Still vs Backyard Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Still
Create and organize lists for anything, from movies to tasks to favorite websites. Supports text, links, checkmarks, and dates. Save content easily with a share extension and access it across devices with iCloud sync.
- Text, link, checkmark, and date support
- Share extension for saving content
- In-app search functionality
- Folder organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Shortcuts and widgets
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Lists that support text, links, checkmarks and dates. Keep your list of watched films, things to do, or links to loved websites, images, music, videos. Save it from anywhere with share extension. In-app search, folders, iCloud synchronization, Shortcuts and widgets included.
Backyard Journal
Easily document events and changes on your property, from planting to wildlife sightings. Log entries with photos, notes, date, and location, plus current weather. Review your land's history over time with a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Log events with photos and notes
- Automatic date and location recording
- Add current weather and temperature
- Simple, clean interface
- Review land history
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Backyard Journal Your Property, Your Story - One Entry at a Time Backyard Journal is the simplest way to keep track of everything happening around your property. Whether you're planting a new tree, spotting wildlife, fixing the fence, or just capturing a perfect sunset, this app helps you document it all in one place. Features: • Quickly log events with photos and notes • Automatically records date and location • Add current weather and temperature with a tap • Simple, clean interface – no clutter, no distractions • Look back on your land’s history anytime Perfect for homeowners, gardeners, hobby farmers, and anyone who loves watching their space change with the seasons. Keep your yard's story alive with Backyard Journal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Backyard Journal at Free against Still's $1.99. Backyard Journal also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Still's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, 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
Backyard Journal is free to download; Still costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Still against 5.0 for Backyard Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Still ships an update weekly, Backyard Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Still | Backyard Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikita Vlaskin | Justin Ledvina |
Customer experience
Still
Backyard Journal
In-app purchases
Still
No in-app purchases
Backyard Journal
No in-app purchases
