Comparison

Sentur vs Emoji Journal

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

Head to head
About

Sentur

This app offers guided exercises and resources inspired by the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model to support self-transformation and healing. It provides tools for managing anxiety, nurturing self-compassion, and enhancing therapeutic journeys. Connect with a community and access expert-led events for deeper insight and progress.

Highlights
  • Guided IFS-inspired exercises
  • Meditations for Parts work
  • Post-unburdening guidance
  • Anxiety and stress management
  • Self-compassion nurturing
  • Parts mapping
  • Self-energy assessment
Features
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Evidence-based trauma-informed companion app inspired by the Internal Family Systems (IFS) psychotherapeutic model. Own your journey to self-transformation anywhere, anytime. Make the most out of your time in between therapy sessions and enhance the outcomes of your self-transformation work. Let your authentic Self radiate through with tools and resources such as: - Expertly guided IFS-inspired exercises and meditations that facilitate work with the different Parts within you; guide you through the post-unburdening process; manage anxiety and stress; help nurture self-compassion; - Amazing content from incredible collaborators - proven experts in their therapeutic field. - Parts mapping functionality and Self-energy assessment tooling that provide visual representations of your progress and greater insight into your healing journey; - In-app community and free monthly IFS events, facilitated by trauma healing experts - offering opportunities for reflection, unburdening, and accessing and inspiring more Self-energy. Supportive when life is hard. Captures and clarifies your transformation. Accelerates healing and enhances your therapeutic journey. Own your journey to self-transformation anywhere, anytime. Disclaimer: This application is not intended to provide, does not provide, and shall not be construed as providing, any form or type of medical, therapeutic, professional, or other advice, recommendations, instructions, services, diagnosis, or treatment.

About

Emoji Journal

This app offers a unique journaling experience by allowing you to express thoughts and feelings from different internal perspectives. Customize your entries with images, fonts, and a vast emoji selection to explore conflicting emotions and practice self-compassion.

Highlights
  • Conversation style journaling
  • Customizable message boxes
  • Passcode protection
  • Over 10,000 emojis
  • 50 handwriting fonts
  • Use personal photos as avatars
  • No data collection
Features
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Emoji Journal is a parts based, conversation style journaling app. This means that instead of being tied down to the old fashion "mono" style of journaling, you can now easily express yourself from the different perspectives that live within all of us. How many times have you felt as if part of you wants to do or say one thing, while another part of you wants to do the complete opposite? Give voice to those thoughts, feelings and expressions as never before. In addition to allowing for this dynamic form of journaling, Emoji Journal also allows you to customize those expressions visually by adding an image of any sort, as well as customizing the font, colors and more. Useful for: * Internal Family System (IFS) * General parts work * Meditation * Exploring conflicting/differing thoughts and feelings * Exercising the skill of listening to what you really think and feel * Learning to respond to yourself kindly and empathetically Key Features: * Conversation style journaling * Completely customizable message boxes * Passcode option * Over 10,000 emojis to choose from * 50 handwriting fonts to choose from * Use photos from your personal library as an avatar/emoji * No data collection * No Ads ---- UNLIMITED PROFILES Without making any in-app purchases you will have full access to Emoji Journal's current features. You can make an unlimited number of journal entries. The only limitation will be the number of unique Emoji Profiles (limit 4) you will be allowed to have simultaneously active. With a small one-time fee of $2.99 USD you will be able to create and have active an unlimited number of Emoji Profiles. Emoji Profiles are at the core of Emoji Journal and represent the various parts/emotions you are journaling from. Many will find the limit of 4 satisfactory. ---- Terms and Conditions https://emojijournal.com/terms/ Privacy Policy https://emojijournal.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Sentur4 screens
Emoji Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emoji Journal at 100% against Sentur's 64%. Emoji Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sentur's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (119 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sentur sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $54.99 per year and Emoji Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emoji Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Sentur's written reviews are positive against 100% of Emoji Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentur ships an update fortnightly, Emoji Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sentur versus Emoji Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSenturEmoji Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better26
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB169 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIntegrated Mental Health Technologies, LLCJustin Hoff

Customer experience

Sentur

All ratings118 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Emoji Journal

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sentur

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Trial not starting
  • Overlapping text with parts map
  • Unable to export parts map and history
  • Buttons lead back to parts map instead of intended function
  • Keyboard does not appear or disappears when typing
Show 5 more
  • App not loading past the first few pages
  • Cannot get past the third screen due to unscrollable text
  • Cannot login due to keyboard blocking continue button
  • Text overlaps in parts map
  • Part cluster option is unusable

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow designation of Manager vs. Firefighter types
  • Offer a one-time purchase option
  • Lower price for wider adoption

Emoji Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sentur

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Sentur Subscription14 Days trial$54.991 Year
1 purchases

Emoji Journal

One-time1
  • Unlimited Profiles$2.99

Questions

Is Sentur free?
Sentur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Emoji Journal free?
Emoji Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sentur or Emoji Journal?
Emoji Journal is rated higher. Sentur averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Emoji Journal averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do Sentur or Emoji Journal have ads?
Neither Sentur nor Emoji Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentur or Emoji Journal?
Sentur ships an update fortnightly, and Emoji Journal every 2 months. Most recently, Sentur was updated on October 24, 2026 and Emoji Journal on October 22, 2026.

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