Comparison

I Am vs Daily Affirmations

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

Head to head
About

I Am

This app provides over 1,300 positive affirmations and inspirational quotes across 15 categories to help build self-courage and reduce negative thoughts. It offers daily notifications, customizable themes, and widgets to support mindfulness and life improvement.

Highlights
  • Over 1,300 inspirational quotes
  • 15 quote categories
  • 60 background themes
  • Widgets updated every 30 minutes
  • Daily notification quotes
  • Customizable notification times
Features
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I Am Affirmation contains the best positive affirmations & inspirational quotes to help you overcome your fear, build your self courage & let go of negative thoughts. I Am Affirmation do work and are backed up by science. Studies prove that I Am Affirmation help activate parts of the brain that are associated with self-related processing and reward. Your mindfulness has a huge impact on your life and this app will help you improve it. This I Am Affirmation app will help you improve your life! Items included in this app: * Over 1,300 Inspirational Quotes * 15 Awesome Quote Categories * 60 Beautiful Background Themes * I Am Affirmation Widgets Updated Every 30 Mins * Daily Notification Quotes For I Am Affirmation * Set Time For Your Daily Notification Quotes In The I Am Affirmation app This I Am Affirmation app has a subscription In App purchase: This app has a yearly, monthly and six months subscriptions. All of these subscriptions will unlock all of the Categories and Themes in this app. All of these subscriptions also have a free trail. Cancel subscription any time. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period by going to your iOS Account Settings after the purchase. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account. Privacy Policy: https://stevevsoftware.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you need some help with your life or want to improve your life please download this app now! You have the power to change your mindset which will improve your life. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daily Affirmations

Access a vast library of positive affirmations and guided sessions designed to improve self-love and mindfulness. Customize your experience with various backdrops and listen to calming audio content offline. The app offers daily reminders and mood-based recommendations to support your well-being.

Highlights
  • Offline access to 511 affirmations
  • Mood-based guided sessions
  • Customizable backdrops
  • Audio playback with screen off
  • Daily reminders and home screen widget
  • Gratitude journaling feature
Features
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Positive affirmations, one at a time, on a backdrop you choose. Read them, hear them read aloud, keep the ones that land, and come back to them in the morning, in an anxious moment, or before sleep. TODAY Open the app and an affirmation is already on screen. Swipe up for the next one. The words change colour to stay readable on whichever backdrop you pick. Tap to hear it read aloud, save it, or share it. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Check in as calm, anxious, low, driven or tired, and Today suggests a guided session made for that mood. In the evening, write down one small thing you're grateful for. 511 AFFIRMATIONS, ALL OFFLINE Fifteen collections, from self-love and confidence to positivity, peace, resilience and mindfulness. Every affirmation lives on your phone, so they work on a plane, underground or with no signal at all. LISTEN Short guided sessions with a calm voice and room to breathe: • Morning Affirmations • Five Minutes of Stillness • Kindness for Heavy Days • Grounding for Anxious Moments • Steady Before a Big Moment • Wind Down for Sleep plus a sleep soundscape and fifteen minutes of rain. Sessions keep playing with the screen off and work with AirPlay. MAKE IT YOURS 24 backdrops in three families: nature, illustration and soft gradients. A night look for reading in low light. A home-screen widget and a daily reminder carry an affirmation to you. Works on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, folded or open. No ads. DAILY AFFIRMATIONS HARMONY PLUS The free app includes one affirmation collection and five of the Listen sessions. Plus opens every collection, all 24 backdrops and every guided session. Choose a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://daily-affirmation.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://daily-affirmation.app/privacy/

Screenshots

I Am4 screens
Daily Affirmations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daily Affirmations at every 5 days against I Am's every 2 months. Daily Affirmations also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). I Am's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. I Am sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Daily Affirmations sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for I Am against 4.6 for Daily Affirmations. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of I Am's written reviews are positive against 82% of Daily Affirmations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Am ships an update every 2 months, Daily Affirmations every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
I Am versus Daily Affirmations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI AmDaily Affirmations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117 ratings)4.6 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better83
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSteve VeloudosKhaled Garbaya

Customer experience

I Am

All ratings116 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Daily Affirmations

All ratings82 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

I Am

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Daily Affirmations

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Charges after advertised as free
  • AppAdvice code charge slip-in

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audio affirmations/meditation guides
  • More widget customization options
  • Option for solid color themes
  • Improve voice quality for audio features

In-app purchases

3 purchases

I Am

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium Affirmations3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6 Months Premium Affirmations3 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • Yearly Premium Affirmations1 Month trial$14.991 Year
8 purchases

Daily Affirmations

Subscriptions5
  • Eden Premium ( Weekly )$1.997 Days
  • Eden Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Eden Premium Yearly Discounted$12.991 Year
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  • Eden Premium Discount (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Eden Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Eden Life time No Ads$3.99
  • Free Eden Lifetime Premium$4.99
  • Eden Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is I Am free?
I Am is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Affirmations free?
Daily Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, I Am or Daily Affirmations?
Daily Affirmations is rated higher. I Am averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Daily Affirmations averages 4.6 from 83 ratings.
Do I Am or Daily Affirmations have ads?
Neither I Am nor Daily Affirmations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Am or Daily Affirmations?
I Am ships an update every 2 months, and Daily Affirmations every 5 days. Most recently, I Am was updated on November 3, 2026 and Daily Affirmations on November 7, 2026.

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