Koan vs Reflection Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Koan
This journaling app uses AI-guided prompts to help you explore your emotions, memories, and dreams. It offers a space for self-discovery and personal growth through daily reflections. Write, reflect, and grow to gain new perspectives on your inner world.
- AI-guided reflections
- Thought-provoking prompts
- Emotional exploration
- Memory and dream analysis
- Daily self-discovery
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Have you ever felt lost, overwhelmed, or stuck in your thoughts? This journal app isn’t just for writing—it’s for discovering yourself. With thought-provoking prompts and AI-guided reflections, explore your inner world and gain new perspectives on your emotions, memories, and dreams. Write. Reflect. Grow. REVIEWS I really like this app, it makes me feel myself. --Ordinary people 26746 This App is like a window to my soul, where I can say something to it that is only in my heart but never so bravely said, I hope he will always be so simple and innocent! --Nan 3 minutes of self-discovery every day can help my spiritual world maintain stability:) -- wtcx SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Koan offers a subscription options: $49.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read the terms and conditions here: https://aboutkoan.notion.site/Terms-and-Conditions-8087949f323f449b8912d2b5caf7bcf0 Read the privacy policy here: https://aboutkoan.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-33e419b9dae94801aec1b2f8a26f47d3
Reflection Cards
Deepen your relationships with friends, family, or partners using guided prompts. Explore self-reflection, spark conversations, cultivate gratitude, and revisit past years with this app's diverse card decks.
- 6 unique card decks
- Deepen relationships
- Spark conversations
- Cultivate gratitude
- New Year reflection
- Simple, intuitive UI
- Dark mode support
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Build meaningful connections with friends, family, partner, and colleagues with Reflection Cards. Reflection Cards offers 6 unique decks in one simple and intuitive interface. Decks include: • Reflection: Deepen relationship through meaningful self-reflection questions • Conversation: Spark meaningful conversations and connections through thought-provoking questions • Gratitude: Increase long term happiness, resilience, and appreciation for life through prompts of gratitude • New Years Reflection: Look back and reflect on the past year's highlights, accomplishments, and hopes for the new year • Relationship: Questions that open meaningful dialogue about values, priorities, goals, and habits • This or That: Light-hearted and silly questions about hypothetical choices and situations Features Include: • 6 decks to choose from • Simple, beautiful, and intuitive UI • Dark mode support • Ability to shuffle and choose random cards
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The clearest difference is rating: Reflection Cards at 4.8 against Koan's 3.7. Reflection Cards also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Koan's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Koan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Reflection Cards sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reflection Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Koan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reflection Cards's.
Koan ships an update monthly, Reflection Cards every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Koan | Reflection Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Poplab Technology Co. Ltd. | Mind Vacation Inc. |
Customer experience
Koan
Reflection Cards
In-app purchases
Koan
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime membership$99.99
Reflection Cards
- Conversation Pack$0.99
- New Years Reflection Pack$0.99
- Gratitude Pack$0.99
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- Relationship Pack$0.99
- This or That Pack$0.99
- Unlock All Cards$2.99









