Comparison

Guided Journal vs How We Feel

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

Head to head
About

Guided Journal

This app provides daily prompts to encourage self-reflection and personal growth through a digital journal. Capture your thoughts, feelings, and daily accomplishments with guided questions. Upgrade for advanced features and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Daily self-reflection prompts
  • Guided journaling
  • Photo diary entries
  • Track feelings and accomplishments
  • Subscription for premium features
  • Auto-renewable subscription options
Features
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Question Diary - Daily Journal is a unique diary app that prompts you with daily questions such as: - How are you feeling today? - If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would it be? - What makes you happy? - What's the last thing you threw away? - What did you accomplish today? - What's the last book you read? Question Diary - Daily Journal upgraded version of the app is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-daily-question-journal/

About

How We Feel

Capture life's simple moments with a beautifully designed journal. Easily record thoughts, emotions, and gratitude with text and photos. Organize your memories and enjoy a private, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Visual journaling with text and photos
  • Daily prompts and custom prompt creation
  • Photo Journey Board
  • Passcode lock for privacy
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Ad-free experience
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Use Brighter to create a visual collection of the simple moments in your life. Capture those fleeting moments of the day: something beautiful you see, a simple revelation, an unexpected emotion, a moment of gratitude. Brighter is for the moments in between. It’s a simple, no frills journal, beautifully designed. Create an entry in seconds. Answer a prompt. Or make your own. Add some words and/or a photo. That’s it. Brighter is a simple, flexible tool to help you appreciate the little (and big) things in your life. ENTRY IDEAS: • Thoughts • Emotions • Reflections • Revelations • Gratitude • Moods • Anything FEATURES: - Simple, beautiful design with an array of soothing colors to choose from - Quickly create entries with text and photo - Daily prompts from an expanding library of prompts - Create your own custom prompts (premium feature) - Filter journal entries by prompt or by day, week, month, or year - A Photo Journey Board is automatically created from all the photos you add to your entries - Motivating quotes within the app - Daily reminders - Passcode lock for enhanced privacy - Access your boards from both iPhone and iPad via iCloud sync - Automatic iCloud backup - Unlimited journal entries (premium feature) - Unlimited quotes (premium feature) - No login or registration required - No ads of any kind - No data of any kind stored on our own servers. All data resides on your device and in your iCloud account. FREE TRIAL: Brighter is free to download and the trial version allows you: • 10 entries • 2 custom prompts • 1 daily reminder • 7 favorites (entries, photos and quotes) • 50 motivational quotes PREMIUM UPGRADE INCLUDES: • Unlimited entries • Unlimited custom prompts • Unlimited daily reminders • Unlimited favorites • Unlimited motivational quotes • iCloud Backup • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Guided Journal4 screens
How We Feel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: How We Feel at 4.8 against Guided Journal's 4.5. How We Feel also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Guided Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Guided Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and How We Feel sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

How We Feel holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guided Journal ships an update every 3 months, How We Feel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guided Journal versus How We Feel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuided JournalHow We Feel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium Ltdtreebetty LLC

Customer experience

Guided Journal

All ratings67 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

How We Feel

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guided Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$14.99
5 purchases

How We Feel

Subscriptions4
  • Best-Self Bundle: Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$11.991 Year
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  • Best-Self Bundle: Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Best-Self Bundle: Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Guided Journal free?
Guided Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is How We Feel free?
How We Feel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guided Journal or How We Feel?
How We Feel is rated higher. Guided Journal averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while How We Feel averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Guided Journal or How We Feel have ads?
Neither Guided Journal nor How We Feel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guided Journal or How We Feel?
Guided Journal ships an update every 3 months, and How We Feel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Guided Journal was updated on October 24, 2026 and How We Feel on October 22, 2026.

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