Comparison

Cautionary vs 序日

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

Head to head
About

Cautionary

Features
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Cautionary is an advanced iOS app tailored to empower users in crafting, editing, and sharing personalized cautionary statements. With a strong emphasis on visual impact and user-friendly features, Cautionary ensures that your statements are not only insightful but also visually captivating. Key Features: 1. Customized Cautionary Statements : Manually input your cautionary statements to create personalized messages. 2. Warning Message Gallery Support : Explore a curated gallery to discover and collect impactful cautionary statements. 3. Built-in Image Gallery : Access a diverse image gallery within the app to enhance the visual appeal of your cautionary statements. 4. Real-time Display Widgets : Enable real-time display widgets on your home/lock screens to keep your cautionary statements visible. 5. Immersive Full-Screen Showcase : Immerse yourself in a large-screen showcase within the app for a fully engaging viewing experience. Download Cautionary now and take charge of creating meaningful cautionary statements! For inquiries or suggestions about our app, please reach out to our support team. Your support and feedback are invaluable to us! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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序日

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Xuri is a journaling app that keeps what you want to stick with, the dates that matter, and how each day felt in one place, so you can look back later. Records stay on your device by default, with no account to create. When you want to use more than one device, you can turn on private iCloud sync yourself. [Plans: one card, one thing] To keep up a habit, make a card for it. There are three ways to record: Cumulative counts the total; Streak allows one per day, resets the streak if you miss, and keeps your best; Counted sets a remaining number, subtracts one per check-in, and can be undone. Cards get a built-in icon and pattern based on the name and category. You can adjust color and position, and each card can have its own category and size. [Anniversaries and countdowns] Anniversaries and countdowns live on their own page and never mix into your daily check-ins. Open it to see how long it has been or how many days are left, and the date is marked on the calendar when it arrives. [Journal: one line, or just a photo] The journal body is flexible. Write a single line to save, or add only a photo with no text. Photos and mood are both optional, and you can write more than one entry on the same day. The entry also lists anything you have not done yet that day, so you can tap to catch up. [Review and calendar] Review shows the last 7 calendar days and only lists days with content. Expand it to the last 14 days, or collapse it into a one-card-per-type overview. Earlier days are reachable from the calendar or history. The calendar shows one month per screen and marks check-ins, journal entries, and anniversaries. [Weekly and monthly reports] The weekly report charts check-ins and journal entries per day. Use the wheel to change the period. Pro also unlocks earlier weekly and monthly reports. [Home screen widgets] Card, check-in, and statistics widgets each come in small, medium, and large; the camera widget comes in small and medium. Put a card on your Home Screen to see progress at a glance and record with one tap. [Themes] "Me → Theme" offers five colors: Xuri Purple, Sky Blue, Moss Green, Warm Apricot, and Twilight Rose. Preview before you apply, keep it after restart, and return to the default purple anytime. [Backup and iCloud] Pro backs up categories, cards, history, journals, app-viewable images, photo moments, your avatar and transferable settings. System-library originals are excluded. Preview before restoring, turn off iCloud first and keep backups secure. Merge and replacement save a safety copy. Optional private iCloud sync is off by default and covers categories, cards, check-ins, journals and journal photos. Photo moments are outside its sync scope. [Free and Pro] Free: six preset categories (Sport, Habits, Study, Life, Health, Work) with 1 regular card each, plus 3 anniversaries and countdowns combined. Pro unlocks with a one-time purchase: unlimited cards and categories, with free creation of new categories; four kinds of Home Screen widgets; earlier weekly and monthly reports; backup export and import; and private iCloud sync that you turn on yourself. No subscription and no second cloud charge. The actual price appears on the App Store purchase confirmation screen. [First launch] When you first open Xuri there is a short guide: make your first card, check in for the first time, write your first journal entry, and save your first photo moment, all using your own real records. Every step can be skipped, and you can skip the whole thing at any time. Leave and come back to continue where you left off, and replay it later. [Privacy] No Xuri account is required. Purchases are handled by the App Store, and Xuri does not read your payment information. iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud, is off by default, and is turned on or off by you.

Screenshots

Cautionary4 screens
序日4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 序日 at Free against Cautionary's $0.99. Cautionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

序日 is free to download; Cautionary costs $0.99 up front. 序日 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cautionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cautionary ships an update every 3 days, 序日 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cautionary versus 序日: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCautionary序日
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer辉章 何琦 张

In-app purchases

None

Cautionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

序日

One-time1
  • 序日 Pro · One-time Purchase$1.99

Questions

Is Cautionary free?
Cautionary costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 序日 free?
序日 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cautionary or 序日 have ads?
Neither Cautionary nor 序日 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cautionary or 序日?
Cautionary ships an update every 3 days, and 序日 daily. Most recently, Cautionary was updated on October 25, 2026 and 序日 on October 26, 2026.

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