Comparison

Journalio vs StarClimber

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

Head to head
About

Journalio

This app helps you monitor your daily emotions and mental well-being over time with detailed statistics and customizable mood tracking. Securely sync your entries across Apple devices and protect your journal with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Daily mood and journal entries
  • Customizable mood colors and tags
  • Daily reminders
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Monthly and yearly overviews
  • Home screen widgets
  • Biometric journal security
Features
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Journalio lets you track your daily feelings which can give you a great overview about your mental health over time. The app provides neat statistics so you can see everything at a glance. It will be available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Mac! ##Key Features • Every day you can add as many entries as you feel like • Let Journalio remind you at a specific time each day to add your entries • Add tags, location or text to your entries to remember why you felt a specific way • Create as many moods with associated colors as you want • Don't have your iPhone nearby? Quickly add an entry with your Apple Watch • Your entries are securely synced to your other devices via iCloud • View your data in a beautiful monthly and yearly overview • Add widgets to your Home Screen and see everything at a glance • Secure your Journal with Face ID, Touch ID or alternatively with your device's passcode ##Premium Some features may require a subscription at additional cost. Some functionality may not be available or limited without a subscription. More about subscriptions can be found at https://journalio.pistrol.com/index.php/terms-and-conditions/

About

StarClimber

This app helps children set and track personal goals, encouraging positive behavior and skill development. It offers visual progress charts, customizable rewards, and a simple interface for tracking achievements and identifying patterns.

Highlights
  • Personalized goal setting
  • Visual progress charts
  • Behavior logging
  • Strategy logging
  • Customizable incentives
  • Supports multiple children
Features
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Climb Your Own Ridge of Stars, One Goal at a Time StarClimber is a positive behavior app designed to support children in setting goals, tracking progress, and developing essential life skills through empathy and encouragement. • Goal Setting & Rewards: Create personalized progress charts with meaningful goals and motivating milestones. • Behavior Logging: Monitor behaviors to identify patterns, celebrate achievements, and encourage gentle improvement. • Strategy Logging: Save effective strategies to respond with confidence and consistency. • Visual progress tracking that children understand and find engaging. • Customizable incentives that align with your family's values. • A simple, intuitive interface to help you stay organized. • Rooted in positive reinforcement and real skill-building. • Supports multiple children with individualized profiles. Privacy Policy: https://starclimber.fly.dev/privacy Terms of Service: https://starclimber.fly.dev/terms

Screenshots

Journalio3 screens
StarClimber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StarClimber at 100% against Journalio's 25%. StarClimber also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Journalio's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Journalio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and StarClimber sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarClimber holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Journalio's written reviews are positive against 100% of StarClimber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Journalio ships an update weekly, StarClimber every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Journalio versus StarClimber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournalioStarClimber
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas PistrolGray Education Innovations, LLC

Customer experience

Journalio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

StarClimber

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Journalio

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month – 3 Day trial3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year – 1 Month Free1 Month trial$5.991 Year
4 purchases

StarClimber

Subscriptions1
  • StarClimber Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • StarClimber Small Tip$0.99
  • StarClimber Tip$4.99
  • StarClimber Big Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Journalio free?
Journalio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarClimber free?
StarClimber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Journalio or StarClimber?
StarClimber is rated higher. Journalio averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while StarClimber averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Journalio or StarClimber have ads?
Neither Journalio nor StarClimber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Journalio or StarClimber?
Journalio ships an update weekly, and StarClimber every 5 days. Most recently, Journalio was updated on October 24, 2026 and StarClimber on October 7, 2026.

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