Journalmi vs Inki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journalmi
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Some days need a sentence. Others need a page. Journalmi is a flexible journal for quick thoughts, long-form writing, mood check-ins, image memories, tags, and personal reflection. Start with a ready-made template, then choose the mix that suits each day instead of being locked into one fixed format. Search past entries, move through your journal by calendar, and shape the experience around the way you naturally write. WRITE YOUR WAY · Capture quick thoughts or longer reflections · Add rich text styles, tags, and focused writing sections · Find entries by keyword or tag · Move through past entries from the calendar · Change your template mix from one day to the next GO BEYOND WORDS · Check in with your mood · Track personal measures with sliders · See different areas of life on visual radar maps · Celebrate progress with milestones · Make custom lists · Draw freely when words are not enough EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Personalize your journal with an interactive cover that opens like a real page and works with Journal Lock · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium adds custom templates, images, interactive journal covers, Journal Lock, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for today's journal overview. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Journalmi is available in 31 localizations. HEALTH NOTE Journalmi is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Journalmi is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/
Inki
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Inki is an AI writing editor for writing that doesn't read like AI. Ask AI right where you write, so there is no copying text between a chat and your document. Keep your draft open and continue, shorten, or polish it in place. With Inki, you can: • Draft with AI from the cursor and keep writing • Rewrite selected text: Improve, Shorten, Lengthen, Revise, or Deslop • Ask the assistant about structure and wording, with web search when you need it • Review suggested changes as a diff before applying them • Generate and edit images with AI • Organize notes in folders and find them with search • Attach PDFs, images, or photos from your camera for context • Go back to any earlier version; every rewrite is saved • Pick up the same documents on the web and in the Mac app Use Inki for emails, articles, proposals, reports, essays, books, and fiction. It works for a short note and for a draft you keep growing. Start with the free plan. A subscription is required for more AI usage. An account is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Inki at every 3 days against Journalmi's fortnightly. 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
Both are free to download. Journalmi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Inki sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Journalmi ships an update fortnightly, Inki every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journalmi | Inki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lightli LTD | n, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Journalmi
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annually7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Inki
- Inki Light Monthly$11.491 Month
- Inki Light Monthly7 Days trial$11.491 Month
- Inki Pro Monthly7 Days trial$22.991 Month
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- Inki Pro Monthly$22.991 Month
- Inki Light Yearly$95.991 Year
- Inki Pro Yearly$191.991 Year
- Inki Max Monthly$229.991 Month









