Clearful vs CinderNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clearful
This app provides a secure and private space for personal growth and mental well-being. Capture thoughts, emotions, and experiences with rich text, photos, and audio, organized with powerful formatting tools. Rediscover past moments and build a consistent journaling habit with guided prompts and progress insights.
- Text, photo, and audio journaling
- Rich text editor with 13+ formatting options
- Moment rediscovery with time-based entry review
- Encrypted and private with Face ID/Touch ID
- Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Web)
- Extensive library of guided journal prompts
- Habit building with streaks and reminders
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Clearful is your journaling companion for personal growth and mental health. Discover a smarter, less anxious, and happier you by exploring your experiences, thoughts, emotions, and ideas in a secure and private journal and diary. FEATURED App of the Day 5 Resolutions You'll Actually Keep New Year, New Beginnings Start Your Mindful Journey Your Personal Growth Toolkit Lower Your Stress Levels +20 more EXPRESS YOURSELF Capture your life with text, photos*, and audio (soon) in your journal and diary. Write what's on your mind in a peaceful yet powerful journaling canvas. Highlight life's moments in your journal entries with images*. Transform spoken words into text with audio journaling and transcription (soon). ADD STYLE & STRUCTURE Organize and stylize your journal and diary entries with our simple, powerful, and beautiful text editor with 13+ formatting options, including headings, bullets, numbers, checklists, quotes, dividers, links, and text styles. REDISCOVER MOMENTS With Rediscover, look back at your journal and diary entries from various time periods. Relive memories and milestones, see how far you've come, and uncover patterns and blind spots. PRIVACY & SECURITY Your journal and diary are encrypted, secure, and private. Privacy protections like Encryption, Face ID & Touch ID, Entry Lock*, No Ads, No Data Sharing, Device Manager, and Sign In With Apple give you more control over the data in your journal and diary. ACCESS ON ALL DEVICES Take your journal and diary wherever you go with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Web apps. Everything stays in perfect sync across all your devices. GUIDED JOURNALS LIBRARY Discover journal prompts and journal templates for all of life's topics: work, career, creativity, emotions, goals, planning, habits, gratitude, happiness, self-care, health, wellness, memories, personal growth, self-development, self-reflection, relationships, self-love, sleep, stress, anxiety, and travel. BUILD A JOURNALING HABIT Small steps every day add up to big achievements over time. Stay accountable with daily or weekly streaks, and remember to journal with custom reminders. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Personalize your journal and diary with Dark Mode and Themes* to match your style, mood, and personality. Build Custom Templates* tailored to your unique journaling needs and curate guided journals into your own Custom Collections*. INSIGHTS & PROGRESS Visualize your journaling progress and gain insights with charts and analytics that reinforce your journaling habit. WORLD-CLASS CUSTOMER SUPPORT Get in touch with us for our quick, personal, and friendly customer support. JOURNALING TYPES Gratitude Journal Reflection Journal Work Journal Travel Journal Self-Care Journal Anxiety Journal Mental Health Journal Morning Pages Journal 5-Minute Journal Pregnancy Journal Sleep Journal Dream Journal Relationship Journal AND MORE Pinned Entries* Entry Search Writing Details Export Journal Entries Use Offline Template History* *Clearful is free to use forever with unlimited entries. Additional features, including photos, unlimited devices, insights, more guided journals, custom templates, themes, and more, are available with a Clearful Pro membership. PRICING & LEGAL Clearful offers auto-renewing subscriptions: $9.99 billed monthly and $59.99 billed annually. Your subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions may be managed, and auto-renewal can be turned off anytime in Account Settings. These prices are in United States Dollars (USD). Pricing in other currencies and countries may vary, and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Terms of service: https://www.clearful.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://www.clearful.com/privacy-policy CONTACT US If you have any feedback or questions, please contact us at hello@clearful.com.
CinderNotes
A private digital journal designed for unfiltered self-expression. Write down your thoughts and feelings, then digitally "burn" the page to achieve a sense of closure and renewal. The app prioritizes your privacy with no data collection.
- Instant digital page burning
- Calming burning animation and sounds
- Complete privacy, no data collection
- Write without fear of judgment
- Simple and elegant design
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Introducing CinderNotes, your private journal for raw, unfiltered self expression. Are you weighed down by thoughts and feelings you can’t share? CinderNotes provides a confidential and cathartic space to express these feelings freely. Write what’s on your mind and then digitally “burn” the page. As you watch your words disappear you are left with a sense of closure and renewal. CinderNotes is completely private. No data is collected or saved. Once you digitally “burn” the page your words disappear forever. Whether you need to rant, reminisce, or reflect, CinderNotes gives you a safe space to let it out and then let it go. FEATURES ⁃ Your words instantly erase when you hit the “burn” button. ⁃ Animation and sounds replicate the experience of burning paper. ⁃ Completely confidential - we don’t collect or save anything. WRITE WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT When you hit the “burn” button, your words vanish forever allowing you to write freely and openly, without fear of judgment. CALMING ANIMATION & SOUNDS Soothing animation and sounds simulate a sheet of paper burning, creating a calming and immersive writing experience. NO DATA COLLECTED Privacy is our priority. We collect nothing and save nothing. SIMPLE & ELEGANT DESIGN The sleek, minimal interface creates a simple, intuitive experience so you can focus on unrestricted self expression.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CinderNotes at none against Clearful's 5. CinderNotes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Clearful's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. Clearful sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CinderNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
CinderNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clearful has 3.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Clearful's written reviews are positive against 100% of CinderNotes's.
| Parameter | Clearful | CinderNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clearful Journal, Mindfulness Diary and Mental Health Inc. | Clint Johnson |
Customer experience
Clearful
CinderNotes
Bugs and requests
Clearful
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes or freezes
- Syncing issues across devices
- Password/login problems
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize text color and font
- Integration with music or ambient sounds
- Offline journaling capabilities
- More free templates and prompts
- Improved accessibility features
CinderNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clearful
- Journal & Diary - Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Journal & Diary - Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Clearful Pro: Journal & Diary$59.991 Year
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- Journal & Diary - Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Journal & Diary - Pro Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
CinderNotes
No in-app purchases
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