# Journelly vs Nintendo Today!

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Journelly | Nintendo Today! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.9 (80 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journelly/id6470714669/reviews)** | [4.3 (1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nintendo-today/id6736725704/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 80 | **1K** |
| Positive reviews | **97.0% of reviews** | 61.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | **#120** | — |
| Size | 13 MB | 209 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Xenodium Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/304568690) | [Nintendo Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1062496488) |

## What reviewers say

### Journelly

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

**Currently charting:** #120 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


### Nintendo Today!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nintendo-today/id6736725704)

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.

**Highlights:** Daily Nintendo updates, Animated character calendar, Event and game release schedule, Customizable home screen widgets, Nintendo Switch 2 news

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for Nintendo fans
- 💡 Useful calendar with Nintendo events
- 🚀 Impressive animations and daily content
- 👍 Keeps track of Nintendo news and events

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Accessibility issues for some users
- 🔋 No sound when phone is on silent mode
- 💡 Lack of customization options for calendar themes

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to dismiss certain pop-ups in settings
- Calendar widget doesn't display real-world holidays

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Journelly free?

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

### Is Nintendo Today! free?

Nintendo Today! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Journelly or Nintendo Today!?

Journelly is rated higher. Journelly averages 4.9 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Nintendo Today! averages 4.3 from 1K ratings.

### Do Journelly or Nintendo Today! have ads?

Neither Journelly nor Nintendo Today! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Journelly or Nintendo Today!?

Journelly ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nintendo Today! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Journelly was updated on November 3, 2026 and Nintendo Today! on November 5, 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.*