Comparison

AppJournal vs Tuist

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

Head to head
About

AppJournal

A utility for indie app developers to log key milestones, app ideas, and changes. Track featured status, metadata updates, awards, and price adjustments with detailed entries and notes. Supports Siri Shortcuts and iCloud sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Log app milestones and changes
  • Track app ideas with attributes
  • Multiple predefined entry types
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Universal purchase for multiple platforms
Features
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AppJournal provides indie app developers with a simple utility to record app milestones & changes. Developed for Apple platform developers, you can use AppJournal to track when your app has been featured, changes youʼve made to metadata, awards won, prices changes and much more. Each entry supports multiple fields for recording multiple data types and the ability to set the date and add notes too. AppJournal contains these great features: JOURNAL AppJournal keeps track of your appʼs history by enabling you to create new entries when you make changes or have something to celebrate. APP IDEAS Keep track of all your money-making app ideas in one place. AppJournal makes it easy to store a list of all your app ideas with the ability to add attributes such as priority, difficulty, potential names and any other notes you have about the app. With the power of Apple Intelligence you will be able to generate app names and even ideas themselves. ENTRY TYPES Built-in to AppJournal are multiple entry types which can be complemented with additional metadata, such as which platforms a change was made for, links to an article that the app was featured in and from/to fields so you can see exactly what is different. The entry types included are: - Idea Created - Started Building - Released App - Released Update - Removed from Sale - Updated App Icon - Updated App Icon - Updated Metadata - Updated Platforms - Updated Languages - Updated Regions - Featured - Reached Milestone - Won Award - Price Change - In-App Purchase Price Change - Switched Payment Model SHORTCUTS Create & manage apps, entries & ideas with Siri and the Shortcuts app. SYNC All data is stored securely in iCloud and is available across multiple Apple platforms so you can record & view journal entries from anywhere. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Get this app across multiple Apple platforms with a single purchase. If you like this app, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to leave a positive review! Having issues? Please get in touch: Email: support@adamfoot.dev Website: https://adamfoot.dev Please note some features may require an AppJournal Pro subscription which can be purchased in the app. You can cancel at anytime. Terms: https://adamfoot.dev/terms-of-use

About

Tuist

This application serves as a companion to a Tuist dashboard, providing users with access to its features on their mobile devices. It offers a convenient way to interact with the dashboard's functionalities on the go.

Highlights
  • Dashboard companion
  • Mobile access
  • Feature interaction
Features
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The Tuist app is your companion to the Tuist dashboard.

Screenshots

AppJournal4 screens
Tuist2 screens

Verdict

The call

AppJournal and Tuist both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of AppJournal's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tuist's. AppJournal also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Tuist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (18.0.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. AppJournal sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Tuist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for AppJournal against 3.0 for Tuist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of AppJournal's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tuist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppJournal ships an update every 4 weeks, Tuist every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AppJournal versus Tuist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppJournalTuist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam FootTuist GmbH

Customer experience

AppJournal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tuist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

AppJournal

Subscriptions3
  • AppJournal Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • AppJournal Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • AppJournal Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • AppJournal Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99
None

Tuist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppJournal free?
AppJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tuist free?
Tuist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AppJournal or Tuist?
AppJournal and Tuist are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do AppJournal or Tuist have ads?
Neither AppJournal nor Tuist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppJournal or Tuist?
AppJournal ships an update every 4 weeks, and Tuist every 3 weeks. Most recently, AppJournal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tuist on October 30, 2026.

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