Stats Calendar vs Years Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stats Calendar
This app allows you to easily log and track events, providing insights into their frequency over time. Customize statistics with lists and graphs to visualize your activity. It also offers quick input for recurring events and integrates with your device's calendar.
- Label and manage calendar events
- Easy event entry with quick input
- View event statistics by label
- Customizable statistical displays
- Link with device calendar
- Display Rokuyou (Japanese calendar system)
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Simple free calendar app. Can display the statistics of registered events, and can also use it as a life log with simple input. The concept is to be able to input events easily. You can see at a glance "How many times did you do this year?", "How many times did you do last month?" Events that are registered many times can be easily registered with quick input. The display of statistics can be freely customized, such as numerical lists, graphs, ranking, etc. Features: - Label your calendar to manage your events. - Select a label and enter an event easily. - Once you have entered an event, long press it for quick entry. - View statistics by label. - The contents of the statistical display can be customized. - Linking with device calendar. - Show Rokuyou <FAQ> - Why is it free? I personally released this app for non-commercial purposes from the beginning in order to improve my skills for my main job. We have also implemented ads, but there is no point unless they are placed in a prominent place, and this makes the app less user-friendly, so we have temporarily stopped displaying them. - Why did develop this? The OS standard calendar is also installed, but - Easily enter events - Look back at the statistics later - Show Rokuyo (even paper calendars are rare these days) started development based on these concepts. - Where is the data stored? Data is only stored on your device. We have not built a dedicated server because of the running costs. The device calendar was initially built in to read holidays, but now it can also be written based on requests. - What are your plans for the future? I continue to use this app myself, so I would like to continue updating it regularly. Please use it if you like it.
Years Journal
This app allows you to record your daily thoughts and emotions, and revisit past entries for the same date. You can attach photos, search your history, and enjoy a visually organized calendar view. Automatic backups and multi-device support ensure your memories are always accessible.
- Write and display journal entries
- Attach photos to entries
- Calendar view of entries
- Search past entries
- Automatic data backup
- Multi-device viewing and editing
- Dark mode and theme customization
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Revisit this day in past years. See journal entries from the same date, year by year. Write about today with words and photos, then look back at what you were doing on this day before. Features • Entries from the same date, grouped by year • Journal entries with text and photos • A calendar for choosing a date • Search by words you remember • A photo album that opens the entry from that day • Automatic data backup and viewing and editing across devices • Theme colors and dark mode • Passcode lock On supported devices, set a passcode first, then enable Face ID or Touch ID in Settings → Lock. Backup and use across devices require an account and an internet connection. A Premium subscription is available to remove ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lightnet328.notion.site/Years-Privacy-Policy-2cfa38e8fd534d96931fd95bcd22770d
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Years Journal at 73% against Stats Calendar's 0%. Years Journal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Stats Calendar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stats Calendar ships an update every 3 months, Years Journal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stats Calendar | Years Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinji Hayakawa | Yutaro Kido |
Customer experience
Stats Calendar
Years Journal
In-app purchases
Stats Calendar
No in-app purchases
Years Journal
No in-app purchases









