Comparison

Ever Journal vs Trace Binder

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

Head to head
About

Ever Journal

Preserve your life's journey and personal stories with a pure and simple journaling experience. Record your autobiography, share biography stories, and connect through nightly secret sharing. Unlock advanced features like photo additions and increased storage with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Pure and simple journaling
  • Autobiography recording
  • Biography story sharing
  • Nightly secret sharing
  • Photo additions (Pro)
  • 10GB photo storage (Pro)
Features
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As of the 20th century AD, there were about 100 billion people living on Earth. Only one million have left even a single name. Another 99,999,000,000 people have not left a single trace, as if they had never existed. How did they spend their lives? Who did they love? What kind of pain and happiness did they experience? In the vast space of the universe and the constant scale of time, no one is more important than anyone else, and no achievement is more important than the life journey itself. We believe that everyone's life story deserves to be saved, and we hope that 10,000 years later, there will still be people who can feel our lives in the story. It is the goal of the Ever Journal to do everything possible to preserve the true life story of each individual human being to the greatest extent possible. ●● Journal Extremely pure and simple, like a real diary. ●● Autobiography A perfect place where you can write down your whole life journey. ●● Biography Stories How about we tell each other's life stories. ●● Nine Column Every night at nine o'clock, let’s share our little secrets to strangers. ●● Join Pro to Unlock Following Features → Adding photos to your diary → Cradle service → Up to 10 permanent photos storage → 10GB of regular photo storage space ●● CONTACT Any problems or suggestions, please let us know: Email: feedback@xiangzi.tech Privacy Policy: https://everjournal.life/privacy-policy-en.html Terms of Service: https://everjournal.life/terms-and-conditions-en.html

About

Trace Binder

Features
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Things worth remembering, are about "me", yet they belongs to more than just "me". Meeting, lingering, accompanying, Or perhaps, gazing from afar as a bystander. Every moment of mindfulness is an intersection between us. They exist in their own worlds, yet leave traces within our time. The birth of Trace Binder is born from a desire to better preserve those fragments. It can be a manager of memories, or a collection of life’s treasures. It will walk with you, picking up the little pebbles along the journey.

Screenshots

Ever Journal4 screens
Trace Binder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace Binder at every 2 days against Ever Journal's every 4 weeks. Ever Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Ever Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $18.99 per year and Trace Binder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ever Journal ships an update every 4 weeks, Trace Binder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ever Journal versus Trace Binder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEver JournalTrace Binder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Xiangzi Technology Co. Ltd.麟雅 黄

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ever Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pro$18.991 Year
3 purchases

Trace Binder

Subscriptions2
  • 月会员$0.991 Month
  • 年会员$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is Ever Journal free?
Ever Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace Binder free?
Trace Binder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ever Journal or Trace Binder have ads?
Neither Ever Journal nor Trace Binder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ever Journal or Trace Binder?
Ever Journal ships an update every 4 weeks, and Trace Binder every 2 days. Most recently, Ever Journal was updated on October 4, 2026 and Trace Binder on October 10, 2026.

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