DrawerJournal vs Starhush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrawerJournal
This app allows you to easily record daily events and thoughts in a timeline format. You can add text, photos, and audio recordings, and organize entries with tags. It offers a secure, offline space for your private memories.
- Chronological notes with photos and audio
- Organize entries with labels/tags
- Voice recording for immersive memories
- Secure app lock with biometric authentication
- Keyword search functionality
- Offline data storage
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A private journal that feels like texting yourself. Jot down a thought, add a photo, or record a voice memo in seconds. Every entry is time-stamped, so your day reads like a timeline. Lock your journal with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. Stored on this device. Never sent to us. We can't read it. No account needed. No blank page to fill. Write one line when something happens: on the bus, at lunch, at 2 a.m. Then scroll back and find the small moments you'd otherwise forget. QUICK POSTS ON A TIMELINE • Write as many entries a day as you like • Time stamps are added for you, and you can change the date and time anytime PHOTOS, VOICE, AND VIDEO • Up to 6 photos per entry • Record a voice memo with any entry • The Media tab shows the photos, videos, and voice memos from all your entries in one grid • Short video clips with Premium FIND ANYTHING AGAIN • Tags group entries across dates • Calendar view to jump to any day • Search every entry, with matches highlighted • Memories brings back entries from the past LOCK AND PRIVACY • Lock the app with a 4-digit passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID • Your entries are stored on this device. They're never sent to us, and we can't read them • No account, no sign-up • Back up and restore your journal as a ZIP file • Want your journal on more than one device? Turn on iCloud sync (Premium) and your entries are kept in your own iCloud APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS • Post from your wrist with voice dictation on Apple Watch, plus complications • Home Screen widgets for today and today's entries • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Apple silicon MAKE IT YOURS • A selection of free themes and fonts • Entry text gets larger when you increase your device's text size • Share a day as an image PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is free unless it's marked Premium. The free version shows ads. Premium is an optional paid upgrade, available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. It adds: • Video clips up to 15 seconds each, up to 3 a day: record or choose from your library, then trim (photos and videos share the 6 slots per entry) • iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac (iOS 17 or later) • Print your journal or save it as a PDF • Export entries as text (TXT) • Detailed statistics • All 31 themes, handpicked fonts, and premium app icons • More widgets: photo, one-line, and tag widgets • Drawer mode on iPad and Mac, with your tags side by side as columns • Choose the quality of attached photos, videos, and voice memos • All Memories cards (the free version shows 2), a filter for untagged entries, and the option to hide entries in shared images • No ads WHY "DRAWER"? In Japanese, the app is called 引き出し日記, "drawer diary": a drawer to keep your thoughts in. It's popular in Japan and Korea. Open the drawer, drop in a line, close it. Privacy Policy: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/privacy Terms of Use: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/terms
Starhush
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Spend five quiet minutes before sleep connecting the stars of the night sky, one by one, into a constellation. Breathe slowly with the starlight The next star brightens for 4 seconds and dims for 4. Tap it gently when it shines brightest, and your breathing naturally slows and settles. There is no rush and no wrong answer. A lullaby that grows with every touch Each star you tap adds a note to a little melody, and the last one rings out in a chord. Calm music, created live by the app, plays softly in the background. 88 constellations and their old stories All 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union are here. When you finish one, you read its Greek myth, and how people in old Korea and Japan saw the same stars: the Big Dipper, the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, Subaru and more. Turn it and see real distances Turn a finished constellation with your finger. Every star sits at its real distance from Earth, so stars that look side by side turn out to be hundreds or thousands of light-years apart. Tap any star to see its name and distance. Tonight's constellation Starhush picks a constellation that is actually high in tonight's sky. One a night, and each one is kept in My Sky. Share with friends Share any constellation you love as a beautiful picture card. 7 languages English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Español, Français No account needed, and your constellations stay on your device. Ads appear only once a night when you start, as a small banner in My Sky, and as an optional ad to connect one more. None while you connect stars or gaze at them. Optional nightly reminders tell you which constellation awaits. Starhush is made for relaxation and is not a medical device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starhush at none against DrawerJournal's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. DrawerJournal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Starhush asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrawerJournal ships an update weekly, Starhush every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrawerJournal | Starhush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (74 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ToastPlanet Inc. | Bumjoon Lee |
Bugs and requests
DrawerJournal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or data loss when editing entries
- Background music playback issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add videos or audio recordings
- Cloud sync and backup across devices
- More customization options for fonts, colors, and layouts
- Thread-like functionality to connect related entries
- Improved image handling and editing tools
Starhush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrawerJournal
- DrawerJournal Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- DrawerJournal Premium Annual7 Days trial$20.991 Year
- DrawerJournal One-Time$59.99
Starhush
No in-app purchases









