criteria. It uses a weighted scoring system to objectively determine the best path forward, with AI assistance for creating decision matrices from links, text, or descriptions. Available across Apple devices, it syncs automatically and offers multiple sharing options.

Highlights
  • Weighted decision matrices
  • AI-powered matrix creation
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
  • Share decisions as image, text, or spreadsheet
  • Dark Mode support
  • Offline decision making
Read full description

Make decisions you can stand behind. Good Decision is a weighted decision matrix for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Compare your options against the criteria that matter to you — scored, weighted, and totalled so the best choice rises to the top. No gut feeling required. Just clarity. HOW IT WORKS Add your options and criteria, set a weight for each criterion, then score each option from 1 to 10. Good Decision multiplies scores by weights and surfaces the option that best fits your priorities — not anyone else's. AI-POWERED CREATION On supported devices, Apple Intelligence builds your matrix for you — privately, on-device: Paste a link — AI reads the page and extracts options, criteria, and specs Paste text — drop in an article or comparison, AI structures it into a matrix Describe it — type what you're deciding, and AI suggests criteria and options For current products, pasting a link gives you accurate, up-to-date specs. Prompts work best when structure matters more than live data. Your data never leaves your device. BUILT FOR APPLE iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one purchase, all devices Decisions sync automatically via iCloud Share as an image, text, or spreadsheet Full Dark Mode support Any choice with more than one option is worth a matrix. Picking an iPhone or MacBook. Weighing up job offers. Choosing where to move, what to buy, and where to eat. Requires iOS 26 / macOS 26 or later. Apple Intelligence features require a supported device.

About

Decision Journal

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Record what you chose, why it made sense at the time, how confident you felt, and when to review it. Add outcomes and reflections later to notice patterns in your own decisions. Your journal stays local on your device. No account is required. Decision Journal does not provide professional advice, AI summaries or automatic cloud sync. Free includes up to 10 new entries per device-local calendar month, basic insights, unlimited reading and editing of existing history, and password-protected encrypted backup and restore through Files. Review the backup record count before explicitly replacing your journal; restoration replaces rather than merges. Keep your backup somewhere accessible if your device is lost, and keep its password separately. A copy stored only on that device does not protect against losing it. We cannot recover a forgotten backup password. Portable backup size limits apply. Premium adds unlimited new entries, tags and tag filters, additional on-device insights, and readable CSV/JSON analysis exports. Monthly and Yearly subscriptions are offered. Existing Lifetime rights remain recognized and restorable; Lifetime is not offered in this app version. Restore purchases separately through Apple; journal backups do not contain purchase rights. The More tab loads a public SHG app directory. Apple handles purchases. Manage or cancel recurring plans through your Apple account settings. Support: decisionjournal-support@sykesholdinggroup.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Good Decision4 screens
Decision Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Decision Journal at every 3 weeks against Good Decision's every 2 months. Decision Journal also leads on 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. Good Decision sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Decision Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Good Decision ships an update every 2 months, Decision Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Good Decision versus Decision Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood DecisionDecision Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDever Consultancy LtdSykes Holding Group LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Good Decision

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
3 purchases

Decision Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Decision Journal Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Decision Journal Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Decision Journal Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Good Decision free?
Good Decision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decision Journal free?
Decision Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Good Decision or Decision Journal have ads?
Neither Good Decision nor Decision Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Good Decision or Decision Journal?
Good Decision ships an update every 2 months, and Decision Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Good Decision was updated on October 26, 2026 and Decision Journal on October 28, 2026.

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