Comparison

Bruised Passports vs myJournalApp

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

Head to head
About

Bruised Passports

This travel companion app offers video guides and tips for destinations worldwide. Plan trips, find scenic spots with directions, track visited countries on a digital map, and access exclusive brand offers.

Highlights
  • Video travel guides
  • Trip planning tools
  • Scenic spot directions
  • Digital scratch-map country tracker
  • Exclusive brand offers
  • Travel workshops
Features
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A traveller’s best friend, Bruised Passports: The Ultimate Travel App contains travel tips and video guides across 7 continents, based on Savi & Vid’s first-hand research. You can plan your next trip for free, get exact directions to reach scenic & offbeat spots, track your country count and share it with your friends via a fun digital scratch-map, attend workshops, and avail exclusive offers from amazing brands that will help you in your travels.

About

myJournalApp

Features
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The little bookstore in Lisbon, the best tiramisu in Rome, or the hiking route that someone recommended to you ... - Just put a marker and never forget it again - Free choice of markers: Set markers wherever you want - completely independent of public data - Categories to suit your taste: 'Food', 'Shopping', 'Photo spots', 'Secret places' or something completely unique - Several lists: Next vacation? Restaurant tips? Places for your photo project? - No problem! - Private & personal: only you decide what goes on your map and who you share it with - Capture memories: Create your own diary with notes, pictures and your own thoughts directly on the marker - It can be used in many ways: as a knowledge database, as a travel planner, as a reminder list, ... ALWAYS KEEP THE OVERVIEW: - You get a restaurant recommendation or read something interesting about a place? Place a pin in the map and store the information there - as text, link or photos. - With a tap on a pin in the map view, you always have all the information at your fingertips. - For better differentiation, you can divide pins into different categories and thus separate hotel information from sights, for example. - You can freely define the categories and assign different symbols and colours to the corresponding pins. - With the search function you can easily find the desired documents. - In addition, a filter function in the map view helps you to limit the display to categories and thus to maintain a better overview. ORGANISE YOUR JOURNALS: - Define the categories into which you want to structure your information. - The individual categories can be distinguished from each other in the map view by colour and with freely selectable symbols. - You can also create as many journals as you like - one as a general knowledge database, another for planning a trip or as a travel diary. SHARE YOUR INFORMATION: - Choose a location and share the information with friends or family via AirDrop, Mail, or Messenger. - You can also save a journal to a location (iCloud, Dropbox, WebDAV server, SFTP server) that your friends or family can access. You can then use the information together or add new ones. QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, FEDDBACK - We have integrated help pages for your support. - We are here for you and welcome your feedback and suggestions. - Contact us at support@carl-gartendesign.de

Screenshots

Bruised Passports4 screens
myJournalApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bruised Passports at none against myJournalApp's shown. Bruised Passports also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Bruised Passports sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and myJournalApp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bruised Passports ships an update every 11 days, myJournalApp every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bruised Passports versus myJournalApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBruised PassportsmyJournalApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBruised Passport Private LimitedGerold Carl

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bruised Passports

One-time3
  • Premium Membership$9.99
  • Upgrade Exclusive Membership$99.99
  • Exclusive Membership$119.99
1 purchases

myJournalApp

One-time1
  • Upgrade to ad-free version$0.99

Questions

Is Bruised Passports free?
Bruised Passports is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myJournalApp free?
myJournalApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bruised Passports or myJournalApp have ads?
myJournalApp shows ads; Bruised Passports does not.
Which is updated more often, Bruised Passports or myJournalApp?
Bruised Passports ships an update every 11 days, and myJournalApp every 6 months. Most recently, Bruised Passports was updated on September 9, 2026 and myJournalApp on September 24, 2026.

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