Comparison

Elsewhere Dream Journal vs Inkday Diary

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

Head to head
About

Elsewhere Dream Journal

This app helps you explore your subconscious by journaling your dreams. It automatically generates images, identifies recurring symbols, and provides insights based on expert interpretations. Track your dream patterns over time with detailed charts and search your entries.

Highlights
  • Automatic dream image generation
  • Symbol detection and interpretation
  • Thematic insights from experts
  • Automatic tagging of dream elements
  • Dream charting and analysis
  • Dream search functionality
Features
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Elsewhere is a beautiful dream journaling app that helps you learn the language of your subconscious. The patterns in your dreams can help you find your center - what is meaningful for you, what is beautiful for you, what is terrifying for you, and why. Features: * Automatic dream image generation * Insights - If you dream about a character, setting or symbol multiple times, you'll get an insight about it * My Symbols - As you dream, Elsewhere will detect symbols in your dreams help you discover your personal mythology * Symbol interpretations by David Fontana, and thematic insights by Kelly Bulkeley * Automatic tagging of characters, settings, themes and more * Charts - See what you're dreaming about by year, month or week * Dream search Terms of use: https://elsewhere.to/terms

About

Inkday Diary

Features
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Inkday is a private voice diary for iPhone. You speak one page a day. The recording becomes text on your device and stays there. There is no account and no cloud. Inkday has no developer servers, no analytics, and no subscription. Recording, transcription and mood detection run on Apple’s on-device frameworks. The last 30 days are always yours to read. Older pages stay on the phone and can be unlocked once. • One page a day, up to ten minutes • On-device speech-to-text • Original audio kept with each page • A haptic timeline through past days • A year of days as a quiet dot grid • Optional daily reminder — one, never a streak • Light and dark paper themes • Home-screen widget for the year Unlock the archive Pages older than 30 days can be unlocked with a single one-time purchase. Nothing is deleted if you wait. Restore Purchase is in Settings. Requires iOS 26 or later. — Unlock the archive (optional) One-time In-App Purchase to unlock diary pages older than 30 days, forever. No subscription. Price: $4.99 USD / €4.99. Price may vary by region. Restore purchases in Settings. — Privacy Policy: https://inkday-neon.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://inkday-neon.vercel.app/terms

Screenshots

Elsewhere Dream Journal4 screens
Inkday Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkday Diary at none against Elsewhere Dream Journal's 7. Elsewhere Dream Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, 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. Elsewhere Dream Journal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Inkday Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Elsewhere Dream Journal versus Inkday Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsewhere Dream JournalInkday Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperELSEWHERE.TO LTDFabian Gruss

Bugs and requests

Elsewhere Dream Journal

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot add locations to dreams
  • Supporter option endlessly loading
  • Magic code not sent for signup
  • App crashes when typing up a dream
  • App gets stuck on a white screen
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  • Editing a dream sits on the loading screen
  • App freezes when exporting data
  • App crashes when closing and reopening after export issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • Fix bug: Add locations to dreams
  • Fix bug: Supporter option not working
  • Fix bug: Magic code not being sent
  • Add feature: Calendar view for dreams
  • Add feature: More compact list view for dreams
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  • Add feature: Table of contents for dream titles
  • Add feature: Edit tags
  • Add feature: 7-Day trial version
  • Add feature: Ability to create own art prompts
  • Add feature: Nicer way to share results to socials (graphics and interpretation)
  • Add feature: Search function for symbol icons (with synonyms)

Inkday Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Elsewhere Dream Journal

Subscriptions4
  • Elsewhere Premium1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Elsewhere Supporter$9.991 Month
  • Elsewhere Premium$49.991 Year
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  • Elsewhere Supporter$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 15 Credits$2.99
  • 30 Credits$4.99
  • 75 Credits$9.99
None

Inkday Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsewhere Dream Journal free?
Elsewhere Dream Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inkday Diary free?
Inkday Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elsewhere Dream Journal or Inkday Diary have ads?
Neither Elsewhere Dream Journal nor Inkday Diary shows ads.

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