Comparison

Briny vs Journly

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

Head to head
About

Briny

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Immerse yourself in a worry-free swimming experience with Briny, your ultimate companion for exploring waters safely. Briny allows you to add and view markers on a map, keeping you informed about swimming conditions, wave presence, surf spots, and ideal diving locations. With a user-friendly interface and intuitive features, Briny provides you with a smooth and secure experience to fully enjoy every day at the beach.

About

Journly

This app offers a private digital diary experience with guided prompts and mood tracking. It provides a secure space for women to process thoughts, express themselves through various media, and build a consistent journaling habit.

Highlights
  • Guided journaling prompts
  • Mood tracking and streaks
  • Rich text, voice notes, photos, stickers
  • Bank-level encryption
  • Customizable themes and icons
  • Daily reminders
  • Achievement badges
Features
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A journal that listens. Journly is a private space for everything going on in your life — the things you're thinking about, feeling, figuring out, celebrating, overthinking, or just don't want to forget. Write when you want to write. Talk when you'd rather talk. And when you don't know where to start, Journly gives you something to begin with. WRITE IT. SAY IT. GET IT OUT. Journal your way. Write freely, add photos and stickers, or just start talking. Journly turns your voice into an entry, so you can capture a thought while it's still yours. NEVER WONDER WHAT TO WRITE Explore 100+ journal prompts for relationships, friendship, gratitude, goals, anxiety, self-reflection, hard days, good days, and everything in between. A JOURNAL THAT ACTUALLY LISTENS Journly doesn't just store what you write. It can reflect on your entries, notice thoughts and themes you keep returning to, and give you something meaningful to come back to. TRACK HOW LIFE FEELS Check in with your mood and emotions and look back over time to see how you've been feeling — not just what happened. MAKE IT YOURS Keep different parts of your life in different journals. Personalize them with covers, stickers, pins and themes so your journal feels like your own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Some things are just for you. Protect Journly with Face ID or a PIN, with encrypted entries, secure storage and private backups. Your thoughts don't have to be profound. Your life doesn't have to be interesting enough. And you don't need the right words. Just start.

Screenshots

Briny3 screens
Journly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Briny at none against Journly's 2. Journly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Journly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Briny asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Briny ships an update every 4 weeks, Journly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Briny versus Journly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrinyJournly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThibault BallofAdeola Adekoya

In-app purchases

None

Briny

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Journly

Subscriptions2
  • Journly Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Journly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Briny free?
Briny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journly free?
Journly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Briny or Journly have ads?
Neither Briny nor Journly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Briny or Journly?
Briny ships an update every 4 weeks, and Journly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Briny was updated on November 7, 2026 and Journly on November 5, 2026.

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