Comparison

Wonderful vs Guided Journal

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

Head to head
About

Wonderful

This app helps you cultivate self-esteem through daily prompts, journaling, and mood tracking. Engage with a community, store memories with photos, and receive daily wisdom to start your day positively.

Highlights
  • Daily wise sayings
  • Self-reflection questions
  • Personal journaling with photos
  • Mood tracking calendar
  • Community forum
  • Screen lock security
Features
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Today's Saying Begin everyday with a wise saying. There's different wise saying for 365 days. Today's Question Answer different question everyday. Compare your answer a year later! Grow your self-esteem through recording your thoughts and meditate about yourself Today's Action Do a little action for yourself and record it. Today's Story You can keep your precious day in a diary. Keep your photos and sentences to remember your days. Forum Let others know your answer to question, action, and/or a diary. Each question/action/story has a forum. You can also emphasize with others by pressing heart to others' writing. List View You can read all of your today's question, action, or story easily just by scrolling. Keep track of your memories. Today's Mood Choose one out of 30 emojis that expresses your mood for today. Calendar You can see your moods of a month all together in a calendar. If you wrote question/action/story, they will also shown in the calendar as a colored circle. Notifications You can set the alarm for Today's Wise Saying or Today's Wonderful writing. Begin your day with a wise saying and end your day with Wonderful writing. Screen Lock Keep your thoughts and days in secret with screen lock. Subscription pricing and temrs: Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you comfirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless you turned off auto-renewal at least 24-hrs before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hrs prior to the end of the current period, and we will notify you if the price of a Paid Subscriptions for this Services increase. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your device Settings after the purchase. Privacy Policy https://kstar.azuremir.com/legal/wonderful/privacy/en Terms of Service https://kstar.azuremir.com/legal/wonderful/termsservice/en

About

Guided Journal

This app provides daily prompts to encourage self-reflection and personal growth through a digital journal. Capture your thoughts, feelings, and daily accomplishments with guided questions. Upgrade for advanced features and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Daily self-reflection prompts
  • Guided journaling
  • Photo diary entries
  • Track feelings and accomplishments
  • Subscription for premium features
  • Auto-renewable subscription options
Features
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Question Diary - Daily Journal is a unique diary app that prompts you with daily questions such as: - How are you feeling today? - If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would it be? - What makes you happy? - What's the last thing you threw away? - What did you accomplish today? - What's the last book you read? Question Diary - Daily Journal upgraded version of the app is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-daily-question-journal/

Screenshots

Wonderful4 screens
Guided Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guided Journal at none against Wonderful's shown. Guided Journal also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Wonderful's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Wonderful sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Guided Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wonderful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guided Journal has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Wonderful's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guided Journal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wonderful ships an update every 6 weeks, Guided Journal every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wonderful versus Guided Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWonderfulGuided Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings467 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAzure MirApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Wonderful

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%

Guided Journal

All ratings67 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Wonderful

Subscriptions6
  • Cloud Storage(1GB)$0.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Storage(3GB)$2.991 Month
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  • Premium Upgrade$4.996 Months
  • Cloud Storage(5GB)$4.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$8.991 Year
3 purchases

Guided Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$14.99

Questions

Is Wonderful free?
Wonderful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guided Journal free?
Guided Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wonderful or Guided Journal?
Wonderful is rated higher. Wonderful averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Guided Journal averages 4.5 from 67 ratings.
Do Wonderful or Guided Journal have ads?
Wonderful shows ads; Guided Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Wonderful or Guided Journal?
Wonderful ships an update every 6 weeks, and Guided Journal every 3 months. Most recently, Wonderful was updated on November 3, 2026 and Guided Journal on November 3, 2026.

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