Comparison

Peaceful Mind vs Journal

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

Head to head
About

Peaceful Mind

This app offers a calming experience with gentle music and inspirational quotes. Explore diverse categories of content, including history, science, and personal growth, to find peace in a busy world. Submit your own creations for a chance to be featured.

Highlights
  • Relaxing music and random quotes
  • Daily inspirational messages
  • Bilingual spiritual messages
  • World history and culture explanations
  • Searchable content categories
  • User content submission
Features
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特色功能: 1. 輕鬆遊戲:配合柔和音樂在遊戲中加入隨機顯示格言,來讓心靈平靜! 2. 柔和聲音:您可以享受不同的柔和音樂,來放鬆心情! 3. 每日一則: 每日精選靈感格言,讓不同國籍,不同宗教,相遇在這應用程序上。 4. 心靈話語:對於來自不同國家的電郵創作,我們正努力把它們翻譯為雙語中英文本,傳達給各讀者,由於我們不是擁有大量的創作品,我們也有投入自己的創作,為的衹有一個目的,就是讓讀者能重溫自心的心性,不要讓她流失在這訊息洪流的時代。 5. 歷史解讀:講述整個世界的歷史與文化。 6. 搜尋功能:可以快速搜尋我們為你提供的創作品。類別有以下: - 心靈科學 - 生物科學 - 物理科學 - 中國歷史 - 歷史解讀 - 文化歷史 - 文化教育 - 心靈話語 - 修養之道 - 健康資訊 - 藝術欣賞 - 旅遊勝地 - 影音傳訊 - 社會新知 - 趣事趣聞 - 宗教嘉言 - 文章精選 7. 電郵:我們歡迎更多創作人電郵他們的作品到我們這個平台上,讓各位讀者能分享到你心深處的一角,又如有些創作人,你覺得你的創作版權有被侵犯,請讓我們知道,以便刪除。 期待你的分享心得,peacefulmind.com@gmail.com 享受我們為你建立之真、善、美應用程序和給你帶來輕鬆心情下的柔和音樂!

About

Journal

This app allows users to create a personal diary with a variety of cute stickers and backgrounds. It offers automatic saving of drafts, password protection for privacy, and the ability to insert photos. The app is also optimized for iPad use.

Highlights
  • Customizable stickers and backgrounds
  • Automatic draft saving
  • Password protection for privacy
  • iPad support with Apple Pencil
  • Photo insertion for diary entries
Features
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Journal, record the unrepeatable moments carefully. Journal is a diary designed for journal enthusiasts. You can use cute stickers and backgrounds as your Journal. As an interesting journaling app, Journal looks forward to recording warm times with you! [Journal Features] -Super many materials: stickers and backgrounds are updated regularly, and there are new surprises every time you make a diary. -Drafts: Save the content of your Journal automatically, so you can no longer be afraid of losing your journal. -Security privacy: You can set a password for the app to protect your secret space. -Support for iPad: It is easier to edit journals with a large screen and an apple pencil. -Photo record: The diary supports inserting photos to retain beautiful moments. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the Account Settings Department. To cancel the automatic renewal, you must at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start subscribing. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/fuwu Privacy terms: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/privacy

Screenshots

Peaceful Mind4 screens
Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peaceful Mind at none against Journal's 3. Peaceful Mind also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Journal's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Peaceful Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Peaceful Mind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Journal has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peaceful Mind ships an update every 2 months, Journal every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Peaceful Mind versus Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeaceful MindJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews—89.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYSD HK LIMITED受杰 柯

Customer experience

Peaceful Mind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Journal

All ratings1,523 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative4.1%

Bugs and requests

Peaceful Mind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to reopen saved pages
  • Stickers not displaying properly in some cases
  • Sync issues causing data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free stickers and customization options
  • Improve syncing and backup functionality
  • Allow creating custom backgrounds and stickers
  • Introduce a dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

Peaceful Mind

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$4.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$8.99

Questions

Is Peaceful Mind free?
Peaceful Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journal free?
Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Peaceful Mind or Journal?
Peaceful Mind is rated higher. Peaceful Mind averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Journal averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Peaceful Mind or Journal have ads?
Journal shows ads; Peaceful Mind does not.
Which is updated more often, Peaceful Mind or Journal?
Peaceful Mind ships an update every 2 months, and Journal every 6 weeks. Most recently, Peaceful Mind was updated on October 27, 2026 and Journal on October 27, 2026.

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