Comparison

Got Your Back App vs Waffle

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

Head to head
About

Got Your Back App

This app raises awareness about mental health and suicide prevention, offering support for children's emotional needs. It focuses on bullying, mental well-being, and guiding students toward positive life decisions.

Highlights
  • Mental health awareness
  • Suicide prevention
  • Bullying support
  • Emotional needs support
  • Life choice guidance
Features
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The Got Your Back app aims to create awareness about mental health issues and suicide, as well as support the emotional needs of children by providing support with a primary focus on suicide prevention/awareness, bullying, mental health, and helping students make good life choices.

About

Waffle

This app facilitates shared journaling for couples, families, and friends to deepen connections. Users can share daily updates, photos, and videos, and answer prompts to get to know each other better. It offers a private space to document memories and strengthen relationships.

Highlights
  • Shared journaling for groups
  • Photo and video sharing
  • Daily prompts to foster connection
  • Customizable journal covers
  • Private and secure entries
  • Relationship strengthening tool
Features
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Waffle is the #1 shared journal app for staying connected and getting to know your partner, family, friends, or anyone you care about better. By journaling together on Waffle, you and your journal members will feel seen, heard, and loved. THE BEST SHARED JOURNAL APP Waffle lets you practice self-care together with your favorite people. Journaling consistently can be hard on your own, but it's easier and more fun together, like sharing a warm, fluffy waffle. Share photos and videos to tell them about your day, record memories, and capture the little things that might otherwise be forgotten—all in one journal. STAY UPDATED LIFE UPDATES "Documenting our married life together -- the highs, lows, and little things in between" - Amber "I love when I get notifications" - Karla No matter how far apart you are or how busy your day is, Waffle lets you take intentional moments to connect. Open the Waffle app at the end of the day, unwind, and share your story. If you thought about them during the day, let them know in your journal entry! WAFFLE TIME "When my friend says "Waffle time, people!" at the end of the day, my face lights up" - Lucy "Especially helped my girlfriend to recenter at the end of the day and see the many good parts of life that are easily drowned out." - Herman WAFFLE OF THE DAY QUESTIONS "Get to know each other better even though we've been married for 20 years" - Faith "It's a form of therapy. Brought me and my sister closer than ever." - Rita Waffle of the Day questions are designed to strengthen your relationships. By answering them each day, you and your journal members will get to know each other better. It helps you understand what's on their mind and lets them know what's on yours. Waffle makes sharing easy, with no pressure, in a relaxed and non-confrontational way. AESTHETIC JOURNAL COVERS "Allowed me and my mom to connect on a deeper level" - Cecilia "Allows me to vent in a constructive way" - Isabella Your everyday tool should be pretty and aesthetically pleasing. Choose the cover that lifts your spirits the most. Waffle can help you if you are: • A long-distance couple • A military family staying connected during deployment • Looking to make therapy sessions more effective by sharing your day-to-day events and feelings with your therapist • A mother and daughter communicating better in a non-confrontational way • Reuniting and staying connected with your childhood friends • Trying to stay off social media and focus on the relationships that matter most • Strengthening your faith through a prayer journal • Reconnecting after a long marriage • An engaged couple getting ready for married life • Offering emotional support to your best friend • Making parenting or co-parenting easier • Sharing your baby photos with context • Practicing gratitude in a group • Dealing with an eating disorder • Increasing sexual intimacy in your relationship • In a long-distance relationship, struggling with time differences • Looking to improve couple therapy • Looking to connect with your children A NEW FORM OF THERAPY "It's a therapy for us" - Mariah "Extra helpful for my therapy sessions" - Isabella "Honestly this app is helping us more than our marriage counseling did" - Holly We believe that shared journaling is a new form of therapy that can restore meaningful human connections—connections that are essential to our emotional health and well-being but are rapidly disappearing in our society. With Waffle Plus, you’ll be able to: • Add photos and videos to any entry • Record and attach voice memos • Unlock unlimited premium daily question decks • Choose from our entire collection of premium covers • Export your journal as a printable PDF Say hi at support@journal.com or visit wafflejournal.com. Terms: https://www.wafflejournal.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.wafflejournal.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Got Your Back App4 screens
Waffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Got Your Back App at none against Waffle's 17. Got Your Back App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Waffle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 18). 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. Waffle sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Got Your Back App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Got Your Back App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waffle has 11K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Got Your Back App ships an update every 3 months, Waffle weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Got Your Back App versus Waffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGot Your Back AppWaffle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better4.6 (11K ratings)
Positive reviews—46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1811K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB143 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperComputer Know HowPoppy AI, Inc.

Customer experience

Got Your Back App

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waffle

All ratings10,583 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative42.3%

Bugs and requests

Got Your Back App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Waffle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to open old journal entries
  • Issues with uploading and viewing photos/videos
  • Inability to create new journals or add collaborators

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to comment on journal entries
  • Implement a more flexible pricing structure (e.g., monthly option)
  • Allow customization of journal covers and layouts
  • Improve stability and fix reported bugs
  • Add time zone support for shared journals

In-app purchases

None

Got Your Back App

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Waffle

Subscriptions16
  • Waffle Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Waffle Monthly Plus$14.991 Month
  • Waffle Monthly Plus$19.991 Month
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  • Waffle Unlimited$39.991 Year
  • 1 Plus Journal7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Waffle Unlimited7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Waffle Unlimited Plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 1 Plus Journal7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Waffle Unlimited7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 1 Plus Journal7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Waffle Unlimited$74.991 Year
  • Waffle Unlimited7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • 2 Plus Journals7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Unlimited Plus Journals7 Days trial$129.001 Year
  • 2 Plus Journals7 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • Unlimited Plus7 Days trial$199.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited$199.99

Questions

Is Got Your Back App free?
Got Your Back App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waffle free?
Waffle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Got Your Back App or Waffle?
Got Your Back App is rated higher. Got Your Back App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Waffle averages 4.6 from 11K ratings.
Do Got Your Back App or Waffle have ads?
Neither Got Your Back App nor Waffle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Got Your Back App or Waffle?
Got Your Back App ships an update every 3 months, and Waffle weekly. Most recently, Got Your Back App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Waffle on October 24, 2026.

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