Comparison

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes vs Vela

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

Head to head
About

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

This app combines journaling, planning, and note-taking into a single, organized platform. Track your mood, plan your days with time blocking, manage to-do lists, and monitor habits and goals. Capture ideas, organize collections, and utilize a Pomodoro timer for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling with mood tracking
  • Day planner with time blocking and calendar sync
  • To-do lists with customizable stages
  • Habit and goal tracking
  • Notes and collections organization
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Cross-device syncing and offline access
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Your journal. Your planner. Your notes. Finally, one app that does it all. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Daily journal with rich timeline, mood tracking, and reflections • Day planner with time blocking, Apple Calendar & Reminders sync • Weekly and monthly views for planning ahead • To-do lists with 5 stages: idea, to do, active, pending, finalized • Habit tracker for building routines • Goal tracker for fitness, health, and personal growth • Notes and outlines for capturing ideas • Collections for movies, books, recipes, and more • Built-in Pomodoro timer • Home screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web • Syncs across all your devices • End-to-end encryption • Works offline • No ads. Ever. GETTING STARTED • Watch the quick start videos in the app • Pick one thing: journal, planner, or tasks • Explore more when you're ready TRY RISK-FREE 60-day money back guarantee. Not for you? Full refund, no questions asked. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Hi, I'm Hai, the solo developer behind LiveIt. Since 2017, over a million people have used the app to organize their lives. I read every review and email — your feedback shapes what I build next. CONNECT • Support: hai@doit.me • Reddit: r/liveitapp • YouTube: youtube.com/@liveitapp • Guide: liveit.me/guide TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms of Use (EULA): https://liveit.me/terms • Privacy Policy: https://liveit.me/terms

About

Vela

Features
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Vela is a private mood tracker and reflection journal designed to help you understand how you feel, one check-in at a time. With Vela, you can quickly log your mood, add notes, record what influenced your emotions, and look back at your personal mood history. It gives you a calm, simple space to reflect without pressure, clutter, or unnecessary complexity. Whether you want to understand your emotions, keep a private mood diary, notice emotional patterns, or simply pause and reflect on your day, Vela helps you create a clearer picture of your wellbeing over time. Private by Design Your mood entries and reflections are personal. Vela is designed for private mood tracking, with your reflections kept on your device and available even offline. No cloud account is required to start reflecting. Key Features Mood Tracking Log how you feel in seconds with a simple mood check-in. Add emotions, tags, notes, and context so each entry captures more than just a mood. Reflection Journal Use Vela as a private space to write about your day, your thoughts, and what affected how you felt. Keep reflections short or detailed — it is entirely up to you. Mood History Look back at your previous mood entries and see how your emotions change over time. Your timeline helps you understand your personal emotional patterns. Mood Insights Review simple mood insights based on your check-ins, including emotional trends, common tags, and recurring patterns in your reflections. Gentle Reminders Set optional reminders to check in with yourself. Vela reminders are designed to be calm and flexible, helping you pause when it feels right. Personalisation Make Vela feel like your own private reflection space with calming backgrounds, expressive emoji packs, and a warm visual style. Badges & Milestones Celebrate small reflection milestones as you continue using Vela. Badges are designed to encourage consistency without turning the app into a habit tracker. Privacy Lock Keep your personal reflections protected with privacy features such as app lock, passcode, or biometric access where supported. Vela Plus Upgrade to Vela Plus to unlock premium personalisation and deeper reflection features, including advanced mood insights, premium backgrounds, expressive emoji packs, and more ways to customise your private mood journal. Why Vela? Vela is designed to feel calm, private, and easy to use. It does not try to diagnose, treat, or overwhelm you. Instead, it helps you pause, name how you feel, and understand your emotional patterns over time. Use Vela to: Track your daily mood Keep a private mood journal Record emotions and mood tags Add notes to your check-ins Review your mood history Notice emotional patterns Reflect on your day Set optional mood reminders Personalise your journal space Keep reflections private and offline Perfect For Vela is useful if you are looking for: Mood tracker Mood journal Mood diary Emotion tracker Feelings tracker Daily reflection app Private journal Offline journal Self-awareness app Mood log Wellness journal Mindfulness journal Reflection journal Emotional wellbeing app Start With One Mood Check-In You do not need to write a long journal entry to understand yourself better. Sometimes, one small mood check-in is enough. Vela helps you pause, reflect, and return to your day with a little more clarity. Start tracking your mood privately with Vela today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vela.blumint.app/#privacy

Screenshots

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes4 screens
Vela4 screens

Verdict

The call

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes and Vela are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Vela sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes versus Vela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveIt Journal, Planner, NotesVela
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (246 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings246 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size619 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoit Apps OUBlumint Digital

Bugs and requests

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on photo upload
  • Black screen errors
  • Login authentication failures
  • Sync failures between devices
  • Update loop preventing app access
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  • Data disappearing from calendar view despite existing in database
  • App closes unexpectedly during entry composition
  • iPad version won't open or update
  • Set Color option crashes app
  • Apple Pencil input not working
  • Security lock feature not persisting
  • Notification system not triggering for tasks

Requested features

13 requests
  • Voice note recording capability
  • Financial/budgeting template
  • Habit categorization/organization
  • Advanced recurring task scheduling (e.g., third Thursday of month)
  • Apple Watch app
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  • iCloud and local calendar sync support
  • Drag-and-drop task rescheduling
  • Text font and size customization in trackers
  • Achievement/reward system for goals
  • Link and sketch embedding capability
  • Portuguese language support
  • More granular notification controls per block
  • Ability to schedule repeating tasks by specific dates

Vela

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$59.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Vela

Subscriptions2
  • vela Plus$2.991 Month
  • vela Plus$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • vela Plus$39.99

Questions

Is LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes free?
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vela free?
Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Vela have ads?
Neither LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes nor Vela shows ads.

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