Comparison

My Activity Journal vs Jot Journal

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

Head to head
About

My Activity Journal

This app helps you journal your daily activities to boost mental wellbeing during challenging times. It offers inspiration for new activities, tracks your progress, and provides feedback to keep you motivated. Participate in research and discover creative ways to stay active and positive.

Highlights
  • Inspiration for lockdown activities
  • Record daily activities
  • Weekly and monthly activity overview
  • Motivation with targets and goals
  • Feedback on daily tasks
  • WHO health and safety tips
Features
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Our App is here to understand the impact of the pandemic on people’s lifestyles and help motivate and inspire you to stay active, creative and positive while journaling your daily activities. Journaling during a crisis is great for your mental wellbeing and can enable you to keep track of the days during local lockdowns and social distancing measures! This gamified journaling App is designed and created by UCL IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies (dPHE). Online surveys, focus groups and a social media competition are running alongside it to improve the app and share great socially distant activity ideas. See #MyLockdownJournal and #MyActivityJournal on Twitter and Instagram to take part! FEATURES Find inspiration for new lockdown activities Record your daily activities with our user-friendly system See an overview of your weekly and monthly activities Motivate yourself with targets and goals Receive feedback on your daily tasks Keep updated on World Health Organisation (WHO) tips and information on health and safety Much more! BENEFITS Boost your mental health! Share and find creative ideas for lockdown Help researchers understand lifestyle changes to aid policy change Completely FREE! PARTNERS Health content was provided by Transmissible, Netherlands. Ethical approval for the study was received by UCL Research Ethics Committee.

About

Jot Journal

This app helps you capture memories, gain insights, and foster personal growth through journaling. Record thoughts, photos, and stories, then analyze patterns and progress with automated reports and prompts. It's designed to help you understand yourself and shape your future.

Highlights
  • Record thoughts, photos, and stories
  • Organize entries with tags and location
  • Analyze patterns and progress
  • Set promises and goals
  • Reflect on progress and achievements
Features
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Jot Journal — Capture, Reflect, and Grow Jot Journal is your all-in-one space for preserving memories, gaining insight, and fostering personal growth. Whether you want to track daily thoughts, celebrate milestones, or make sense of difficult moments, Jot Journal helps you transform your experiences into a rich, meaningful narrative. With an elegant and intuitive design, Jot Journal lets you: • Record your thoughts, photos, and stories in a private space • Organize entries with tags and location details for easy retrieval • Analyze patterns and progress through automated reports and prompts • Set promises and goals and watch them come to life over time • Reflect on your progress, appreciate your achievements, and learn from your struggles Jot Journal is more than just a notebook — it’s a powerful tool for understanding yourself, honoring your past, and shaping your future. Begin your journaling journey today.

Screenshots

My Activity Journal4 screens
Jot Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jot Journal at 5.0 against My Activity Journal's 2.0. My Activity Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jot Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Activity Journal versus Jot Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Activity JournalJot Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUCLPivot & Anchor Private Limited

Customer experience

My Activity Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Jot Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Activity Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Jot Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Activity Journal free?
My Activity Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jot Journal free?
Jot Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Activity Journal or Jot Journal?
Jot Journal is rated higher. My Activity Journal averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Jot Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Activity Journal or Jot Journal have ads?
Neither My Activity Journal nor Jot Journal shows ads.

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