Journelly vs Nintendo Today!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journelly
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.
- 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
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Take notes and journal privately — Offline by default. No account needed. Journelly gives you a familiar feed for quick notes, ideas, recipes, checklists, music, links, journal entries... Everything's offline, for your eyes only. Why you’ll love Journelly: - Feels like posting to a private feed — simple and fast - Local-first privacy: everything is offline by default - No accounts, logins, tracking, or ads — just open and write - Add images, links, checklists, tags, location, and weather - Search, organize, and find your moments with hashtags - Markdown and Org markup support: future-proof, no vendor lock-in - Restore earlier versions anytime from 14-day text snapshots - Optional iCloud sync across devices Journelly is frictionless, future-proof, and private. Try it for quick notes or journaling — no clutter, no compromises.
Nintendo Today!
Receive daily Nintendo news, game information, videos, and comics tailored to your interests. Track upcoming releases and events with an animated calendar and customizable widgets.
- Daily Nintendo updates
- Animated character calendar
- Event and game release schedule
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Nintendo Switch 2 news
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Nintendo Today! is an app that brings you daily updates from Nintendo based on what you like. ◆ Animated Calendar Keep track of the date with an animated calendar featuring your choice of characters. ◆ Daily Updates Get updates on all things Nintendo—including Nintendo Switch 2 news, game info, videos, comics, and more—every day. ◆ Event Schedule Keep up with Nintendo related events, including game releases. Link with the Calendar app to display your own events as well. ◆ Customize Your Home Screen Add a calendar widget featuring art from your favorite Nintendo game series. [Terms of Use] Nintendo Account and persistent internet connection required. Data charges may apply. Requires iOS 16.0 or later. © Nintendo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nintendo Today! at Free against Journelly's $14.99. Nintendo Today! also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 80). Journelly's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (97% vs 62%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Nintendo Today! is free to download; Journelly costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Journelly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nintendo Today! has 1K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Journelly's written reviews are positive against 62% of Nintendo Today!'s.
Journelly ships an update every 3 weeks, Nintendo Today! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journelly | Nintendo Today! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (80 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Xenodium Ltd. | Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Journelly
Nintendo Today!
User reviews
Journelly
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 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
Nintendo Today!
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for Nintendo fans
- 💡 Useful calendar with Nintendo events
- 🚀 Impressive animations and daily content
- 👍 Keeps track of Nintendo news and events
Room to improve
- 🐛 Accessibility issues for some users
- 🔋 No sound when phone is on silent mode
- 💡 Lack of customization options for calendar themes
Bugs and requests
Journelly
Requested features
2 requests- Markdown support for formatting text
- Concern about long term scalability of an Orgmode file
Nintendo Today!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to dismiss certain pop-ups in settings
- Calendar widget doesn't display real-world holidays
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to add personal events to calendar
- Include more Nintendo game themes for calendar
- Implement widescreen video player mode
- Add background music or jingles to the app
In-app purchases
Journelly
No in-app purchases
Nintendo Today!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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