Comparison

Journal 365 vs Vanta

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

Vanta

Capture ideas and organize tasks with a clean, distraction-free notes app. Features include reminders, checklists, and dark mode for a focused experience. It's completely free and easy to use for all ages.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Reminders
  • Checklists
  • Dark mode
  • Simple organization
  • Formatting tools
Features
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Capture ideas, organize tasks, and stay focused with Vanta—a clean, distraction-free notes app with reminders, lists, dark mode, and no ads. Includes multiple features such as reminders, checklists, and various other formatting tools. It's easy to use and understand for users of all ages. Has zero micro transactions or ads being run making it a completely distraction free experience that is completely free to use. Has two different tabs for different types of notes being short term and long term. No overcomplex systems just simple minimalism in a dark mode.

Screenshots

Journal 3654 screens
Vanta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanta at none against Journal 365's 1. Vanta also leads on ads (none vs shown). Journal 365's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Journal 365 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vanta asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Journal 365 versus Vanta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournal 365Vanta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesASTRID MARIE MINONDO WRIGHT-CROWE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Journal 365

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$2.99
None

Vanta

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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