Clear Goal vs Burn Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clear Goal
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With this app, you will find clarity to the goals you truly want in life and become confident and self-sufficient with the best methods to see them through with ease to live the life you've always wanted. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync, available to subscribe free of charge. The download of Clear Goal is free of charge. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy
Burn Journal
This app provides a private, offline space for therapeutic journaling. Express your thoughts freely and then watch them permanently disappear through a unique "burning" process, offering emotional release and closure.
- Distraction-free writing interface
- Entries permanently "burn" away
- 100% offline functionality
- No cloud storage or data collection
- Daily and monthly journaling modes
- Dark mode support
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Burn Journal: Your Safe Space to Release & Let Go Sometimes you need to write it out—without judgment, without keeping it forever. Burn Journal is a therapeutic journaling app designed to help you express your thoughts freely, then let them go completely. HOW IT WORKS • Write daily or monthly entries in a simple, distraction-free interface • Each entry is limited to help you focus on what truly matters • At the end of each week or month, watch your words scramble and "burn" away • 100% offline—your thoughts never leave your device WHY BURN JOURNAL? Release Without Attachment: Express difficult emotions knowing they won't be stored forever Completely Private: No cloud storage, no accounts, no data collection Therapeutic Ritual: The "burning" process provides closure and emotional release Daily & Monthly Modes: Choose weekly check-ins or deeper monthly reflections Dark Mode Support: Write comfortably any time of day PERFECT FOR • Processing difficult emotions • Daily gratitude or reflection practices • Working through temporary challenges • Anyone who wants to journal without the pressure of permanence YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Burn Journal operates 100% offline. Your entries are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded to any server. When entries "burn," they're permanently deleted—no backups, no recovery, no trace. Write it. Release it. Burn it. Move forward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Burn Journal at none against Clear Goal's shown. Clear Goal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear Goal ships an update every 3 weeks, Burn Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Goal | Burn Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DAVID DRINKWATER | Allwater Marine Group, LLC |
In-app purchases
Clear Goal
No in-app purchases
Burn Journal
No in-app purchases









