Comparison

JourneyNote vs Travel Journal

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

Head to head
About

JourneyNote

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JourneyNote is an app that automatically creates a map of your trip by simply inputting your travel destinations. You can share the map on SNS with your photo or video, and you can also document all your journeys to display it on a single map of the world. ■Recommended for ◎When sharing a trip on SNS ◎When organizing photos from past trips ◎When planning for future trips ■How to use it ①Enter the destinations of your trip in order ②Select a background image and adjust the transparency ③Add transportations and some text ④Adjust formatting and other options ⑤Save and share! ■Features ◎Automatically create a map with routes and modes of transportation ◎Choose from two sizes of the map: large map or mini map ◎Adjust colors, transparency and scale of the map ◎Adjust opacity of the photo ◎Add a title and a memo as well as adjust the text size. ◎Automatically generate recommended tags and captions for SNSs ◎Easy to share to Instagram stories and feeds ■For questions and requests Please send a DM to JourneyNote's official Twitter and Instagram (@journey_note). We are looking forward to your feedback. ■Development Team We are a group of travel-loving app developers: Whiplus, Sae Nuruki, Misaki Agata, Yuka Nakajima, Yuta Yasuda and Koyuki Shiota ■Credit Part of the geographical database by GeoNames (http://www.geonames.org/) is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

About

Travel Journal

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Turn your travel photos into a personal travel journal. Rediscover trips you’ve already taken, relive your favorite moments, and keep plans and tickets together for the next adventure. REDISCOVER TRIPS FROM YOUR PHOTOS Find past adventures in your Photo Library. CobbleSteps uses photo dates and locations on your device to suggest trips. Review, merge, and save the ones you want to keep. Your journal starts with memories you already have. RELIVE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS Browse each trip’s photos in chronological galleries. Revisit your travels on a visited-countries map, open the trips behind each country, and look back on your travel stats. EXPLORE YOUR ACTIVITIES With optional HealthKit access, revisit workout routes alongside your trips and explore nearby photo stops. Your workout data stays on your device and is excluded from shared trip links and collaboration. KEEP TODAY’S PLANS AND TICKETS TOGETHER Organize trips with day-by-day itineraries, destinations, and notes. Import boarding passes, hotel confirmations, and train tickets from Mail, Safari, or Files. Keep bookings in clear cards, with relevant documents highlighted on the day you need them. Automatic detail extraction uses Apple Intelligence on supported devices; you can review and enter details manually. FOLLOW YOUR CRUISE, PORT BY PORT Keep port calls, sea days, and cabin details alongside the rest of your journey, with a map connecting your ports. SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS Create a trip-summary image, review it, and share it through the app of your choice. With Pro, revisit your year in Annual Wrapped, share trip updates and selected photos through expiring links, or co-plan with travel partners using end-to-end encryption. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photo originals stay in your Photo Library. Discovery runs on your device; your library is never automatically uploaded to our servers. Private trips and original documents sync through your own iCloud. You choose what to export or share. Live links exclude documents and precise locations; collaboration details are end-to-end encrypted. No ad identifiers or third-party tracking. FREE TO START Keep up to three trips, including trips you create, discover, or join. Document parsing, the visited-countries map, travel stats, and photo galleries are included. UPGRADE TO COBBLESTEPS PRO Unlock unlimited trips, your shareable Annual Wrapped, live trip and photo sharing, and end-to-end encrypted trip collaboration. CobbleSteps Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • CobbleSteps Pro Monthly: $4.99 / month • CobbleSteps Pro Annual: $34.99 / year ($2.92 / month) Subscription & Auto-Renewal Information: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://cobblesteps.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cobblesteps.app/privacy

Screenshots

JourneyNote4 screens
Travel Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JourneyNote at none against Travel Journal's 2. JourneyNote also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Travel Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). 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. Travel Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. JourneyNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JourneyNote ships an update every 6 weeks, Travel Journal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
JourneyNote versus Travel Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourneyNoteTravel Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHui WangBogdan Condurache

In-app purchases

None

JourneyNote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Travel Journal

Subscriptions2
  • CobbleSteps Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CobbleSteps Pro Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is JourneyNote free?
JourneyNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Travel Journal free?
Travel Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JourneyNote or Travel Journal have ads?
Neither JourneyNote nor Travel Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JourneyNote or Travel Journal?
JourneyNote ships an update every 6 weeks, and Travel Journal every 3 days. Most recently, JourneyNote was updated on October 29, 2026 and Travel Journal on October 31, 2026.

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