MiniGadgets vs Always Grateful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniGadgets
This utility allows you to remotely monitor and record your home environment in real-time using an electronic device. Receive instant alerts on your mobile phone for any motion detected, ensuring you're always aware of what's happening at home. Recorded footage is saved directly to the device's memory card.
- Real-time home monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Live video recording
- Remote access via mobile
- Video saved to memory card
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MiniGadgets is an electronic device at home that can watch and record in real time, and it can be set to push it to the mobile phone when there is a shadow flashing in front of the camera, so as to know the situation at home anytime and anywhere, and save the real-time video to the memory card of the electronic device.
Always Grateful
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Always Grateful is a minimalist gratitude journal designed for adults who want something calm, private, and easy to stick with. Every day, add 3 things you’re grateful for - that’s it. Attach a photo from your camera or gallery if you’d like. Then, look back through your history whenever you need a reset. What you can do Add 3 gratitude items in seconds Attach photos (camera or gallery) Browse your history by day and revisit past entries Export your data as JSON or text Import your data back when you switch phones Private by design No login No accounts No cloud sync Saved locally on your device If you’ve tried complicated journaling apps and bounced off, Always Grateful is the opposite: small, repeatable, and quietly effective.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Always Grateful at weekly against MiniGadgets's monthly. MiniGadgets's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MiniGadgets ships an update monthly, Always Grateful weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniGadgets | Always Grateful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mini Gadgets Inc. | Kareena Rogers |
In-app purchases
MiniGadgets
No in-app purchases
Always Grateful
No in-app purchases
