Comparison

Yondazo vs Nightstand Journal

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

Head to head
About

Yondazo

Track your reading progress with detailed charts and insights. Log books, add notes, and visualize your reading journey over time. Offers on-device AI analysis for private habit discovery.

Highlights
  • Monthly, yearly, and all-time reading charts
  • On-device AI reading habit analysis
  • Book notes, ratings, and genre tagging
  • Visual bookshelf with cover grid or list view
  • Barcode scanning for quick book entry
  • Data backup and transfer
Features
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Yondazo is a reading log app that helps you track every book you finish and reflect on your reading journey from three different angles: monthly totals, year-over-year comparisons, and all-time growth. On Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, you can also get on-device AI insights into your reading habits — fully private, fully local. ■ THREE CHARTS TO VISUALIZE YOUR READING See how much you've read this month with the monthly bar chart, compare this year against last year with the year-over-year view, and watch your reading habit build over time with the cumulative line chart. Switch between the three views to look back on your reading journey from every angle. ■ AI READING INSIGHTS, PROCESSED ON-DEVICE On Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, on-device AI analyzes your reading habits and surfaces patterns you might not have noticed on your own — favorite genres, go-to authors, and your natural reading rhythm. Everything runs locally on your iPhone. Your reading data never leaves the device and is never sent to any server. It's private AI reading analysis — with nothing ever sent to the cloud. * On devices that don't support Apple Intelligence, you can still explore your reading trends through detailed statistics. ■ NOTES, RATINGS & GENRES FOR EVERY BOOK Jot down your thoughts after finishing a book, give it a 5-star rating, and tag it with a genre. Each entry becomes part of your personal reading journal, so you can revisit what you read and how you felt about it. Bookmark your favorites to find them again with a single tap. ■ A BEAUTIFUL BOOKSHELF, ALL YOURS Every book you add appears in a beautiful cover grid — a bookshelf that's entirely yours, ready to browse anytime. Prefer a cleaner view? Switch to list mode with a single tap. ■ ADD BOOKS IN SECONDS WITH BARCODE SCAN Just point your camera at a book's barcode. The title, author, publisher, and cover are added automatically — no tedious typing required. For older titles without a barcode, you can search and add them by title. ■ YOUR DATA, SAFE AND PORTABLE Your reading history matters. That's why Yondazo gives you the tools to keep it safe. • Full backup and restore (JSON format) • Seamless data transfer when you switch devices • Automatic migration from older versions ■ WHO IT'S FOR • Readers who want a simple way to log the books they finish • Anyone curious about how many books they read each month • People who like comparing this year's reading with last year's • Readers who enjoy reflecting on their habits through data • Anyone who wants AI to help them spot patterns in their reading • Readers who like keeping notes and impressions of each book

About

Nightstand Journal

Features
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Nightstand is a reading companion built for people who actually read. Beautiful, private, and habit-forming — without the social feed. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Add any book in seconds. Log reading sessions with time spent and pages read. Track audiobooks the same way. Your library, your data — no one else's. BUILD THE HABIT Daily streaks, session timers, and a dashboard that shows you exactly how your reading has grown. Not to perform for anyone. Just to keep going. A BOOKSHELF WORTH OPENING Four themes. Cover-extracted spine colors. A shelf that actually looks like yours. EARN BADGES, CELEBRATE QUIETLY 48 badges across 10 categories. Reading is worth celebrating — you just don't need an audience for it. SHARE WHEN YOU WANT TO Generate beautiful review cards in story or square format. Share them wherever you like, or keep them to yourself. No social feed. No followers. No noise. Just your books. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Yondazo4 screens
Nightstand Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yondazo at none against Nightstand Journal's 3. Nightstand Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Nightstand Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Yondazo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yondazo against 5.0 for Nightstand Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yondazo ships an update every 6 months, Nightstand Journal every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Yondazo versus Nightstand Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYondazoNightstand Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerarakawa yuichiroMario Hipol

In-app purchases

None

Yondazo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nightstand Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nightstand Premium (Lifetime)$59.99

Questions

Is Yondazo free?
Yondazo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nightstand Journal free?
Nightstand Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yondazo or Nightstand Journal?
Yondazo and Nightstand Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Yondazo or Nightstand Journal have ads?
Neither Yondazo nor Nightstand Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yondazo or Nightstand Journal?
Yondazo ships an update every 6 months, and Nightstand Journal every 8 days. Most recently, Yondazo was updated on October 12, 2026 and Nightstand Journal on October 24, 2026.

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