# Bears Affirmations vs Positive Journal

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bears Affirmations at daily against Positive Journal's every 9 days. Bears Affirmations also leads on ratings volume (202 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). Positive Journal's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bears Affirmations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Positive Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 Bears Affirmations against 5.0 for Positive Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bears Affirmations has 202 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Bears Affirmations's written reviews are positive against 100% of Positive Journal's.

Bears Affirmations ships an update daily, Positive Journal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bears Affirmations | Positive Journal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (202 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-affirmations/id6448928722/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/positive-journal-cheer-diary/id6743425172/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **202** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Daily** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 80 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Isuru Wanasinghe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1536711522) | [旭东 栾](https://appshunter.io/developer/1802757091) |

## What reviewers say

### Bears Affirmations

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bears-affirmations/id6448928722)

Engage with over 70 hand-drawn puzzles designed to inspire happiness and personal growth. Explore themes like love, self-care, healing, and positivity through interactive challenges.

**Highlights:** 70+ hand-drawn puzzles, Themes of love and self-love, Puzzles on healing and positivity, Explores creativity and identity, Life and work navigation guidance

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bears Unlimited | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💖 Adorable and cute artwork
- 😌 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🧠 Good for brain training
- ✨ Motivational and inspiring messages
- 🧸 Characters are endearing (bears)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Limited free puzzles before payment
- 🤔 Affirmations can sometimes sound funny
- 🧩 Puzzles can be too simple for some
- ⚪ Some puzzles have too many white tiles making it tricky
- ❓ Lack of fine details in puzzles (backgrounds, etc.)

**Reported bugs**

- Last puzzle doesn't load
- Developers did not respond to contact

**Requested features**

- More affirmations needed
- Ability to turn off affirmations
- Ability to add own affirmations
- More complicated puzzles
- More fine details in art (backgrounds, etc.)


### Positive Journal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/positive-journal-cheer-diary/id6743425172)

This app encourages users to record daily achievements and positive moments. It uses AI to provide personalized affirmations and helps users track their progress over time to boost self-worth and happiness.

**Highlights:** Record daily achievements, Warm AI praise and affirmations, Revisit past successes, Motivation through data tracking, Pro features with subscription

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Membership | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bears Affirmations free?

Bears Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Positive Journal free?

Positive Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Bears Affirmations or Positive Journal?

Positive Journal is rated higher. Bears Affirmations averages 4.9 out of 5 from 202 ratings, while Positive Journal averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Bears Affirmations or Positive Journal have ads?

Neither Bears Affirmations nor Positive Journal shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bears Affirmations or Positive Journal?

Bears Affirmations ships an update daily, and Positive Journal every 9 days. Most recently, Bears Affirmations was updated on November 7, 2026 and Positive Journal on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*