Reflection vs PULS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PULS
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PULS is a beautifully simple workout trainer that works completely offline. No account, no sign-up, no internet. Just open the app and start moving. Pick a guided "planet" workout or build your own from 35+ bodyweight exercises. PULS handles the timing for you: rounds, work intervals, and rests, with on-screen countdowns, sound cues, and haptic feedback so you never have to look at the clock. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Fully offline & private: everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no ads. • Guided workouts: ready-made routines named after planets, from full-body to core, HIIT, and mobility. • Smart timer: automatic rounds, work intervals, and rests, with a clear countdown ring and "up next" preview. • Build your own: create custom workouts: add blocks, set rounds and rest, and pick exercises with per-exercise durations. • Muscle map: see exactly which muscles each workout targets on a front-and-back body map. • Animated demos: tap any exercise to see how it's done. • Sound & vibration cues: countdown ticks, "go", rest, and finish (you can switch them on or off anytime) • Multiple intensities: Beginner, Normal or Intense (about 15% more rounds per block). • Track your progress: workout history and a daily streak, kept locally. • Share workouts: send a custom routine to a friend with a single link; they preview it and import in one tap. • 4 languages: English, German, Spanish, and Italian. No subscriptions. No paywalls. Just a clean, fast trainer that respects your time and your privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PULS at none against Reflection's 9. Reflection's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Reflection sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PULS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reflection ships an update every 3 weeks, PULS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reflection | PULS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Journal Better Inc. | Elias Frehner |
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
PULS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reflection
- 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
- Lifetime Premium Special$124.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$249.99
PULS
No in-app purchases









