Comparison

Being vs pondar

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

Head to head
About

Being

This app provides a private and secure space to record your daily thoughts, feelings, and moods. It offers features like photo attachments, mood tracking, and categorization to make journaling a therapeutic self-care habit. Secure your entries with password and biometric locks.

Highlights
  • Private journaling
  • Attach photos
  • Track 12 moods
  • Categorize entries
  • Password and biometric lock
  • Journal journey charts
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Let Being be your best friend. It’s easy to use, gets insight in every aspect of your life, and you can capture your moods that reflect your emotional state. Simply share your thoughts and feelings daily. Try to turn your thoughts, expressions, and emotions into words. Moreso, Being lets you express your Journaling with moods. So journaling won't be boring. Journaling can be a powerful self care habit - this app will be therapeutic for your Being and release stress as you write down your mind. Oh, and you don’t need to worry, all your Journals are safe with Being. We respect your privacy; your Journal is yours and yours only. Nobody can read it, even us. Features: • Journal privately • Post pictures in Journal • Post pictures taken by camera in Journal • 12 moods to pick in Journal • Categorize each Journal • Completely secure: lock the app with password and unlock with Face ID/Touch ID • Share to your social media • Breakdown details of your Journal journey in chart, gradient, and calendar form • Gentle notification as a reminder for Journaling everyday • Customizable app icon privacy policy: https://mikecaesario.app/being-privacy-policy

About

pondar

Create engaging augmented reality business cards to boost sales and stand out. Offer a unique interactive experience with direct call-to-action and contact buttons.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality business cards
  • Unique, engaging AR experiences
  • Primary call-to-action button
  • Contact buttons (call, text, email, website, map)
  • Boost sales across industries
Features
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stand out with augmented reality business cards! we know how frustrating it can be getting attention for your business. whether you sell a product or a service, we can help you boost sales in a fun and exciting way across any industry. pondar's augmented reality business cards allow you to: - provide a highly unique, engaging, and sharable AR experience people love interacting with - display a primary call to action button below your card in AR, nudging users to take the next step - show contact buttons to call, text, email, view website / socials, or see a map with directions

Screenshots

Being4 screens
pondar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Being at none against pondar's 3. pondar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. pondar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Being asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being ships an update every 4 months, pondar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Being versus pondar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeingpondar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMichael Caesarioiamskog LLC

Customer experience

Being

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

pondar

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

pondar

Subscriptions2
  • business cards - basic monthly$9.991 Month
  • business cards - pro monthly$19.991 Month
One-time1
  • uncertainty - full game$19.99

Questions

Is Being free?
Being is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pondar free?
pondar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Being or pondar have ads?
Neither Being nor pondar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being or pondar?
Being ships an update every 4 months, and pondar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Being was updated on August 23, 2026 and pondar on June 3, 2026.

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