Comparison

Simple Short Diary vs Still Monk

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

Head to head
About

Simple Short Diary

A straightforward journaling app that encourages brief daily entries using single words and icons. It aims to make recording your day easy and sustainable, serving as a companion to enrich your experiences.

Highlights
  • Single-word daily entries
  • Icon-based recording
  • Easy and quick to use
  • Enriches daily life
  • Sustainable journaling habit
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This is a simple diary app. Just look back at the day and write in one word. It's easy and lasts a long time. The diary app is the best partner to enrich your days. Look for lots of fun to write fun. This app will surely be useful. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

About

Still Monk

This app offers guided meditations and breathing exercises to help users find calm, focus, and relaxation. Explore sessions for sleep, stress relief, and kindness in a serene, nature-inspired environment.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Breathing exercises
  • Categories for Calm, Sleep, Focus, Stress, Kindness
  • Nature sounds
  • Counting Sheep breathing exercise
  • Designed for daily use
Features
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Still Monk is a peaceful meditation app designed to help you slow down, find stillness, and reconnect with the present moment. Step into a serene temple surrounded by the calming sounds of nature, where a gentle monk guides you through meditation practices created for different moments in your day. Choose from five categories — Calm, Sleep, Focus, Stress, and Kindness — and find a meditation that matches what you need. Beyond guided meditation, Still Monk also includes simple breathing exercises to help you relax and reset. Follow calming breathing patterns at your own pace, or try the Counting Sheep breathing exercise, a peaceful practice designed to help quiet your mind and ease you toward sleep. Whether you want to start your morning with focus, find calm during a busy day, release stress, practice kindness, or unwind before bed, Still Monk gives you a quiet space to return to whenever you need it. Find your stillness. One breath at a time.

Screenshots

Simple Short Diary1 screens
Still Monk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Still Monk at none against Simple Short Diary's shown. Still Monk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Simple Short Diary's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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. Simple Short Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Still Monk sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Still Monk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Short Diary has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Short Diary versus Still Monk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Short DiaryStill Monk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasterEggsHenrique Bersani

Customer experience

Simple Short Diary

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Still Monk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Short Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Still Monk

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Simple Short Diary free?
Simple Short Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Still Monk free?
Still Monk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Short Diary or Still Monk?
Still Monk is rated higher. Simple Short Diary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Still Monk averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Short Diary or Still Monk have ads?
Simple Short Diary shows ads; Still Monk does not.

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