Comparison

Journal 365 vs Ickity

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

Ickity

This app serves as a private log to document and track manipulative or disrespectful behavior from others. It helps users ground themselves in their truth by providing a reality check, recording events, and identifying toxic patterns.

Highlights
  • Private PIN lock
  • Voice transcription
  • Attach screenshots and files
  • 300+ toxic behavior terms
  • Timeline export
  • Reality check feature
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You are not crazy. You are not overreacting. What happened to you was real. When you are dealing with a toxic partner, a manipulative family member, or a bad friend, the hardest thing to hold onto is your own memory. Conversations get twisted. Words get flipped on you. Arguments end with you apologizing for things you didn’t even do. Over time, the constant second-guessing wears you down until you don't even trust your own gut anymore. Then comes the love-bombing, the sweet apologies, or the quiet guilt that makes you think: "Maybe it wasn’t that bad. Maybe I’m the problem." Some people call it "toxic amnesia"—and it is the exact trap that keeps you stuck. Ickity is your reality anchor. Ickity is not a polite daily diary where you simply write about your feelings. In Ickity your feelings become revelations, your voice becomes your anchor, and your reality starts to become grounded in your truth. Ickity is an intentional, private tracking tool built to help you capture bad behavior the moment it happens, spot recurring patterns, and stand firm in your truth. By building an "Ick List"—a private log of disrespectful behavior, shifting stories, broken promises, and crossed boundaries—you take your power back. You don’t have to argue. You don’t have to convince them. You just have to remember. Ickity is Designed to Break the Fog When You Need It Most: The Reality Check: Feeling weak? Tempted to text them back? Questioning your decision to go low-contact or no-contact? Open the Reality Check. In one tap, see a top 5 incidents list and a clean timeline of past events. In a matter of seconds you're grounded in your own words, and you're seeing exactly why you set that boundary. Private PIN Lock: Keep your entries away from prying eyes. Set a personal PIN lock so casual browsers, nosy partners, or family members cannot simply open the app and read your logs if your device is unattended. Voice Transcription When Hands Shake: When an argument just ended and you are too overwhelmed or shaky to type, just talk. Record your raw voice. Ickity automatically transcribes your words right on your phone, preserving your tone, the facts, and your immediate reaction while it is fresh. Keep the Receipts: Don’t let records get buried in your camera roll. Attach text screenshots, pictures, PDFs, or files directly to any entry. Keep everything organized under the person involved so you never lose the context. 300+ Toxic Behavior Terms: Can’t put your finger on what just happened, but your gut is screaming at you? Browse plain-English breakdowns of manipulation tactics—from silent treatments and DARVO to moving goalposts and guilt-tripping. Learn the playbook so you can spot it before it works on you. Timeline Export: Don't force yourself to re-explain every painful event from memory. Export your full timeline—complete with written transcripts, audio recordings, and image attachments—into a single zip file to keep for yourself or share with someone you trust. Offline Sovereignty & Zero Spying: Your private thoughts should never sit on an unknown company server. Your journal, recordings, and files stay encrypted on your physical device and are never uploaded to us. We never see, store, or analyze a single word you write. Backups go only to your own iCloud, encrypted before they leave your phone, and you can turn them off at any time in iOS Settings. Stop Letting Them Rewrite History Whether you are navigating a high-conflict divorce, co-parenting with a difficult ex, establishing boundaries with family, or trying to walk away from a relationship that drains you: Your memory is not the problem. The manipulation is. Stop second-guessing yourself. Start your Ick List. Trust your voice again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://jellyworksoffline.com/ickity/terms Privacy Policy: https://jellyworksoffline.com/ickity/privacy

Screenshots

Journal 3654 screens
Ickity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ickity at none against Journal 365's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Ickity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Journal 365 versus Ickity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournal 365Ickity
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB90 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesJASON PAUL COOK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Journal 365

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$2.99
2 purchases

Ickity

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Annual Access7 Days trial$71.991 Year

Questions

Is Journal 365 free?
Journal 365 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ickity free?
Ickity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journal 365 or Ickity have ads?
Journal 365 shows ads; Ickity does not.

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