Comparison

书影迹 vs the waterfall

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

Head to head
About

书影迹

This app helps you meticulously record and remember life's highlights, from movies and books to daily thoughts. It offers a minimalist, private space for personal journaling and tracking your reading and viewing habits.

Highlights
  • Book logging and review
  • Movie and TV show tracking
  • Personal timeline diary
  • Customizable tag system
  • Calendar view for habits
  • Secure data storage
Features
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你是否也有这样的习惯: 看完一部电影,却忘了当时的震撼感受? 读过一本好书,却再也想不起书中金句? 书影迹,帮你完美留存这些生活中的高光瞬间。 作为一款专注于「电影记录、书籍笔记、日常手帐」的极简工具,我们为你提供了一个像豆瓣一样强大的书影音标记系统,但更轻量、更私密、更适合作为个人长期的日记本。 【极简阅读笔记】 - 读过的书一键打卡记录 - 轻松撰写书评、打分与标签管理 - 告别书荒,构建你的私人专属书单 【纯粹观影档案】 - 看过的电影、追过的剧快速添加 - 支持观影记录、影评、评分打卡 - 打造属于你自己的高分观影清单 【时间线生活日记】 - 随手记录每天的闪光想法与生活点滴 - 支持图文排版,留下真实的生活轨迹 【多维数据视图】 - 时间线:像翻阅手帐一样回顾生活 - 日历模式:清晰查看每月的阅读与观影频次 - 标签体系:通过标签与搜索,瞬间找回曾经的记忆 【安全沉淀】 - 所有数据长期安全保存,随时回顾过去的自己 为什么选择书影迹? 更轻量:拒绝复杂的社交噪音,专注打卡与记录。 更私密:这是一个完全属于你的树洞与空间。 更长期:你记录得越久,这份私人数字资产的价值越大。 从今天开始,用书影迹记录你看过的电影、读过的书,留下岁月走过的痕迹。 【连续包月说明】 服务名称: a)连续包月(1个月) b)连续包季(3个月) c)连续包年(12个月) 2、购买订阅服务的账号,会在每个月到期前 24 小时,自动在 iTunes 账号扣费并延长 一个周期。 3、如需取消订阅,请手动打开苹果手机“设置”-->进入“iTunes Store与App Store”-->点击“Apple ID”,选择“查看Apple ID”,进入“账户设置”页面,点击“订阅”,选择连续包月大会员取消订阅即可。如未在订阅期结束的至少24小时前关闭订阅,此订阅将会自动续订 【隐私条款】 Terms of Uses:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策:https://shuying8.com/shuying/policy.html 服务条款:https://shuying8.com/shuying/terms.html 【问题反馈】 如果遇到问题,可以通过以下方式向我们反馈: 1、在书影迹“帮助与反馈”页面,直接提交 2、发送邮件到 shuyingapp@163.com

About

the waterfall

This app serves as a personal introspection companion, allowing users to record thoughts, ideas, and memories. It features guided questions for deeper self-reflection, supports Markdown for expressive text, and allows tagging and image association with entries. Data is stored locally and synced with iCloud for privacy.

Highlights
  • Guided self-reflection questions
  • Markdown support for text
  • Tagging and image association
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
  • Pinning important memories
  • Record reading notes and movie reviews
Features
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Waterfall —— More than just a diary app, it's your personal introspection companion. Waterfall is committed to helping you think, remember, and discover the beauty in life. As a unique diary app, the charm of Waterfall lies in its potential to touch every detail of life. Here, you can record your thoughts and ideas. Furthermore, our question feature allows for deeper pondering — just hold down on a diary entry and prompt yourself with a question, like "What did you eat today?", "What are you thinking about?", or "Was there something today that made you happy?". Each question is a deep dive into your own self-reflection. Moreover, Waterfall is fully featured — it supports Markdown, making your text even more expressive. You can also associate tags and pictures with your memories, turning them into visual echoes. So, what exactly can Waterfall record? The answer is: almost everything. Apart from life's snippets, you can use it to log your reading notes, movie reviews, and even life goals. Pin important things to remind yourself to always keep up the enthusiasm for life. In the end, we hope that you enjoy your time with Waterfall, where each day, you can cherish the last moment of the day and reminisce about the day's experiences. Here, every day, you have your own waterfall. It's worth noting that Waterfall takes your privacy very seriously. All your data are stored locally and automatically synced with iCloud, visible only to you. At Waterfall, your privacy is always given the highest level of protection. May you have a beautiful day with Waterfall. Wishing you a waterfall day.

Screenshots

书影迹4 screens
the waterfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 书影迹 at weekly against the waterfall's every 3 months. 书影迹 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). the waterfall's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 书影迹 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and the waterfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 书影迹 against 5.0 for the waterfall. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: the waterfall has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

书影迹 ships an update weekly, the waterfall every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
书影迹 versus the waterfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter书影迹the waterfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer杰 张文杰 李

Customer experience

书影迹

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

the waterfall

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

书影迹

Subscriptions5
  • 月度会员$0.991 Month
  • 1个月VIP$0.991 Month
  • 3个月VIP$1.993 Months
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  • 12个月VIP$4.991 Year
  • 年度会员1 Month trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$9.99
1 purchases

the waterfall

One-time1
  • WATERFALL UPGRADE$7.99

Questions

Is 书影迹 free?
书影迹 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the waterfall free?
the waterfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 书影迹 or the waterfall?
书影迹 and the waterfall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do 书影迹 or the waterfall have ads?
Neither 书影迹 nor the waterfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 书影迹 or the waterfall?
书影迹 ships an update weekly, and the waterfall every 3 months. Most recently, 书影迹 was updated on November 3, 2026 and the waterfall on November 3, 2026.

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