Comparison

Dont vs Qjournal

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

Head to head
About

Dont

This app helps you stick to personal challenges, from dopamine detoxes to fitness goals. Track daily tasks, build custom plans, and visualize your progress with unique digital rewards. It's designed for real life with flexible modes and reminders.

Highlights
  • Pre-made and custom challenge creation
  • Daily task tracking
  • Progress visualization with digital crystals
  • Flexible modes (Strict, Balanced, Gentle)
  • Pause and edit challenges
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Pick a challenge. Don't quit. Dont is a free challenge tracker for the challenges everyone is talking about. Choose a ready-made plan or build your own, tick off today's tasks and watch your days add up. No paywall. No account. No quiz that ends in a price tag. POPULAR CHALLENGES • Winter Arc — 90 days to finish the year stronger • 75-Day Challenge in three modes: Strict, Balanced or Gentle • Dopamine Detox — 7 or 30 days of less scrolling and more living • Monk Mode — 30 days of focus • No Sugar — 30 days without added sugar • No-Buy Month — 30 days without impulse shopping • Project 50 — seven daily rules for 50 days • 30-Day Glow Up — small self-care wins every day • Quick presets: screen-free evenings, phone-free mornings, 10,000 steps a day, read 10 pages a day, a cold shower finish and more BUILD YOUR OWN Pick your tasks and your length, from 1 to 365 days. Keep the same plan every day or give each day its own tasks. Edit a running challenge whenever you need to. EARN YOUR CRYSTAL Every challenge starts as a raw stone. On day 0 you sign your pact — "I'm in" — and share it if you want someone to hold you to it. Each milestone adds a shard. Finish, and the stone is cut into a holographic crystal that catches the light as you tilt your phone. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Start today, on a date you pick, or at day N if you're joining late • Strict or Grace mode, and pause days for when you're sick or traveling • Today's tasks on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Streaks, a 17-week activity grid and all your stats • A reminder at your time — not a nag • Favorites for the challenges you want to try next • Light and dark themes • Your progress stays on your iPhone Challenges with exercise or diet tasks are general wellness routines, not medical advice. Check with a doctor before starting a new exercise or eating plan. Questions or ideas? Write to us from Profile in the app.

About

Qjournal

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Q - journal is for you if you want to: -Ask yourself questions, e.g. “Did I move closer to my goals?” or “How was my day?” -Track your actions, e.g. “Read” or “Exercise” -Observe your emotions, e.g. “Motivation level” or “Anxiety level” -Build routines and habits -Quantify your journaling and become more aware -Control your outcomes and life -Just write The Q stands for “quantifiable”. It’s an intentionally simple, yet growingly powerful app. Features: 1) Create your own journaling template -Add items - questions, emotions and actions -Add possible answers for each item - colorcoded for calendar view -Create routines to group your items 2) Journal -Answer items with a single tap -Or just write -Glance your behavioural trends when answering 3) Get an overview in calendar view - to be aware and keep improving 4) Set notifications to not forget to journal 5) Discover ready-to-use journal templates like "First steps", "Good life essentials", "Monk Mode" etc 6) Browse topics like "Fitness", "Focus & Mind work", "Sleep & Rest" etc and easily add items to your journal template 7) Support for multiple journal templates, e.g. 1 for workdays and 1 for weekends 8) iCloud support - your data is saved, safe and accessible from all your devices Journal, diary, habit tracker, routine builder - you name it. Awareness > mindset > mood > actions > outcomes. Daily journaling can be life changing.

Screenshots

Dont4 screens
Qjournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Qjournal at none against Dont's shown. Qjournal also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Dont's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dont ships an update every 6 days, Qjournal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dont versus Qjournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDontQjournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBERRYMOREAppTanker

In-app purchases

None

Dont

No in-app purchases

None

Qjournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dont free?
Dont is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qjournal free?
Qjournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dont or Qjournal have ads?
Dont shows ads; Qjournal does not.
Which is updated more often, Dont or Qjournal?
Dont ships an update every 6 days, and Qjournal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dont was updated on October 29, 2026 and Qjournal on October 25, 2026.

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