Journal 365 vs TURN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal 365
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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.
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.
- Tilt-based time selection
- Customizable presets
- Manual session ending
- Automatic logging
- Filtered records
- Dark and light themes
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Journal 365 | TURN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — 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 |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Explorer Technologies | Junhong Park |
In-app purchases
Journal 365
- Remove advertisement$2.99
TURN
No in-app purchases





