Comparison

Meals vs Journal X

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

Head to head
About

Meals

This app allows you to easily journal your meals with photos, stickers, and custom covers. Track your daily food intake, review eating habits, and maintain a healthy diet.

Highlights
  • Photo food journaling
  • Customizable journal covers and names
  • Rich sticker and background library
  • Text, photo, and sticker editing
  • Daily meal and snack recording
  • Healthy diet habit tracking
Features
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Meals, eat what you like, and live a lovely life! Meals is a super easy-to-use journal and dairy. It contains a lot of stickers, making it super easy to make journal! 【Feature introduction】 - Exquisite journal: choose the cover of the journal, customize the name, and create a personal notebook. - Rich materials: select various stickers and backgrounds to quickly make beautiful journals. - Practical editing functions: free combination of text, photos, stickers, and backgrounds to help you become a expert. Meals can also be used as a diary and notebook for food recording with photos, and you can also record your experience at will to enrich the food diary. Here you can record your daily meals, snacks, and fruits in detail, and have a healthy diet. Regularly check your eating habits and remind yourself to maintain a healthy diet. If you like Meals, you are welcome to leave your valuable comments~ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. The renewal fee will be charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If you do not cancel the subscription during the trial period, the unused trial period will be automatically forfeited after the subscription is purchased. After completing your purchase, you can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your App Store Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://suixiang2022.github.io/posts/suixiang/fuwu Privacy Policy: https://suixiang2022.github.io/posts/suixiang/privacy

About

Journal X

This app allows users to create beautiful and practical journals, diaries, and notes using a variety of stickers, themes, and text options. It offers convenient sharing features and robust privacy protection with password support. Regularly updated materials keep your creative options fresh.

Highlights
  • Flexible editing with stickers, themes, and text
  • Regularly updated exquisite materials
  • One-click picture generation for sharing
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Monthly, quarterly, and permanent subscription options
Features
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Journal X is an journal app with both beauty and Practical functions. You can use this journal to keep diaries, make journals, make travel plans, make study notes, record curriculum, etc. It is a practical journal app that can't be missed by you. [Function Introduction] -Flexible editing: The multiple combination of stickers, themes, text and pictures can enrich your content. -Exquisite materials: Regularly update all kinds of stickers and stationery required for journals, and the freshness cannot be interrupted. -Convenient sharing: generate pictures with one click, and share your life with your friends. -Privacy protection: support password protection to ensure your privacy. Let's manage our own life with hand account together with Journal X! [Subscription Description] We support three methods of monthly, quarterly, and permanent subscription. The payment is made through the user's iTunes account. After the user confirms the purchase, the payment is made immediately. Automatic renewal: Apple's iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. After successful deduction, the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle. To cancel the renewal, please operate at least 24 hours before the current fee deduction period by clicking "Settings" - "iTunes Store and AppStore" - "AppleID" - "View AppleID" - "Subscription" to cancel the automatic renewal member subscription. Terms of Service: https://wuzhen23.github.io/posts/wuzhen/fuwu Privacy terms:https://wuzhen23.github.io/posts/wuzhen/privacy

Screenshots

Meals4 screens
Journal X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meals at 4.5 against Journal X's 4.2. Journal X's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meals sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Journal X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meals holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 31 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meals ships an update monthly, Journal X fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meals versus Journal X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMealsJournal X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1631 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer随香 林珍 吴

Customer experience

Meals

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Journal X

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Meals

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Quarterly Version3 Days trial$8.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99
3 purchases

Journal X

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus Version Quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99

Questions

Is Meals free?
Meals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journal X free?
Journal X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meals or Journal X?
Meals is rated higher. Meals averages 4.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Journal X averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Meals or Journal X have ads?
Both Meals and Journal X show ads.
Which is updated more often, Meals or Journal X?
Meals ships an update monthly, and Journal X fortnightly. Most recently, Meals was updated on October 24, 2026 and Journal X on October 24, 2026.

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