Comparison

Day by Day Meditations vs Morning pages

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

Head to head
About

Day by Day Meditations

This app provides daily inspirational readings, reflections, and prayers to support individuals in recovery from addiction. It reinforces Twelve Step principles and offers tools for journaling and spiritual growth. Users can easily navigate daily content, save favorites, and share readings.

Highlights
  • Daily readings, questions, and prayers
  • Interactive sentence starters for journaling
  • Access to Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
  • Bookmark favorite meditations
  • Search all daily readings
  • Daily notification reminders
  • Light/dark mode and font size settings
Features
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More than a million people have relied on the words of Day by Day as an essential source of inspiration, spirituality, and mindfulness for their ongoing health and wellness. Reinforcing the Twelve Step principles of Narcotics Anonymous, each thought of the day in this classic collection fosters the coping skills, insights, and spiritual growth that have helped people around the world find freedom from drug dependency and addiction. Each daily message includes a reading, a question, and a prayer. Also included every day is an interactive “sentence starter” to help you think about and relate the daily topic to your own life. Use this as inspiration for journal writing or discussions, or type your thoughts right into the app. The Day by Day app also includes lists of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as well as the Prayer of Saint Francis. Features: PRESS the “Today” button to access today’s reading. SWIPE forward or back to easily access more daily readings. TYPE and save your answers to the daily sentence starters. SHARE the daily reading with friends by e-mail or text. BOOKMARK your favorite meditations (press the star in the upper right-hand corner) and easily return to them (press the star in the bottom toolbar). SEARCH all 366 daily readings. RECEIVE a notification every day to remind you to read the daily meditation. JUMP to a specific reading using the calendar button. SET your font size using your device settings. CHOOSE between light or dark mode.

About

Morning pages

This digital journal encourages a daily writing practice to enhance mental clarity, boost creativity, and improve well-being. It offers a distraction-free editor, progress tracking, and features like vanishing pages and artist date planning. Premium features include AI insights and handwriting recognition.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing editor
  • Daily word count targets
  • Writing streak tracking
  • Vanishing pages with auto-delete
  • Artist date planning
  • AI-generated topic tags
  • Handwriting recognition (Premium)
Features
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Start your day with clarity and purpose using Morning Pages — your digital companion for daily journaling and self-discovery. Inspired by Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. Morning Pages helps you maintain the transformative practice of writing three pages every morning, a proven method to enhance mental clarity, boost creativity, and improve overall well-being. KEY FEATURES: Writing Experience - Clean, distraction-free editor designed for focused writing - 14 font choices with adjustable sizing - Inspirational writing prompts that appear when you pause Progress & Goals - Daily word count targets and visual progress bar - Writing streak tracking to build consistency - Statistics dashboard with total words, total days, and longest streak Calendar & History - Monthly calendar view showing your writing sessions at a glance - Browse your archive organized by month and year Vanishing Pages - Auto-delete page text after 1, 7, or 30 days - Your statistics, streaks, and calendar history are preserved - Write freely knowing your text is deleted on your schedule Artist Dates - Plan solo creative outings inspired by The Artist's Way - Activity suggestions to spark your creativity - Track and complete your creative adventures AI Intelligence - Automatic topic tags generated for each entry - Smart reminders that adapt to your writing habits - On-device AI powered by Apple Intelligence Morning Pages Premium - Optional Cloud AI on any device — works without Apple Intelligence (sends selected text to literati.tools for processing) - Handwriting recognition to scan written pages - Writing insights with charts and analytics - Full-text search across all your entries - Advanced export with PDF and Markdown - Custom themes with premium fonts and colors Export & Share - Export your journal as a text file with customizable formatting - Share entries via AirDrop, email, and more Across All Your Devices - Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Menu bar quick access on macOS - Available in English, Swedish, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese - Dark mode support BENEFITS: - Mental Clarity — Clear your mind and reduce mental clutter - Enhanced Creativity — Unlock your creative potential through daily writing - Improved Well-being — Develop a meaningful self-reflection practice - Personal Growth — Track your progress and build a consistent writing habit Whether you're a creative professional, aspiring writer, or someone seeking personal growth, Morning Pages provides the perfect space for your daily writing practice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Day by Day Meditations4 screens
Morning pages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Morning pages at Free against Day by Day Meditations's $7.99. Morning pages also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Day by Day Meditations's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Morning pages is free to download; Day by Day Meditations costs $7.99 up front. Morning pages sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Day by Day Meditations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Day by Day Meditations holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day by Day Meditations has 236 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Day by Day Meditations's written reviews are positive against 75% of Morning pages's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day by Day Meditations ships an update every 9 months, Morning pages weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Day by Day Meditations versus Morning pages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay by Day MeditationsMorning pages
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (236 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBookMobileDahl & Sjöö

Customer experience

Day by Day Meditations

All ratings236 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Morning pages

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Day by Day Meditations

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Morning pages

Subscriptions2
  • Morning Pages Premium Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Morning Pages Premium Yearly1 Month trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Morning Pages Premium$69.99

Questions

Is Day by Day Meditations free?
Day by Day Meditations costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Morning pages free?
Morning pages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day by Day Meditations or Morning pages?
Day by Day Meditations is rated higher. Day by Day Meditations averages 4.9 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Morning pages averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Day by Day Meditations or Morning pages have ads?
Neither Day by Day Meditations nor Morning pages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day by Day Meditations or Morning pages?
Day by Day Meditations ships an update every 9 months, and Morning pages weekly. Most recently, Day by Day Meditations was updated on September 23, 2026 and Morning pages on September 20, 2026.

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