# Journelly vs Nook | Pocket Notes

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journelly at none against Nook | Pocket Notes's 2. Journelly also leads on ratings volume (79 vs 1) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Journelly costs $14.99 and Nook | Pocket Notes $14.99 up front. Nook | Pocket Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Journelly asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Journelly against 5.0 for Nook | Pocket Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Journelly has 79 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Journelly ships an update every 3 weeks, Nook | Pocket Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Journelly | Nook | Pocket Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Rating | [4.9 (79 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journelly/id6470714669/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-pocket-notes/id6639586818/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **79** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 96.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#197** | — |
| Size | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.5** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Xenodium Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/304568690) | [Cecile Lebleu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1701666740) |

## What reviewers say

### Journelly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journelly/id6470714669)

**Currently charting:** #197 Top Paid · Lifestyle (US App Store)

Capture thoughts, ideas, and memories in a private, offline-first digital journal. This app offers a familiar feed-like interface for quick notes, checklists, and more, with robust organization and markup support.

**Highlights:** Offline-first privacy, Familiar feed interface, Add images, links, and location, Markdown and Org markup support, Search and organize with hashtags, 14-day text snapshots for version history, Optional iCloud sync

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent design and thinking
- 👍 Effective, simple, and a pleasure to use
- 👍 Just what I was looking for
- 👍 Perfect. Clean, crisp, and Org mode!
- 👍 Very well done

**Requested features**

- Markdown support for formatting text
- Concern about long term scalability of an Orgmode file


### Nook | Pocket Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-pocket-notes/id6639586818)

Capture and organize your life's moments with customizable notes, photos, and stickers. Create unique collections for memories, ideas, and everything in between. Unlock new stickers daily to personalize your entries.

**Highlights:** Customizable notes with stickers and photos, Daily sticker unlocks, User-defined categories, Character and shape notes, Memory and idea collection

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Access Yearly | $2.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Journelly free?

Journelly costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Nook | Pocket Notes free?

Nook | Pocket Notes costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Journelly or Nook | Pocket Notes?

Nook | Pocket Notes is rated higher. Journelly averages 4.9 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Nook | Pocket Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Journelly or Nook | Pocket Notes have ads?

Neither Journelly nor Nook | Pocket Notes shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Journelly or Nook | Pocket Notes?

Journelly ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nook | Pocket Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Journelly was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nook | Pocket Notes on October 22, 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.*