Scribble vs AI Journal & Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribble
This app provides a quick and easy way to record thoughts, ideas, and reflections through short, concise entries. Organize your notes with custom journals and tags, favorite important entries, and set reminders for future reflection. Keep your journal private with biometric lock features.
- Categorize entries into custom journals
- Organize with multiple tags
- Favorite important entries
- View entries from any date
- Filter entries by journals and tags
- Lock with Touch/FaceID
- Schedule entry reminders
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Need a place to write down all your thoughts, ideas, and reflections? Meet Scribble - a bullet journal designed for creating short, concise entries. Scribble is perfect for people who wish to record their thoughts, but don’t have the time to sit down and write a long journal entry. Use Scribble whenever you have a thought that’s worth remembering and categorize it into a relevant journal/tag to easily find it later. One of the benefits of microjournaling over traditional journaling methods is that by writing down your thoughts in the moment, you get a more accurate picture of your thought process throughout the day. FEATURES: CATEGORIZE YOUR ENTRIES INTO JOURNALS You can assign each entry to a specific journal/topic. This will color code your entries to the journal’s corresponding color and make your entries easier to organize. (i.e. Ideas, Goals, Insights, Dreams) ADD TAGS TO FURTHER ORGANIZE YOUR ENTRIES You can also assign multiple tags to each entry to help further categorize each entry. This can be helpful if you wish to have subcategories in each journal. FAVORITE ENTRIES Add a heart next to your most important entries to help highlight them for easy access later. VIEW ENTRIES FROM ANY DATE Jump to a specific date to see all your entries at different points in time. QUICKLY FILTER YOUR ENTRIES You can quickly filter your entries by any combination of journals, tags, and more. Tap on any label to add that filter, and only see entries matching those filters LOCK WITH TOUCH/FACEID Keep your entries private by locking your journal with Touch/FaceId. You are still able to create new entries while your journal is locked to help make using Scribble as quick and easy as possible. SCHEDULE REMINDERS FOR YOUR ENTRIES Add a reminder to any entry and schedule a push notification for a specific time. Visit the Reminders screen to see all entries with a reminder, and mark them as complete when necessary. **Note from developer: Thanks for being one of the first users of Scribble! Your feedback is extremely valuable, and I'm constantly looking for new ways to improve the app. If you have any questions, bugs, or feature requests, please email me at scribble.microjournal@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-c3dd5a9575fd4bafa6d1ac4591679297 Terms of Use: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Terms-and-Conditions-452421f049a74f5ebee40990c939142c Attribution Credits: https://scribble-app.notion.site/Attribution-Credits-79a118f030b24bc498d18d69257c353f
AI Journal & Diary
This app offers a private AI-powered notebook for writing, reflection, and idea organization. It features unique AI companions that provide insights based on your entries, with a strong emphasis on user privacy and security through end-to-end encryption and on-device storage. It automatically categorizes notes and tracks mood and themes.
- AI companions for insights
- 100% private and secure on-device storage
- Freeform writing with AI suggestions
- Automatic mood and theme tracking
- Smart note organization and search
- Follow-up questions and pattern discovery
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Reflectr: Private AI Notebook & Journal Your private space for writing, reflection, and smart support. Reflectr is your personal AI-powered notebook - a secure space to write thoughts, capture ideas, and make sense of your mind with help from intelligent AI companions. Whether you're jotting notes, organizing ideas, reflecting on your day, or simply thinking out loud - Reflectr gives you calm, clarity, and control. Why Reflectr? AI Companions Who Think Differently Talk to unique AI personalities like the Optimist, Philosopher, Realist, and more. They read your entries and offer helpful insights, questions, or reflections — like having a thoughtful friend for every mood. 100% Private & Secure Everything stays on your device and is end-to-end encrypted. Lock your notebook with passcode or Face ID. No cloud syncing, no tracking — just real privacy. Freeform Writing with Smart Support Write freely and naturally. Use AI suggestions to clean up tone, simplify thoughts, or reword your posts — or just ask questions about what you wrote. Mood & Insight Tracking Reflectr automatically detects your mood and themes from each entry, then shows emotional trends over time — no extra effort required. Smart Organization, Zero Hassle Notes are automatically categorized into journals, reflections, reminders, goals, and more. Search by tag, theme, or tone with ease. Built to Think With You Ask follow-up questions about your past posts, uncover patterns, and deepen your understanding of what matters to you. Write. Think. Reflect. Your thoughts aren’t just text — they’re the start of a deeper conversation. Download Reflectr and start exploring your mind, securely and intelligently. Privacy Policy: https://www.dailylabs.net/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.dailylabs.net/terms-of-service EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Journal & Diary at weekly against Scribble's every 3 weeks. AI Journal & Diary also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Scribble sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AI Journal & Diary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scribble against 4.9 for AI Journal & Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Scribble ships an update every 3 weeks, AI Journal & Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribble | AI Journal & Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better | 4.9 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hunter Lai | Daily Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Scribble
AI Journal & Diary
In-app purchases
Scribble
- Pro$1.991 Month
- Pro$14.991 Year
AI Journal & Diary
- Premium Plan Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Plus Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Premium Plan$29.991 Year
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- Premium Plus Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Plus Lifetime$79.99









