Comparison

Reflection vs enginar

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

Head to head
About

Reflection

This AI-powered journal provides personalized coaching and insights based on your daily entries. It allows you to write, speak, or scan your thoughts, and then ask your journal questions to gain deeper self-understanding. Track your growth with mood insights and reviews.

Highlights
  • AI Coach replies to entries
  • Ask your journal questions
  • Voice journaling with transcription
  • Scan handwritten pages
  • Mood and emotion insights
  • 100+ guided journals and prompts
  • Private and encrypted entries
Features
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Reflection is a journal that writes back. Write or speak about your day, and Reflection's AI Coach replies right inside your entry with a question that helps you go a layer deeper. Over time your journal becomes something you can ask: what has been weighing on you, what brings you joy, how your mood has shifted since spring. NEW IN REFLECTION 7 A complete redesign. The journal is calmer and more spacious, with nine color themes, a rebuilt Coach, one + button for everything you add to an entry, and Focus Mode for longer sessions. It's faster, too. A COACH IN EVERY ENTRY • Instant Chat: press Enter and the Coach replies on the next line. • Go Deeper, Get Perspective, Coach Me and Action Items when you want more. • Voice Call (Premium): talk it through out loud. When you hang up, the conversation is written into your entry. ASK YOUR JOURNAL ANYTHING Search by meaning, not only by keyword. Ask "What have I been grateful for lately?" and get an answer drawn from your own entries, with the dates you wrote them. WRITE, SPEAK OR SCAN • Voice journaling with accurate transcription • Scan a handwritten page into text • Add photos, and catch up on missed days from your camera roll • Templates and daily prompts for when you don't know where to start SEE HOW YOU'RE GROWING Mood and emotion insights, writing streaks, and weekly, monthly and annual reviews that show where your head has been. 100+ GUIDED JOURNALS AND PROMPTS Gratitude, anxiety, self-care, shadow work, relationships, work and more, including multi-day programs like the 14-day Reflect & Reset. A fresh prompt is waiting on your Today page each morning. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your entries are encrypted • Lock the app with Face ID or a PIN, and keep single entries private • Your entries are never used to train AI models • Turn AI off entirely, or exclude any entry from it • Export your journal as PDF, CSV or JSON whenever you like EVERYWHERE YOU WRITE iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, all in sync. "This app manages to do what many others in this category don't: make AI features that actually feel useful." (App Store review, July 2026) FREE TO START Journal for free, with AI Coach replies each day and insights after every entry. Reflection Premium adds unlimited AI and voice, Voice Call, all 100+ guides, all nine themes, App Lock, export and unlimited sync. Reflection is a tool for self-reflection. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Questions or feedback: hello@reflection.app Terms: https://www.reflection.app/tos Privacy: https://www.reflection.app/pp

About

enginar

Connect with dietitians at affordable prices to transform your lifestyle. Discover personalized health plans and guidance to achieve your wellness goals.

Highlights
  • Find dietitians
  • Reasonable pricing
  • Lifestyle change
  • Personalized health plans
  • Wellness guidance
Features
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Find your favorite Dietitian with reasonable pricing and change your lifestyle.

Screenshots

Reflection4 screens
enginar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: enginar at none against Reflection's 9. enginar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Reflection's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, ads 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. Reflection sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. enginar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

enginar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reflection has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Reflection's written reviews are positive against 100% of enginar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflection ships an update every 3 weeks, enginar every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reflection versus enginar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectionenginar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB62 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJournal Better Inc.Kamran Saeb

Customer experience

Reflection

All ratings1,115 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews581 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.6%

enginar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reflection

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard covering screen on smaller devices
  • Inability to delete or edit entries

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options (fonts, themes, etc.)
  • Handwriting/Apple Pencil support
  • Improved web/desktop app experience

enginar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Reflection

Subscriptions6
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)$8.001 Month
  • Launch Special (Annual)7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial2 variants$47.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$47.991 Year
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$69.001 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium Special$124.99
  • Premium (Lifetime)$249.99
None

enginar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflection free?
Reflection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is enginar free?
enginar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reflection or enginar?
enginar is rated higher. Reflection averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while enginar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reflection or enginar have ads?
Neither Reflection nor enginar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflection or enginar?
Reflection ships an update every 3 weeks, and enginar every 9 days. Most recently, Reflection was updated on November 3, 2026 and enginar on November 3, 2026.

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