Comparison

Journal 365 vs TURN

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

Head to head
About

Journal 365

Features
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Use a journal to record your daily experiences, ideas, emotions and thoughts. Writing a journal regularly can help to improve your communication skills. Besides that, journaling has been known to inspire creativity, encourage self-confidence, reduce anxiety and certainly improve mental health. Your journal contents are stored locally in your device and backed up in your private iCloud account, so they are safe and secure. No one else will be able to read your journal. If you have more than one iOS device, the contents will be synchronised across those devices as well.

About

TURN

This app offers a unique, minimalist approach to time management. Simply tilt your phone to select a preset focus or break duration, then tap to start. Sessions conclude when you decide they're finished, promoting uninterrupted work and mindful breaks.

Highlights
  • Tilt-based time selection
  • Customizable presets
  • Manual session ending
  • Automatic logging
  • Filtered records
  • Dark and light themes
Features
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Tilt to choose. Tap to begin. TURN removes every step between you and focus. No lists to scroll. No sliders to drag. Tilt your phone toward one of four directions, each mapped to a preset time, and tap the compass to start. Once you start, there's nothing to look at. The timer keeps running no matter how you set the phone down. When it reaches zero, it doesn't end on its own — it keeps going until you say done. Not "stop at 25 minutes," but "stop when I'm finished." Breaks work the same way. Start one and step away. A notification brings you back. Designed in Seoul by Pukaki. Features - Tilt-based time selection, four customizable presets - Focus, Break, and Long Break — all set in minutes - Sessions end when you decide, not when the clock does - Automatic logging with optional tags - Records filtered by date or tag - Matt white and Matt black themes - No accounts. No tracking. No ads.

Screenshots

Journal 3654 screens
TURN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Journal 365 at Free against TURN's $1.99. Journal 365 also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). TURN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Journal 365 is free to download; TURN costs $1.99 up front. Journal 365 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TURN asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Journal 365 versus TURN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournal 365TURN
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesJunhong Park

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Journal 365

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$2.99
None

TURN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journal 365 free?
Journal 365 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TURN free?
TURN costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Journal 365 or TURN have ads?
Journal 365 shows ads; TURN does not.

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