Comparison

Boring Note vs Islet Journal

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

Head to head
About

Boring Note

A straightforward note-taking app for capturing thoughts, ideas, and daily activities. It offers offline functionality, data privacy, and WebDAV backup for secure storage.

Highlights
  • Note-taking
  • Diary entries
  • To-do lists
  • Offline use
  • Data privacy
  • WebDAV backup
Features
Read full description

Boring Note is a simple note-taking APP that records your thoughts and daily life anytime, anywhere. Whether it is to keep an idea, write a diary, memo, to-do, excerpt, etc., it can help you to record better. Offline use, data privacy and security, using WebDAV to back up data. 【Automatic renewal membership instructions】 1. Service name: Premium membership automatic renewal 2. Subscription period: 1 month/1 year 3. Payment: debit the user's iTunes account, and pay after the user confirms the purchase. 4. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by 1 subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. 5. Cancel the renewal: To cancel the renewal, open the iPhone "Settings" --> enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", and enter "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", and select Boring Notes Premium to cancel the subscription. This subscription will automatically renew if not cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. 6. Membership Service Agreement: https://master2app.com/vip-ssnote.html

About

Islet Journal

This app offers a private journaling experience with a chat-like interface. Record memories through text, photos, videos, or voice notes in multiple notebooks. Data is stored locally by default for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Chat-style journaling
  • Text, photo, video, voice entries
  • Multiple notebooks
  • Calendar view for review
  • Local data storage
  • Optional S3/WebDAV sync
  • On-device encryption
Features
Read full description

Islet is a local-first private journal app. It turns journaling into a chat-like experience: open the app, send a text note, photo, video, or voice message, and it becomes part of your daily journal. You can create separate notebooks for travel, reading, everyday moments, food, or anything else, and revisit your memories by date in the calendar view. Key features: - Chat-style journaling - Text, photo, video, and voice entries - Multiple notebooks - Calendar view for daily review - No account required - Data is stored locally by default - Optional sync with your own S3 or WebDAV storage - On-device encryption before syncing Islet is designed for people who want a lightweight way to record life while keeping control of their private data.

Screenshots

Boring Note4 screens
Islet Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Islet Journal at none against Boring Note's 4. Islet Journal also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Boring Note's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Boring Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Islet Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boring Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Islet Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boring Note versus Islet Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoring NoteIslet Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华盛 卢纯洁 林

Customer experience

Boring Note

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Islet Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Boring Note

Subscriptions2
  • Premium-Month$0.991 Month
  • Premium-Year$0.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium-lifetime$2.99
  • Premium-lifetime$5.99
None

Islet Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boring Note free?
Boring Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Islet Journal free?
Islet Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boring Note or Islet Journal have ads?
Neither Boring Note nor Islet Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boring Note or Islet Journal?
Boring Note ships an update every 2 weeks, and Islet Journal every 4 days. Most recently, Boring Note was updated on September 21, 2026 and Islet Journal on September 11, 2026.

Other comparisons