Daily Gohan vs General Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Gohan
Log your daily meals with photos and text entries. View your food history in a convenient calendar format. A simple way to track what you've eaten.
- Daily meal logging
- Photo recording
- Text notes
- Calendar view
- Food history
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This is an app that lets you record your daily meals. You can view the photos you take in a calendar format. You can also add simple text.
General Journal
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General Journal brings journaling and expense tracking into one private daily timeline. Write a note, log lunch, scan a receipt, track a habit, or talk through the day with your in-app companion. The app keeps money records and life moments together, so spending has context and diary entries do not live in a separate place. Quick ways to record β’ Type everyday expenses in one sentence β’ Scan receipts or Taiwan e-invoice QR codes β’ Add mood notes, reflections, places, links, and photos β’ Use AI to help turn text or photos into structured records β’ Keep recurring income and expenses such as rent, salary, subscriptions, and insurance Review your day β’ Chat with a small companion that can read the selected dayβs records β’ Save the conversation as a diary entry β’ Build a Diary Review book with daily highlight cards β’ Add timeline photos, stickers, backgrounds, and handwritten decoration β’ Share or keep review cards as personal memories Understand money and rhythm β’ Manage cash, bank, card, e-wallet, investment, and settlement accounts β’ Track transfers, credit card payments, friend splits, and multi-currency spending β’ See category breakdowns, monthly trends, account balances, mood calendars, and photo entries β’ Create custom trackers for things like weight, skin, hair, habits, or any private metric Privacy first β’ No app account is required β’ Core journal, mood, expense, photo, and account data is stored on your device β’ AI features only process the text or images you choose to send β’ Export your data and create local backups on your own terms β’ Ads are never given your private journal or expense content by the app General Journal is for quiet daily logging: not a strict budget spreadsheet, not a social network, and not a blank notes app. It is a place to remember what happened, what it cost, and how it felt. Free to use with ads. Optional in-app purchases unlock higher AI limits, an ad-free experience, more photos per entry, and companion features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daily Gohan at none against General Journal's shown. General Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Daily Gohan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and General Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Gohan | General Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinichi SUGIURA | Zhegang Xu |
In-app purchases
Daily Gohan
- Remove Blur$0.99
- Date assignment on importing$1.99
General Journal
- General Journal Basic$1.991 Month
- General Journal Premium$2.991 Month
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