Journal & AI Diary vs Ethical Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal & AI Diary
Track your daily moods, feelings, and activities with a journaling app that gamifies your mental well-being. Cultivate a virtual forest by consistently logging your emotions and gain insights from detailed analytics to understand your emotional patterns.
- Log moods, feelings, and activities
- Add photos and journal entries
- Grow and maintain a virtual forest
- Detailed mood analytics and calendar
- Mood network graph visualization
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Features: - Select your mood, feelings, and the activities that influenced them. Add photos and a few words to describe your day. - Plant cute trees in your Mood Forest. Don't forget to water them, or they will wither :( - Analyze your mood on our detailed analytics page. You'll find a mood calendar, mood network graph, and many other cool tools to help you understand what lifts you up or brings you down. The app offers a subscription plan, but it doesn't lock all features behind a paywall. You can absolutely use it for free. Please, read our terms of use and privacy policy before using the app: https://leather-attraction-f2d.notion.site/Terms-of-use-b08b3180834e4587b66b041456bf1337?pvs=74 https://leather-attraction-f2d.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-fd4319b4934948908f5294052a466b06
Ethical Scanner
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Ethical Scanner helps you shop with your values in mind. Simply scan a product’s barcode to reveal insights about its origin, ingredients, and ethical context - instantly and with a beautiful, intuitive interface. Features: • Barcode Scanner: Quickly scan products to reveal detailed information. • Vegan & Ingredient Details: Identify plant-based products at a glance. • Country of Origin Detection: Learn where your product comes from. • Ethical Indicators: Colour-coded backgrounds help you spot clear ethical or controversial connections. • Trusted Sources: Includes links to public databases like Open Food Facts and the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. • Vibrant Gradient Theme: Designed to be clean, colourful, and easy to navigate. Ethical Scanner empowers users to support companies and countries that align with their values. Whether you’re passionate about sustainability, conscious of geopolitical context, or just curious - this app helps you shop more intentionally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ethical Scanner at none against Journal & AI Diary's 8. Ethical Scanner also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Journal & AI Diary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Ethical Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journal & AI Diary ships an update every 9 days, Ethical Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journal & AI Diary | Ethical Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Kulaga | DMYTRO TURSKYI |
Bugs and requests
Journal & AI Diary
Reported bugs
1 issue- Forgetting password and needing reset
Requested features
8 requests- Option to keep trees alive (rewarded over time)
- Add pictures to journal entries
- Ability to edit journal entries
- iCloud sync
- Dark mode
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- Mood graph visibility
- More unlockable content (trees, flowers) through streaks
- Password reset functionality
Ethical Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Journal & AI Diary
- MoodForest Premium$6.997 Days
- MoodForest Premium2 variants$14.991 Month
- Annual premium plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- MoodForest Premium$19.991 Year
- MoodForest Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- MoodForest Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- MoodForest Premium$14.99
Ethical Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Journal & AI Diary free?
Is Ethical Scanner free?
Do Journal & AI Diary or Ethical Scanner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Journal & AI Diary or Ethical Scanner?
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