Comparison

Reflection Space vs Everglow

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

Head to head
About

Reflection Space

This app offers private AI-powered journaling to help you understand your mental well-being and productivity. It analyzes your entries, identifies patterns, and provides insights without compromising your data privacy. Customize your journaling experience with flexible templates and smart tracking.

Highlights
  • Private AI analysis
  • On-device Apple Intelligence
  • Customizable templates
  • Smart metric tracking
  • Secure iCloud sync
  • Data export
Features
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A private, structured reflection system. Nothing leaves the device unless you bring your own key. Reflection Space turns the questions you choose into patterns you can trust. Build a template from your own prompts, put a 1–5 scale or a yes/no on the answers that matter, and reflect on a schedule that fits your life. Because every answer is to a question you chose, the patterns are about you — not about journaling in general. YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR STRUCTURE Start from a ready-made template or write your own, question by question. Each template is an ordered set of prompts with a metric on any of them, so a weekly review, an evening check-in, or a morning intention becomes something you can actually compare over time. A RHYTHM THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Give every template its own schedule — daily, certain weekdays, monthly, quarterly, or yearly — with a reminder at the time of day you want it. A weekly review on Sunday evening, a quarterly check-in, an annual review: a calm home screen shows what is next and how your week has been. WRITE IT, SAY IT, OR PICTURE IT Answer one question at a time. Write in a clean editor, add photos straight into the text, or record a voice memo with transcription. Some thoughts don't fit a template, so free writing is always one tap away. PATTERNS YOU CAN TRUST Our Patterns engine correlates the metrics you defined to show what connects. Does a short night show up in your mood the next day? Are you more grateful on weekends? Trends, charts, and word clouds from your writing, explained in plain language and never oversold. CONSISTENCY WITHOUT GUILT Milestones and streaks that meet you on your own schedule. Every saved reflection ends with a quiet summary of what you captured. Encouragement, never pressure. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No first-party servers, no accounts, no analytics. Syncs via your personal iCloud. Back up in full and export your data anytime, always whole. Share a reflection or a template only when you decide to — a shared template link carries your questions, never your answers. INSIGHT ON YOUR OWN TERMS Optional summaries can run with on-device Apple Intelligence. Bring your own key: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok — and get one thoughtful follow-up question while you write. Your key stays in your Keychain. We never train models on your entries. REFLECTION SPACE PRO Reflection Space works without an account or payment, with one active template. Pro unlocks unlimited templates and the optional insight features — as a subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. MADE FOR People who reflect on purpose: weekly and monthly reviewers, structured check-in keepers, and anyone who wants the why behind their numbers. Make space to reflect. Grow a little every day. Privacy Policy: https://www.reflectionspace.io/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Everglow

Features
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Everglow is a private AI journal for life in motion. Write about changing friendships, a new job, or the everyday moments you want to remember. Ask questions about your past entries and reflect with context from your own words. WRITE YOUR LIFE, IN YOUR WORDS Keep a personal diary with moods, tags, bookmarks, and search. There is room for the big conversations and the small, ordinary days. ASK YOUR ARCHIVE What had someone told you about moving? What work priorities did you write about earlier this year? Ask a question and explore relevant memories and source excerpts. AI can make mistakes; check important details against your original entries. TALK IT THROUGH Reflect with an AI companion that can draw on your journal context. Revisit conversations and work through what is on your mind without starting from scratch every time. REMEMBER THE PEOPLE IN YOUR STORY Explore people and places mentioned in your writing, with facts and shared history collected across entries. Review what AI has inferred rather than treating every inference as certain. YOUR JOURNAL, YOUR CHOICE Your archive is stored locally on your iPhone. No Everglow account is required. Cloud AI is optional: choosing Everglow Cloud or an API-key provider sends content needed for AI requests to that service with your consent. Optional iCloud backup uses your private iCloud database. Local archive storage does not mean cloud AI runs offline. BRING YOUR HISTORY. KEEP YOUR WORDS. Import dated entries and review them before saving. Export your archive as plain Markdown that you can read outside Everglow. START FREE Try up to 7 journal entries and 10 companion chat turns. Everglow Unlimited is a one-time purchase that permanently removes the entry and companion-chat limits. Use it with on-device AI or your own API key. Hosted AI is not included. Everglow Cloud is an optional subscription for hosted AI, with no model download or API key needed. It includes a monthly AI usage allowance and removes the entry and companion-chat limits while your subscription is active. Unlimited and Cloud can be purchased separately or together. Designed for iPhone. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, and Spanish. Terms of Use: https://xander12138.github.io/Everglow/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://xander12138.github.io/Everglow/privacy.html

Screenshots

Reflection Space4 screens
Everglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reflection Space at every 8 days against Everglow's every 2 weeks. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reflection Space sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Everglow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflection Space ships an update every 8 days, Everglow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Reflection Space versus Everglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflection SpaceEverglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB90 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLalune Creative ABHaoyu Xu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Reflection Space

Subscriptions2
  • Reflection Space Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Reflection Space Pro Annual$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Reflection Space Pro Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Everglow

Subscriptions2
  • Everglow Cloud Standard$2.991 Month
  • Everglow Cloud Pro$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Everglow Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Reflection Space free?
Reflection Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everglow free?
Everglow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reflection Space or Everglow have ads?
Neither Reflection Space nor Everglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflection Space or Everglow?
Reflection Space ships an update every 8 days, and Everglow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reflection Space was updated on November 4, 2026 and Everglow on October 31, 2026.

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