Comparison

The Journey Inward vs DIY Enlightenment sim

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

Head to head
About

The Journey Inward

Features
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What if there was a place where you could feel INSPIRED, get CONNECTED & stay MOTIVATED around your own personal growth? There are countless people striving to stay committed and connected to their own potential, who are failing because they don’t have adequate support or follow-through... Until now. This mobile app connects you with The Journey Inward online community, where you can connect with like-minded people around your interests, benefit from the support of your peers, access exclusive app-only content (inspiring posts, groups & activity, messaging, live chat & more), & create Lasting Change in your life. ...In short, this is a place where we can all Journey Inward, together. ~ "The Only Journey is the One Within." ~ R. Rilke

About

DIY Enlightenment sim

This interactive simulation helps users understand a method for achieving lasting personal change from within. It guides you to realize that true transformation comes from self-awareness rather than external fixes or willpower. The tool encourages experiential learning to foster deep, internal shifts.

Highlights
  • Understand The Enlightenment Method
  • Interactive simulation for experiential learning
  • Focus on internal change drivers
  • Develop self-awareness
  • Move beyond conceptual understanding
  • Cultivate lasting personal transformation
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Enkr8ia develops cognitive tools for people who sincerely want to change but feel stuck and are dissatisfied with the endless cycle of seeking fixes. They realize that lasting change must come from within - but need help finding their Way. This sim is an interactive tool for understanding The Enlightenment Method & is used in conjunction with the DIY Enlightenment app to turn this process into action. People get stuck because they’re looking for answers in all the wrong places. To ‘know’ how does not mean to know it conceptually, but to know it as a direct and immediate experience. The solutions we’re seeking can’t be found in words, concepts or ideas. The key is understanding. To ask how, what is the technique, what are the steps and rules is to miss this point utterly. Real learning is experiential and experimental. Understanding comes when you figure it out yourself. By understanding how things are, not how you wish them to be. Our tools both inform and enable this. Tools enable you to move beyond words. Use the sim to understand why attempts to force change are illusory and to realize why the real levers for inner change are found within. Lasting change occurs deep below the surface and the one overriding concept to guide you is the notion of expanding self-awareness. Nothing is more essential; everything else that can be learnt stands in line behind it. Willpower, motivational hacks & fixes, faux positivity, manipulating your thoughts and your body are only ever short term unless there is a change in the underlying competitive balance between Fear and Desire. Lasting change cannot be forced, but it can be CULTIVATED with self-awareness.

Screenshots

The Journey Inward4 screens
DIY Enlightenment sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DIY Enlightenment sim at none against The Journey Inward's shown. DIY Enlightenment sim also leads on iOS requirement (16.0.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Journey Inward ships an update every 11 months, DIY Enlightenment sim every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Journey Inward versus DIY Enlightenment sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Journey InwardDIY Enlightenment sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrevor Thomasenkr8ia

In-app purchases

None

The Journey Inward

No in-app purchases

None

DIY Enlightenment sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Journey Inward free?
The Journey Inward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIY Enlightenment sim free?
DIY Enlightenment sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Journey Inward or DIY Enlightenment sim have ads?
The Journey Inward shows ads; DIY Enlightenment sim does not.
Which is updated more often, The Journey Inward or DIY Enlightenment sim?
The Journey Inward ships an update every 11 months, and DIY Enlightenment sim every 6 months. Most recently, The Journey Inward was updated on October 29, 2026 and DIY Enlightenment sim on November 3, 2026.

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