Comparison

Reflect Notes vs LogWhen

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

Head to head
About

Reflect Notes

A minimalist note-taking app that helps you organize thoughts and discover insights. It offers AI-powered chat with your notes, voice transcription, and seamless syncing. Enhance your thinking with intuitive linking and secure offline access.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note chat for insights
  • Intuitive note linking system
  • Voice transcription for hands-free notes
  • Customizable AI prompts for editing
  • Offline access and device syncing
  • End-to-end data encryption
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Reflect is a beautifully designed, minimalist note-taking app designed to help you think. Quickly jot down your ideas, notes, meetings and voice memos in one place. Chat with your notes using AI to uncover new insights and ideas you might have otherwise overlooked. Key Features: - Intuitive linking system to create associations between notes - State of the art voice transcription for hands-free note-taking - Customizable AI prompts to quickly edit notes with GPT-4 - Chat with your notes using AI for a more interactive experience - Offline access for uninterrupted productivity - Seamless syncing across all your devices - End-to-end encryption ensuring your data is safe and secure - Advanced search functionality to find what you need quickly - Calendar integration to quickly take notes during meetings Try Reflect for free and see how note-taking can actually improve your thinking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LogWhen

This app helps you remember important details by logging life as it happens. It connects context like who, what, when, and why, allowing you to retrieve information with clarity when needed. It focuses on providing simple, private, and context-aware memory recall without adding pressure.

Highlights
  • Unlimited logs and custom categories
  • Custom relationships and measurements
  • Notes and automatic draft saving
  • Manual search and filters
  • Calendar and heatmap views
  • Local-first storage and offline functionality
  • Cloud backup and sync (premium)
Features
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Log it when you do it. Remember it when you need it. Most people don’t forget everything. They forget what they need — when they need it. Not because it wasn’t important. But because the details got separated from the moment they belonged to. LogWhen is your simple, private, context-aware memory app. It’s not a to-do list. It’s not a habit tracker. It’s not another overloaded productivity system. It’s one place to log life as it happens — and retrieve it later with clarity. - Why LogWhen? Because you’ve asked: • When did I last change the furnace filter? • What paint color did we use? • What was that gift idea? • When was our last date night? • When did this start? • What did we decide in that conversation? You always remember you need something. You just don’t remember the context — when it matters. LogWhen keeps the who, what, when, where, and why connected. - Features - Unlimited Logs - Unlimited Custom Categories (with color-coding) - Unlimited Custom Relationships (people, pets, vehicles, properties, work roles, etc.) - Unlimited Custom Measurements (weight, distance, cost, duration, blood pressure) - Notes - Automatic Draft Saving and Resume - Log Search - Filters - Backdating (log past events with the correct date/time) - Stats (insights on your logging activity) - Views (calendar and heat map views that allow for search and filter) - Quick Add (set up quick adds to easily add events to your log with one tap) - Reminders (set reminders + complete reminder to auto-log the event) - Local-First Storage (on device) - Data Export (csv) - Works Offline (no account required) Private. Simple. Yours. Built to Reduce Pressure — Not Add It No streaks. No guilt loops. No “optimize your entire life” pressure. Just clarity when you need it. Log it when you do it. Remember it when you need it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reflect Notes4 screens
LogWhen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reflect Notes at Free against LogWhen's $4.99. Reflect Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (85 vs 2). LogWhen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Reflect Notes is free to download; LogWhen costs $4.99 up front. LogWhen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Reflect Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LogWhen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reflect Notes has 85 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflect Notes ships an update monthly, LogWhen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reflect Notes versus LogWhen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflect NotesLogWhen
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (85 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReflect App, LLCInContext Solutions, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Reflect Notes

All ratings83 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral16.9%
Negative18.6%

LogWhen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reflect Notes

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Secure login link not received
  • TestFlight privileges revoked unexpectedly
  • Whole lines of text disappear on mobile
  • Cannot easily cancel AI chat on iOS
  • iPad version feels unfinished
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  • Basic UI/UX issues persist on iOS apps
  • Search acting as though #author tag doesn't exist
  • App freezes too often, causing note loss
  • Occasional bugs with Kindle sync and author tags

Requested features

18 requests
  • Simple table support
  • More advanced text formatting support
  • Improved search functionality (highlighting found text)
  • Official iPad app
  • Web app for Safari on Mac
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  • Android app
  • Full mobile web app with search and creation
  • Expand task functionality (recurring tasks, notifications)
  • Add color to notes
  • Configurable top bar in 'All Notes' on desktop
  • Persistent search results after backing out of a note
  • Tasks widget for home screen
  • Toolbar button for basic text formatting on mobile
  • Easier way to cancel AI chat on iOS
  • Differentiate books from comics in Kindle sync
  • Clarify Kindle sync behavior upfront
  • Adapt app to iPad screen ratio
  • UI tweaking for tasks and better grouping of dated tasks

LogWhen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reflect Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LogWhen

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Premium Annual$12.001 Year

Questions

Is Reflect Notes free?
Reflect Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LogWhen free?
LogWhen costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reflect Notes or LogWhen?
LogWhen is rated higher. Reflect Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while LogWhen averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Reflect Notes or LogWhen have ads?
Reflect Notes shows ads; LogWhen does not.
Which is updated more often, Reflect Notes or LogWhen?
Reflect Notes ships an update monthly, and LogWhen every 2 months. Most recently, Reflect Notes was updated on October 15, 2026 and LogWhen on October 16, 2026.

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