Comparison

Journalio vs Pink Trace

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

Pink Trace

Features
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One color a day. By December the year is a painting. Pink Trace turns each day into a single colored pixel. Tap a swatch in the morning, evening, whenever, and the day takes that color. Over a year the grid becomes a 365-pixel painting only you could have made. FEATURES - 12 by 31 grid for the full year - 25 hand-curated palettes (Vilnius Autumn, Neon, Sakura, Ash, Sienna and more) - A one-line note on any day - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets that remind you to pick today's color - Fully on-device. No accounts, no analytics. WITHOUT PRO Everything is unlocked for your first 3 days. After that, you keep tracing with the Starter palette and see the current month. PRO All 25 palettes, the full year view and a note on any day. Subscription Details - Pro Monthly: $4 / month - Pro Annual: $25 / year - Lifetime: $59 one-time Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in Settings at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://danielius.studio/pink-trace/terms Privacy Policy: https://danielius.studio/pink-trace/privacy

Screenshots

Journalio3 screens
Pink Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pink Trace at every 2 days against Journalio's weekly. Journalio's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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 Pink Trace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Journalio ships an update weekly, Pink Trace every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Journalio versus Pink Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournalioPink Trace
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas PistrolDanielius Chalikovas

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
3 purchases

Pink Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.001 Month
  • Pro Annual$25.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.00

Questions

Is Journalio free?
Journalio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pink Trace free?
Pink Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journalio or Pink Trace have ads?
Neither Journalio nor Pink Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Journalio or Pink Trace?
Journalio ships an update weekly, and Pink Trace every 2 days. Most recently, Journalio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pink Trace on October 31, 2026.

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