Comparison

Bound vs Gratitudes Journal

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

Head to head
About

Bound

Features
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Bound is a powerful and efficient tool for event and deadline management. Its elegant and intuitive interface makes it easy to create and manage deadlines, while its customisable features allow you to tailor it to your preferences. Bound offers useful features like long-pressing deadlines for quick access to options like editing, deleting, or pinning tasks to the top of your list. The Shake device option is also handy for clearing schedules or removing completed tasks. The app's main focus is on deadline management, where you can easily create deadlines with a name, date, and time, and a symbol to make it stand out. Bound's computed property for time left calculates the remaining time until the deadline based on the current date and time, and schedules notifications to remind you of approaching deadlines. The notification system is robust and customisable, allowing you to receive notifications based on your preferences, whether it be approaching deadlines, due deadlines, or both. Let's just say - Bound is a must-have productivity tool for anyone looking to stay organised and meet important events and deadlines.

About

Gratitudes Journal

Effortlessly capture moments of joy and blessings to cultivate a mindset of appreciation. This app helps you reflect on the positive aspects of your life, fostering a sense of gratitude.

Highlights
  • Capture moments of gratitude
  • Reflect on blessings
  • Cultivate appreciation
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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In a world filled with hustle and bustle, it's easy to overlook the little things that bring us joy. Gratitude Journal is here to change that. With our intuitive app, you can effortlessly capture moments of gratitude, reflect on your blessings, and cultivate a mindset of appreciation.

Screenshots

Bound4 screens
Gratitudes Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bound and Gratitudes Journal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bound ships an update every 2 weeks, Gratitudes Journal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bound versus Gratitudes Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoundGratitudes Journal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin NaghshbandiYogesh Dwivedi

In-app purchases

None

Bound

No in-app purchases

None

Gratitudes Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bound free?
Bound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gratitudes Journal free?
Gratitudes Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bound or Gratitudes Journal have ads?
Neither Bound nor Gratitudes Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bound or Gratitudes Journal?
Bound ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gratitudes Journal fortnightly. Most recently, Bound was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gratitudes Journal on October 5, 2026.

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