Comparison

Sleep Cue vs Inklings Journal

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Cue

This app serves as an interactive companion for a wireless brainwave headband. It displays real-time EEG signals and brainwave power spectrograms, enabling users to trigger custom cues based on sleep stages and brainwave activity for lucid dreaming.

Highlights
  • Real-time EEG signal viewing
  • Brainwave power spectrogram
  • Customizable cue triggering
  • Lucid dream induction techniques
  • Research collaboration opportunities
Features
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An interactive companion app for the Enchanted Wave wireless brainwave headband. 1. The app allows users to view the raw EEG signal, and the power spectrogram of brainwave signals in real time. 2. The protocols allows the user to trigger pre-selected cues with a specific logic combination defined by time, sleep stage, and EEG band power strength. 3. The existing protocols include popular and novel techniques for lucid dream induction. We are open to work with both individual and institutional researchers on customized protocols. Please visit https://enchantedwave.square.site/ for more details.

About

Inklings Journal

Features
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Inklings Journal is a journal where you write one line a day. Simple, beautiful, and private. Write down one thought each day — that's all it takes. Over time, you build a personal story you can look back on, reflect on, and be inspired by. FEATURES: • Write one line a day — quick and simple • AI-generated stories that weave your days together • Mood analysis and theme detection • Calendar with color-coded days • Time capsules — write letters to your future self • Future thoughts — predict what will happen • "On this day" — see what you wrote a year ago • Daily writing prompts for inspiration • Face ID lock for privacy • iCloud sync • Dark and light mode • 5 languages: Norwegian, English, Spanish, German, French No ads. No social features. Just you and your thoughts.

Screenshots

Sleep Cue4 screens
Inklings Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inklings Journal at every 3 days against Sleep Cue's every 3 months. Sleep Cue's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Cue ships an update every 3 months, Inklings Journal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sleep Cue versus Inklings Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep CueInklings Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnchanted Wave LLCJonas Haug

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Cue

No in-app purchases

None

Inklings Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep Cue free?
Sleep Cue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inklings Journal free?
Inklings Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sleep Cue or Inklings Journal have ads?
Neither Sleep Cue nor Inklings Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Cue or Inklings Journal?
Sleep Cue ships an update every 3 months, and Inklings Journal every 3 days. Most recently, Sleep Cue was updated on October 24, 2026 and Inklings Journal on October 28, 2026.

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