Worry Monster vs Path Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Worry Monster
This app helps users manage worries and anxieties by providing a digital space to write down troubles. Once written, the app metaphorically 'eats' these worries, offering a sense of relief. All entered text is securely destroyed, with no data collection.
- Write down worries
- Digital worry eating
- Secure data destruction
- No data collection
- Mindfulness tool
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Worry Monster help you deal with worries, troubles and woes. Write them down and let Worry Monster eat your worries away! It can chew a lot troubles and still smile on! All texts you write are destroyed by Worry Monster. We do not collect any data.
Path Journal
Capture thoughts, memories, and insights with a clean, distraction-free interface. This minimalist journaling app offers quick entry creation, powerful search, and organized views for effortless reflection. It provides peace of mind with iCloud backup and helps you revisit past moments.
- Distraction-free interface
- Full-text search
- Quick entry creation
- Filtered views
- iCloud backup
- On This Day feature
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A Journaling App for Minimalists Capture insights, highlights, and memories with a fluid, distraction-free interface. Designed for clarity and speed, this app makes journaling feel effortless. – Minimalist design for focused writing – Full-text search across all entries – Pull down to quickly create a new entry – Filtered views to stay organized – iCloud backup for peace of mind – “On This Day” to revisit past entries No clutter. Just your thoughts—beautifully organized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Path Journal at Free against Worry Monster's $0.99. Path Journal also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 27 months). Worry Monster's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.1). On ads, 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
Path Journal is free to download; Worry Monster costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Worry Monster ships an update every 27 months, Path Journal every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Worry Monster | Path Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ville Kangas | Hummingbird Labs Ltd |
In-app purchases
Worry Monster
No in-app purchases
Path Journal
No in-app purchases
